Sunday, April 19, 2026

Some residents of the Pskov region, Stalin deported to Siberia in 1950

Some residents of the Pskov region, Stalin deported to Siberia in 1950
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After the great Patriotic war by the Soviet government's policy of deportation of the population continued. This time the baton Chechens, Ingush and Crimean Tatars were picked by the residents of the Pskov region. What they did not please the authorities?

“Thief-out-law”: what happened to “the last criminal of the USSR”

"Thief-out-law": what happened to "the last criminal of the USSR"
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It was called "the last criminal in the USSR". He called himself "Thief-out-law". His story formed the basis of the 10 feature and documentary films, one of the most famous – "Prison song" with Alexander Abdulov in the title role (1993). At the finish of the Soviet Union as a state Sergey Maduev named Ducat, was indeed the most "outstanding" representative of the Soviet criminals in their criminal abilities.

Why the pickpockets were the elite of the criminal world in tsarist Russia

Why the pickpockets were the elite of the criminal world in tsarist Russia
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In the early twentieth century in the Russian Empire there was a sharp intensification of criminal activity. It was connected with the growth of urban population, the destruction of the communal system of the Russian countryside, the revolutionary movements and the General impoverishment of the people. The most "popular" crime, steel theft, which one 1909 recorded 125 thousand. While robbery was at 3, and murder 4 times less.

What the former lands of Russia, Stalin wanted to deprive Turkey

What the former lands of Russia, Stalin wanted to deprive Turkey
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The desire for the return of the USSR of 26 thousand km2 of the Turkish territories once belonging to Russia, according to several political figures, marked the beginning of the Cold war between the Soviet Union and the coalition of Western States.

“Schmeisser” against the PCA: which gun shoots better

"Schmeisser" against the PCA: which gun shoots better
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Soviet cinema made the machine a symbol of wartime. The gunmen, wearing black helmets marching on the captured city; the guerrillas, with a characteristic Bang, shot German column.. each image flashes of the legendary "Schmeisser". Machine rooted in the First World war, brought innovative solutions in the development of weapons, but left many questions in history.