Saturday, February 21, 2026

When the US and USSR almost started a Third world

When the US and USSR almost started a Third world
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11 Aug 1984 Ronald Reagan in a radio address to Americans are suddenly declared " My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to announce today that it has signed a decree declaring Russia outlawed forever. The bombing begins in five minutes."

Celebrity birthday of 30. May 2019: Duncan Jones

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David Bowie's years in Berlin in the 70s, are legendary. Also his little son, for which the musicians received after the divorce from his wife, Angela Barnett, the right of custody was at the time. For music could inspire Duncan...

EU citizens were more likely to come to Russia

EU citizens were more likely to come to Russia
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For 2019, the number of tourists increased by several tens of thousands

What are foreigners most of all were fighting the Bolsheviks in the Civil war

What are foreigners most of all were fighting the Bolsheviks in the Civil war
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According to various estimates, on the side of the red Army in the Civil war fought more than 300 thousand foreign citizens-representatives of more than a dozen nationalities. The large number of forces were Hungarians, Chinese and Latvians.

Hulhuta: what frightened the Germans occupied the most Eastern town of the Soviet Union

Hulhuta: what frightened the Germans occupied the most Eastern town of the Soviet Union
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Today hulhuta — insignificant urban-type settlement in Kalmykia. Despite the fact that hulhuta via the Federal highway, the village, like most such settlements, slowly losing population. But in 1942 between the red Army and the Wehrmacht for this village turned violent fights, which was very important for the further progress of the war. Nevertheless, the war in the Kalmyk steppe is still an obscure topic for the domestic reader. In 2014, Kalmyk Institute of Humanities research, has published a collection of articles that shed light on many episodes of battles on the Astrakhan direction. Of particular interest is, so to speak, a look from the other side: the German occupation of the Kalmyk ASSR was reflected in photographs and diary entries made by soldiers and officers of Wehrmacht.