Sunday, February 22, 2026

As Alexander I made Finland a part of Russia

As Alexander I made Finland a part of Russia
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After the conclusion of Russia in July 1807 the Treaty of Tilsit with Napoleon, England and all of its then allies became naturally the enemies of Russia. And since one of the English allies were Sweden, the Russian Emperor Alexander I decided to use the situation to finally be resolved in your favor long-standing geopolitical dispute with Sweden about membership of Finland. Prior to this, in the wars of the eighteenth century, Russia acquired the southern part of Finland with cities of Vyborg and Fridrichsgam (Hamina).

Vladimir Bekauri: what in the Soviet Union executed the Creator of military robots

Vladimir Bekauri: what in the Soviet Union executed the Creator of military robots
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Until now, historians argue over whether Vladimir Bekauri genius or was just a brilliant hoaxer. In favor of the former we can say that Bekauri really invented the remote mine and even going to do the whole domestic army remotely controlled. But opponents of this story cited as evidence of the huge sums which were allocated to government on research-related and also the fact that, being under arrest, the inventor himself admitted that only fooled all of the head.

Unconquered people: how many years have fought against the Russian Chukchi

Unconquered people: how many years have fought against the Russian Chukchi
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In our days the word nationality Chukchi strongly associated with two things: anecdotes about representatives of the people and deer, which are for residents of the far North as a source of wealth. However, such ironic attitude to this ethnic group is fundamentally wrong. The Chukchi, one of the few Nations of the Russian Empire, which until 1917 and did not submit to the colonial policy of the state and draughts of Cossacks.

What brooms you cannot use women in the bath

What brooms you cannot use women in the bath
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The benefits of Russian Banya in anybody does not cause doubts. However, the therapeutic effect of water treatment largely depends on what kind of broom soared people. The choice is determined not only ailments that people want to overcome in the bath, but also the gender of each particular individual. So brooms, like many things in this world, is also divided into female and male.

Massacre at Dachau: how Americans dealt with the guards of the concentration camp

Massacre at Dachau: how Americans dealt with the guards of the concentration camp
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The allies liberated at the end of the war scattered all over Europe, concentration camps were horrified by what was going on there. Known cases of lynching of surrendered German soldiers and guards of the death camps. The largest such incident occurred at the Dachau concentration camp in Bavaria on April 29, 1945.