Breaking

The deepest borehole in the world is on the Kola Peninsula near the town of Zapolyarny (Murmansk region); its depth is 12 kilometers 262 meters, which is an absolute world record. In 1997, the Kola superdeep was listed in the Guinness book of world records, but she had already worked: the drilling was stopped in 1992, the well is plugged and what remained of the rig – abandoned to their fate and robbed.

Leon Trotsky never found a calm refuge after the expulsion from the Soviet Union.

There are no wars without "trench folklore", with no legends and tales that tell each other the soldiers in between battles. During the First and Second Chechen wars (mid 90s and early 2000s) was very popular stories about a "women's group" Basayev.

The older sister of one of the most famous of Russian tsars – Peter the Great – Sophia by evil plan actually got the throne. But as soon as my brother got older, she is remembered.

Axe in skilled hands is a thing practically universal. It is indispensable both in the civilian Affairs (to build a house, chop wood), and in battle. Not by accident battle axe from time immemorial was considered one of the most effective weapons. The earliest battle-axes, found on the territory of our country, belong to the X century. But in service in the Russian and Soviet armies axes preserved up to our days. What is the role of the army axe in the era of firearms?