Sunday, December 14, 2025

As the Soviet aircraft carriers bombed Romania

As the Soviet aircraft carriers bombed Romania
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Air carriers often found in science fiction novels, and many people believe that they belong there. Science fiction writers usually "adopt" something that was conceived and developed, but in a real war, did not participate.

The crash of Tu-104 in Pushkin: how killed 16 Soviet admirals

The crash of Tu-104 in Pushkin: how killed 16 Soviet admirals
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In February 1981 in the vicinity of the city of Pushkin, Leningrad region there was a terrible plane crash: crashed EN route flight to Khabarovsk and Vladivostok Tu-104, on Board of which was the Supreme command of the Pacific fleet, led by Admiral Emil Spiridonov. What was the cause of the tragedy?

“Prince Vladimir”: what the best nuclear submarine of the Russian Federation

"Prince Vladimir": what the best nuclear submarine of the Russian Federation
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Today the Russian Navy has three submarines of project "Borei" —a form of nuclear submarines. This type of submarines in the coming decades will be the basis of the Russian Navy. What are its advantages and how it differs from American competitors?

Vasily Zaytsev: how to fight the best sniper of the Stalingrad battle

Vasily Zaytsev: how to fight the best sniper of the Stalingrad battle
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The legendary sniper of the great Patriotic war Vasily Zaytsev during the battle of Stalingrad, for six weeks, killed more than two hundred German soldiers and officers, including 11 snipers.

Lucia Zarate: what happened to the girl, who weighed only 2 kilograms

Lucia Zarate: what happened to the girl, who weighed only 2 kilograms
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Record Lucia Zarate, listed in the famous "Guinness Book of world records", has not yet managed to beat anyone. She is still the lightest woman ever lived on our planet. Unfortunately, the life of Lucia was too short. And all because of a severe snowstorm, obruchevskaya of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada.