Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The tragedy of the submarine K-27: why the killing of 9 of the Soviet sailors

The tragedy of the submarine K-27: why the killing of 9 of the Soviet sailors
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This submarine managed to get in two trips and the third world, in may of 1968 K-27 accident of a nuclear reactor with liquid metal (lead-bismuth) coolant. What happened then, began to be widely discussed only in 90-e years – the submarine gave a subscription about nondisclosure of data about the crash on 25 – 30 years.

The conflict at lake Zhalanashkol: how the Soviet guards fought with the Chinese

The conflict at lake Zhalanashkol: how the Soviet guards fought with the Chinese
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The result of the Sino-Soviet border conflict at lake Zhalanashkol on both sides killed more than 20 people, mostly Chinese soldiers. After the fight the Chinese Kazakhstan border of the USSR and China provocation is no longer acceptable.

The accession of the Baltic States: whether it was the occupation

The accession of the Baltic States: whether it was the occupation
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August 1, 1940, Vyacheslav Molotov (Narkom of foreign Affairs USSR) at the next session of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR gave a speech about what the working people of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia joyfully received the news of the entry of their States into the Soviet Union.

Sergey Shevkunenko: as the star of the film “Dirk” was the bandit

Sergey Shevkunenko: as the star of the film "Dirk" was the bandit
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When in the 70-ies, the screens out the film "Dirk" and "Bronze bird", shot on the works of the famous writer Anatoly Rybakov, the leading role of "ideological pioneer" Misha Polyakov Sergei of Shevkunenko suddenly woke up famous. Nobody suspected that in a few years he will be in the dock.

Who how behaved over the grave of Stalin

Who how behaved over the grave of Stalin
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Any politician long enough in power, after the death leaves the society highly polarized evaluations of his personality. Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro have both admirers and haters far beyond their native countries. Supporters are such historical figures as Adolf Hitler, and not only among the fascist youth. In Germany, talking about it is not accepted, but some Germans of the older generation can sometimes say that "in the Third Reich, life was not so bad", and in the attic of many houses gathering dust, the main book of the Fuhrer (the circulation of which in 1945 amounted to a whopping 13 million copies). In the history of Russia was also quite a lot of actors, a clear assessment of which is impossible: from St. Vladimir and Alexander Nevsky and ending with Lenin and Nicholas II. However, the main line, which will long split the Russian society, goes by the name of Joseph Stalin. For some — the father of Nations, the successor of Lenin, the winner of fascism. Others see it as a bloody butcher, tyrant and traitor to the revolution. This sharp public debate, is relevant even today, actually began on 5 March 1953, the day when it was announced the news of the death of the leader, which not all citizens of the USSR accepted the same.