Wednesday, February 25, 2026

First Russian Tsar: who they really were

First Russian Tsar: who they really were
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The majority of readers on this question will be answered: "Ivan IV the terrible" and they would be correct. Because the coronation to the throne of Emperor and the Grand Duke Ivan IV, after which he became known as a "Tsar of all Russia" took place on 16 January 1547. it was held at the famous assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin, where the Metropolitan Macarius put on a seventeen year old boy signs of Royal power: the cap of Monomakh, the barm (wide mantle, embroidered with gold and precious stones) and the Shrine of a particle of the cross on which Jesus was crucified Christ, then anointed his world, that the Holy Spirit gave the young man the wisdom to rule the country, and then blessed the young Ivan IV.

Popigai astrobleme: what Soviet scientists found at the crash site of a meteorite

Popigai astrobleme: what Soviet scientists found at the crash site of a meteorite
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If the Tunguska meteorite is a celestial object, well-known not only in our country but also abroad, then, for example, Popigai heard few even of our fellow citizens. Although this unknown celestial object was many times larger than Tunguska: he left in Siberia huge crater more than 100 kilometers in diameter. It is difficult to imagine the scale of the disaster that occurred about 35 million years ago...

Dmitry Yazov: what was sitting in prison the last USSR Minister of defence

Dmitry Yazov: what was sitting in prison the last USSR Minister of defence
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Dmitry Yazov will forever remain in historical memory as the last Marshal of the Soviet Union, but also as the Minister of defense, accused of betraying their own Homeland. What was the reason for such verdict, and if it was cheating, really?

There were thieves in law, I couldn’t before

There were thieves in law, I couldn't before
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Over time, any society will inevitably change. This fully applies to the criminal sphere. Thieves ' traditions, which originate in the distant postperovskite the time of Vanka-Cain, finally took shape in the concept is influenced by the famous gangster Yaponchik's Bear. According to Alexander Gurov in the book "Professional criminality: past and present", the caste of the criminal authorities, the thieves in the law — was formed in 30-ies of the last century. But since then (and the terms of those times) its representatives much ground. Because a lot of the things in the past, the thief would be with shame rasarnava, is now considered commonplace...

Armenian red army commander took revenge on the Turkish Minister of war during the genocide

Armenian red army commander took revenge on the Turkish Minister of war during the genocide
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In the autumn of 1914, Turkey joined world war I on the German side. In the autumn of the same year, Turkish troops suffered a major defeat by the Russians at Sarikamish in the Caucasus.