Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Ignatius Dzevaltovsky: the forgotten, the commander of the storming of the Winter Palace

Ignatius Dzevaltovsky: the forgotten, the commander of the storming of the Winter Palace
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In Soviet times, the history of the October revolution has been repeatedly amended, it was removed "inconvenient" for the authorities names. Among such "forcibly forgotten" characters were Ignatius Dzevaltovsky, one of the main leaders of the storming of the Winter Palace in Petrograd and the first Soviet commandant.

Victor Konyaev: how many enemies has won the best “melee” in the red army

Victor Konyaev: how many enemies has won the best "melee" in the red army
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Another famous Lermontov "Russian battle is fine, our hand to hand combat" frightened not only the French of Napoleon, but the Germans during the great Patriotic war. Soviet spy Victor Konyaev could give odds to the heroes of films-blockbusters: on account of his 70 defeated in close combat the Nazis.

Buryat as a sniper shot down two German aircraft

Buryat as a sniper shot down two German aircraft
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To churn out rifles a low flying plane — unless, of course, we are not talking about plywood airplanes of the last century — seems a problem, real only in the scenarios of feature films about the war. But the Buryat sniper Arseny of Atabaev proved that it can be done and in a combat situation, thus keeping the promise given to Marshal Kliment Voroshilov.

“Requiem” by Verdi in “Helikon-Opera”: reflections on life and death translated into Russian

"Requiem" by Verdi in "Helikon-Opera": reflections on life and death translated into Russian
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The dialogue of ages through music and film: in "Helikon-Opera" is perhaps the most poignant premiere of "Requiem" by Giuseppe Verdi. Difficult to execute and the sense of philosophical work it is now clear to everyone: mass translated from Latin into Russian language especially for this production. The music and voices sound in the background of the terrible images of the Holocaust and the siege of Leningrad.

Project Syndicate (USA): radically new oil strategy in Saudi Arabia

Project Syndicate (USA): radically new oil strategy in Saudi Arabia
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The author believes that Mohammed bin Salman began a policy of capturing share of the oil market instead of, as before, to try to set oil a reasonable price. This means a dramatic change in the views of the Saudi energy markets and their dependence on oil revenues, he said.