Monday, December 15, 2025

Kurland boiler: where the Germans continued to fight after the fall of the Berlin

Kurland boiler: where the Germans continued to fight after the fall of the Berlin
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7 may 1945 was signed the preliminary Protocol of unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. But, when the whole of Europe is at peace, in the Western part of Latvia – Kurland – still the shots were fired.

“Caspian sea monster”: why the Soviet Union created a flying ship

"Caspian sea monster": why the Soviet Union created a flying ship
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In 1967, in the Green room of the headquarters of the CIA gathered a group of analysts of US intelligence to decipher sensational pictures taken over the Caspian sea spy satellite. The photographs were visible to a huge machine similar to a plane.

Maria Ulyanova: what are the facts about Lenin’s mother was strictly classified

Maria Ulyanova: what are the facts about Lenin's mother was strictly classified
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Mother of V. I. Lenin a year did not live up to the October revolution. Official Soviet propaganda because of ideological reasons suppressed some pages of her biography.

“The escape of the prisoners live”: why did the riot police stormed the St. Petersburg “Crosses”

"The escape of the prisoners live": why did the riot police stormed the St. Petersburg "Crosses"
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"Dashing the nineties" in Russia was marked not only by rampant crime, but the increased attention of television to this subject. 3 months after the collapse of the USSR residents of St. Petersburg and Russia clung to the screens, watching the bloody drama that unfolded in the legendary prison "Crosses".

How the Spanish flu influenced the outcome of the First world and Russian civil wars

How the Spanish flu influenced the outcome of the First world and Russian civil wars
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The epidemic disease called the Spanish flu or "Spanish flu" in 1918-1919 struck the whole world. Currently, according to archival documents from many countries it can be stated that the victims of the "Spanish flu" began in total from 17 million to 50 million people. Even the minimum figure is higher than the number of victims to complete by the time the First world war (10 million).