Saturday, February 21, 2026

“The curse of Tamerlane”: told the operator, who filmed the opening of the tomb of Timur

"The curse of Tamerlane": told the operator, who filmed the opening of the tomb of Timur
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8 years ago, Malik Kayumov was called the last living witness of the opening of the tomb of the famous Tamerlane. By the time everything except the operator, who filmed this historic event on film, was already dead. At one time it was Malik Kayumov warned all participants of this operation about the terrible curse of the tomb of the commander.

Why Korean was called to the front during the great Patriotic war

Why Korean was called to the front during the great Patriotic war
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The most that could count the Soviet Koreans during the great Patriotic war, is admitted to the labor army. To the front of the representatives of this ethnic group did not take. This circumstance was due to the distrust of the USSR government to the Koreans, and completely unfounded.

How many times Russian tsars were preparing to retake Constantinople from the Turks

How many times Russian tsars were preparing to retake Constantinople from the Turks
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was bagdala at meetings of the king. In 1896 broke out another war between Greece and Turkey for the liberation of the Greek lands still left under Turkish rule. Had a reason for Russia's interference in Balkan Affairs. The international situation seemed favorable, as...

Ekaterina Maksimova: the fate of the wife’s spy Richard Sorge

Ekaterina Maksimova: the fate of the wife's spy Richard Sorge
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About the spy Richard Sorge has written many articles and books, but about his wife Ekaterina Maximova, unfortunately, is known not too much. Even the grave can't find so far. Meanwhile, the fate Maximova was tragic. She died in exile under strange circumstances.

“Monkfish” what happened to the underwater tank Hitler

"Monkfish" what happened to the underwater tank Hitler
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In the last years of the Second world war, which sloped to the decline of the Third Reich suffered more and more defeats by the allies at sea. Realizing that Germany can't compete with the UK and USA in large battles, the German strategists decided to move to the tactics of "small naval war". So was born the project Seeteufel - miniature submarine with tracks, a bizarre hybrid of a tank and submarine, designed to sabotage the war.