History

East and West: Color photographs of Moscow and New York in 1969

13-12-2025

East and West: Color photographs of Moscow and New York in 1969

In 1969, it was hard to imagine a more different life than in two major cities - New York and Moscow. The embodiment of capitalism ...

Fear and disgust in Sumer, or What representatives of ancient civilizations "used"

13-12-2025

Fear and disgust in Sumer, or What representatives of ancient ...

Almost all the holidays that exist today, in one way or another, are associated with ancient agricultural cults. Settlement and ...

The tragic story of creating a random picture of a "Desperate divorcee"

13-12-2025

The tragic story of creating a random picture of a "Desperate ...

In the spring of 1942, photographer Russell Sorgi made a very rare and tragic shot, capturing the last moments of a stranger's ...

Rostov triangle: why it is born more of maniacs

12-12-2025

Rostov triangle: why it is born more of maniacs

Since 1970‑ies in the neighboring cities of Rostov-on-don, Shakhty and Taganrog was sent to jail 37 serial killers, who killed ...

22 archival photographs that may surprise you

12-12-2025

22 archival photographs that may surprise you

History in photographs is often much more informative than long descriptions and reflections. This is simply a mute witness to an ...

The story of the fatal beauty Maria Tarnovskaya, nicknamed "The Bloody Countess"

12-12-2025

The story of the fatal beauty Maria Tarnovskaya, nicknamed ...

In 1910 in Venice tried a Russian noblewoman Maria Tarnovskaya, whom journalists called the "Bloody Countess". On account of this ...

Favorite women General Secretary Brezhnev

12-12-2025

Favorite women General Secretary Brezhnev

Many biographers of Leonid Brezhnev write that the General Secretary of the CPSU have not experienced particularly warm feelings to ...

The History of Ketchup: From Chinese Fish Sauce to an American Classic

12-12-2025

The History of Ketchup: From Chinese Fish Sauce to an ...

Ketchup is one of the most popular sauces in the world, but its path to global fame was long and unexpected. Originating in China ...

What does the word "bydlo" mean and how did it become an insult?

12-12-2025

What does the word "bydlo" mean and how did it ...

Today, the word "bydlo" sounds like an offensive term for rude and ignorant people. However, it originally had no ...

The Golden cage: how the life of Russian tsarinas

11-12-2025

The Golden cage: how the life of Russian tsarinas

In Imperial times women had no power over him. The sphere of influence of the peasant and the boyar wives was limited to raising ...

20 photos from the secret Masonic party in 1972, from which goosebumps

11-12-2025

20 photos from the secret Masonic party in 1972, from which ...

On December 12, 1972, Marie-Helene de Rothschild, a member of the most influential family among the world's nobility, arranged a ...

The story of Henrietta Lacks, the woman who revolutionized world science after her death

11-12-2025

The story of Henrietta Lacks, the woman who revolutionized ...

The story of Henrietta Lacks is a rare case of an ordinary woman's life changing the face of global medicine. She led a quiet ...

Future sex symbol Marilyn Monroe posing for pinup artist Earl Moran in the late 40‑ies

11-12-2025

Future sex symbol Marilyn Monroe posing for pinup artist Earl ...

When 19-year-old Marilyn Monroe started to pose for Earl Moran in 1946, she still dreamed of becoming an actress. Moran's already ...

Kunstyuki — old trinkets with a secret, causing delight

11-12-2025

Kunstyuki — old trinkets with a secret, causing delight

At all times, masters have created objects with secrets, striking with fine work and complex construction. The first such products ...

The story of Australian Romeo and Juliet, who broke with the whole world for the sake of their love

11-12-2025

The story of Australian Romeo and Juliet, who broke with the ...

If Australia is the most dangerous continent on the planet, then the Gibson Desert located in the west of the continent is its most ...

The Urine Tax in Ancient Rome, or Why Money Doesn't Smell

11-12-2025

The Urine Tax in Ancient Rome, or Why Money Doesn't Smell

The phrase "money has no smell" is familiar to everyone. But not everyone knows that its origins date back to the distant ...

Etzi's "Ice Man" and his story

10-12-2025

Etzi's "Ice Man" and his story

In 1991, on the Similaun glacier, which is located in the Tyrolean Alps, two German tourists discovered a perfectly preserved body ...

Horror repeats itself: the same type of motifs on vintage horror posters

10-12-2025

Horror repeats itself: the same type of motifs on vintage ...

There is nothing strange in the fact that certain images and concepts of fear are repeated in the horror genre. Themes of horror ...

"Bluecifer" — the story of a creepy sculpture that killed its creator

10-12-2025

"Bluecifer" — the story of a creepy sculpture that killed ...

The history of art knows a lot of strange and even scary works. Some of them look creepy, others are associated with terrible ...

How brothers robbed a bank for 1.5 million using a child's umbrella, and all this in the USSR

10-12-2025

How brothers robbed a bank for 1.5 million using a ...

On August 5, 1977, one of the most notorious robberies in history took place. Two brothers Nikolai and Felix Kalachyan stole one ...

Why are taxis all over the world marked with checkers?

10-12-2025

Why are taxis all over the world marked with checkers?

All over the world, taxi cars are marked the same way - with checkers. They can be applied in a variety of places and have ...

Father Yod and his "Family": the amazing story of an American cult

09-12-2025

Father Yod and his "Family": the amazing story of an American ...

In 1969, a healthy food restaurant opened on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles-one of the first in the country, and possibly in the ...

The Villisca Murders: The Horrific Story of a House with Eight Dead Bodies and a Crazy Pastor

09-12-2025

The Villisca Murders: The Horrific Story of a House with ...

Villisca is a small town in Iowa that may be in its final decades. Its population has halved over the past century, and people ...

10 invaluable things that have been destroyed because of human stupidity

09-12-2025

10 invaluable things that have been destroyed because of ...

Do you have an awkward acquaintances, in whose hands literally all falls down, breaks and crumbles? But to break it or mess up with ...

The strange story of Dora Rathjen-Hitler's favorite athlete and ... man

09-12-2025

The strange story of Dora Rathjen-Hitler's favorite athlete ...

Nowadays, in big sports, sometimes there are questions to athletes who are suspected of being men. Modern scientists are well aware ...

Old Japan of the second half of the 19th century in photographs by Adolfo Farsari

09-12-2025

Old Japan of the second half of the 19th century in ...

These hand-painted photographs of old Japan teach a history lesson about how life went on there in the Land of the Rising Sun at ...