Thursday, February 26, 2026

Why the “Caspian lake” became known as the sea

Why the "Caspian lake" became known as the sea
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Geographical map of the worlds that serve as the knowledge of the planet a person actually are often mislead us about the nature of these it objects. The Caspian sea is one of the most striking examples of this deception. According to the explanatory dictionary of Ushakov (however, in other dictionaries the definitions are similar) sea is "part of the water shell of the earth, a huge cavity in the earth's surface, filled with bitter-salty water and connected by a Strait or ocean forming a coastal part..."

Sergey Kruglov: the mystery of the death of the “father” of the KGB

Sergey Kruglov: the mystery of the death of the "father" of the KGB
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Sergei Kruglov from those heads of the NKVD, who after the death of Stalin was not included in the list of persons persecuted by the new government. However, despite the considerable length of service, numerous awards and a reputation as good apparatchik, under Khrushchev his career came to an end.

Sergei Mavrodi: sitting in prison, cheater №1 in Russia

Sergei Mavrodi: sitting in prison, cheater №1 in Russia
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One of the symbols of Russia of the nineties of the last century, a swindler and an adventurer, Sergei Mavrodi, thanks to its extraordinary charisma and flair, have been transformed from an ordinary graduate of the Department "Applied mathematics" MIEM commercial tycoon, deceived investors in 107 countries.

Why do the Americans have created in the USSR a secret military base

Why do the Americans have created in the USSR a secret military base
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The emergence of foreign military bases on the territory of any state, the phenomenon is always out of the ordinary. Information about the emergence of such facility in the Soviet Union, which has always been a military superpower, and does seem to be absolute fantastic. However, the US air base some time was active in Ukraine during the great Patriotic war.

In some NATO countries the smallest army

In some NATO countries the smallest army
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The Alliance is a large – scale Union 29 countries in North America and Europe. However, despite the impressive representation, only a few armies in the block can be called truly efficient.