Europe

Courland peasant woman and executed tartan: a guide to the mistress of Peter I

29-06-2025

Courland peasant woman and executed tartan: a guide to the ...

The first Russian Emperor, Peter I was a big fan of not only the construction of ships and government reform, and women. ...

Weapons, fast food and pop contests: "decaying" Italy of the 80‑90s

28-06-2025

Weapons, fast food and pop contests: "decaying" Italy of the ...

Every summer of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, the tourist resort of Rimini was the most Italian place in the world. Then there ...

The Falkirk Wheel is a unique rotating structure that lifts entire ships

27-06-2025

The Falkirk Wheel is a unique rotating structure that lifts ...

The Falkirk Wheel is located near the city of Falkirk (thanks to it, it got its name). This super-weapon is unique in its kind. The ...

La Jana: the star that burned in the Zenith of fame

25-06-2025

La Jana: the star that burned in the Zenith of fame

Beauty, which was not destined to grow old, was considered one of the brightest stars of the early XX century. Her life ended on a ...

London youngsters of the 70s and 80s

24-06-2025

London youngsters of the 70s and 80s

Looking at the photos of Ridgers, it is difficult to understand where fashion ended and rebellion began at that time. So it was ...

What is the secret of Victorian photographs?

24-06-2025

What is the secret of Victorian photographs?

In the era of the reign of Queen Victoria in Great Britain, with the advent of such a miracle as photography, quite strange ...

25 amazing facts about Switzerland that you probably didn't know about

24-06-2025

25 amazing facts about Switzerland that you probably didn't ...

Yes, you probably know that in Switzerland there are Alpine mountains, reliable banks and a lot of chocolate. But you probably ...

Amazing Scotland

23-06-2025

Amazing Scotland

Every year, on June 24, a national holiday is widely celebrated in Scotland — Independence Day (Independence Day of Scotland). On ...

Drowning in Nantes — a monstrous massacre organized by a fanatic

23-06-2025

Drowning in Nantes — a monstrous massacre organized by a ...

The French Revolution of 1789 put an end to the monarchy. And at the same time, she took the lives of tens of thousands of ...

A stone on the heart: how women with large breasts suffer in everyday life

22-06-2025

A stone on the heart: how women with large breasts suffer in ...

Although many ladies want to increase their breasts, there are also women who would be happy to get rid of excess volume. The large ...

How Stefan Mandel was able to win the lottery 14 times and become a millionaire

21-06-2025

How Stefan Mandel was able to win the lottery 14 times and ...

Winning big in the lottery is the dream of millions of people around the world. It’s just that you can devote your whole life to ...

Who is Paddy Pimblett and why is he so popular online

20-06-2025

Who is Paddy Pimblett and why is he so popular online

Paddy Pimblett is a name that is not only making waves in the UFC Octagon in 2025, but also on social media. This British mixed ...

Secrets of the shocking Beatrice Dahl: drugs, the eaten ear of a corpse and marriage with a rapist

20-06-2025

Secrets of the shocking Beatrice Dahl: drugs, the eaten ear ...

There are many bright and unusual personalities in French cinema. But the most expressive person, without a doubt, is Beatrice ...

Brilliant photography by photojournalism pioneer Kurt Hutton

19-06-2025

Brilliant photography by photojournalism pioneer Kurt Hutton

Photographer Kurt Hutton (or Kurt Hubschmann) was born in Germany in 1893. He began his photography career with the German agency ...

The Gypsy court — how does it differ from the secular one

19-06-2025

The Gypsy court — how does it differ from the secular one

Gypsies came to Europe in the XV century, and from the first years they showed their independence. Back in 1432, the Holy Roman ...

"I loved him so much that I would have climbed Everest with a violet on my nose for him": the story of Joyce McKinney's mad passion

17-06-2025

"I loved him so much that I would have climbed Everest with a ...

What can a woman do for love? The story of the mad passion of Joyce McKinney, who hunted for her lover for many years, proves that ...

The island of the "pink" dollar, or How to call the inhabitants of the island of Lesbos

17-06-2025

The island of the "pink" dollar, or How to call the ...

Do you know how the inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos are called in Russian? No, not a lesbian, but a lesbian. And the man? ...

The charm of everyday life in the warm watercolor illustrations of Clementine Petrova

17-06-2025

The charm of everyday life in the warm watercolor ...

Bulgarian artist and Illustrator Clementine Petrova (Petrova Clementine) paints long as he can remember. Now she moved to London, ...

The history of one monument, or how the British executed a monkey for espionage

16-06-2025

The history of one monument, or how the British executed a ...

On the northeast coast of Great Britain is a small port city of Hartpool. This is a boring province where there is absolutely ...

Scientists have deciphered a 17th-century letter written by a devil-possessed nun

16-06-2025

Scientists have deciphered a 17th-century letter written by a ...

For many years, scientists have been trying to decipher the message left by Sister Maria Crocifissa della Concesione. 340 years ...

European ruins through the eyes of a Polish teacher

15-06-2025

European ruins through the eyes of a Polish teacher

Once there was a lot of life in these places, people lived and worked here. But time has passed, and for one reason or another they ...

From an art project to a Monarchy, or How a Swedish Eccentric created the Kingdom of Ladonia

14-06-2025

From an art project to a Monarchy, or How a Swedish Eccentric ...

Who among us as a child did not dream of his own country, where special laws and rules will apply, and all residents will be happy? ...

Symphony of disruption: majestic zabroski Hungary

13-06-2025

Symphony of disruption: majestic zabroski Hungary

22-year-old twin brothers Anthony and Florent traveling in his native France and Europe in search of abandoned locations. Your ...

Kummakivi: Why this 500-ton boulder doesn't fall off a small cliff

13-06-2025

Kummakivi: Why this 500-ton boulder doesn't fall off a ...

Kummakivi means "wonderful stone" in Finnish. And this natural object, hidden in the forests of southeastern Finland, ...

The beauty of abandoned castles in the lens Jahz Design

13-06-2025

The beauty of abandoned castles in the lens Jahz Design

Photographer and graphic designer Dmitry Bourriaud (Dimitri Bourriau) from Nantes always been interested in history and ...

The East End of London and its people: photographs of the early XX century

12-06-2025

The East End of London and its people: photographs of the ...

These black and white images are surprisingly well preserved. In them we see the Whitechapel area, located in the heart of London's ...