History
08-05-2025
The valor of the Russian defenders of the Fatherland in the ...
Today, the whole country congratulates the veterans-heroes and heirs of the immortal glory of Russian soldiers and officers, who at ...
08-05-2025
What was Europe like after World War II
75 years have passed since the end of the Second World War, but still from time to time there are unknown materials about the war. ...
08-05-2025
Right of the first night: how it worked and why is was taken ...
Right of first wedding night, which we today consider barbaric and humiliating custom, were previously perceived not so clear. The ...
08-05-2025
The French castle of Quesnel shortly before the devastating fire
Professional photographer Romain Thiery specializes in finding and shooting pianos in abandoned buildings in Europe. During his ...
08-05-2025
The revolution without pants: how the hippies of the 60s hung out
"The rabbit was mussing a cabbage leaf, in the 69th year there was the famous Woodstock Festival" - Yegor Letov composed on the ...
07-05-2025
As a housewife Melitta Benz invented the coffee filter and ...
In 1908, Berlin was a unique case: a simple housewife Melitta Benz was one of the first women who received a patent for his ...
07-05-2025
20 images of combat clothing from the distant past, which ...
Throughout history, people have found a reason for war. Today on the planet here and there pockets of violence flare up. But unlike ...
07-05-2025
Men in Russia, he cared for his beard: 6 ways to preserve its ...
The image of a real Russian man many centuries is associated with a thick beard. This image is not to eradicate any European ...
07-05-2025
Why do Arabs write from right to left
Arabic writing is very different from Cyrillic and Latin. And this difference is not only in the form of the letters themselves. In ...
07-05-2025
Incredible fortitude and courage: how a Russian doctor ...
Usually, when researchers go on long trips, a doctor is next to them to provide assistance if necessary. So, one of the ...
07-05-2025
Lost architecture: 40 structures that we can only see in the ...
Throughout its history, humanity has created many outstanding architectural structures. Unfortunately, we are not destined to see a ...
06-05-2025
Bell-bottoms: the peak of fashion of the 70s and the symbol ...
In the 1960s, bell‑bottoms became fashionable for both women and men. They became popular in Europe, and then in North America, ...
06-05-2025
Planting on an anthill — for which Russia relied on a ...
Over the history of mankind, people have come up with thousands of ways to exterminate their own kind. Our ancestors showed a ...
06-05-2025
How a Small Italian Village Was an Independent State for 400 ...
In the heart of Italy, among the picturesque hills of Umbria, the tiny village of Cospaia is hidden. At first glance, it is an ...
06-05-2025
Evita Peron: from a kept woman with a dark past to the first ...
On May 7, 1919, Maria Eva Duarte Peron, or simply Evita, as the Argentines affectionately called her, was born. She became famous ...
06-05-2025
The history of ancient punishment, or what they really say: ...
Everyone knows that "there is no truth in the legs". But if you ask a person about how this expression appeared, he is unlikely to ...
06-05-2025
How the British protected loved ones from body snatchers
Students of the Faculty of Medicine in the UK of the XVIII century found themselves in a difficult situation. They used to use the ...
06-05-2025
The Wild West in pictures by Timothy O'Sullivan
Since childhood, we have associated the Wild West with endless prairies, along which brave cowboys jump, shooting back at ...
06-05-2025
Gay Bomb and Other Most Absurd Military Projects
As paradoxical as it may sound, war is the engine of progress. The military industry accumulates the best minds and the most ...
06-05-2025
As Agatha Christie was schooled spree husband
Agata Mallowan, better known under the pseudonym of Agatha Christie, had a refined mind and a vivid imagination, thanks to which ...
06-05-2025
Robert Fisher: The killer who blew up his family was never caught
Many people believe that the lists of the most wanted criminals include only terrorists or heads of drug cartels. In fact, this is ...
05-05-2025
Radium girls: the story of the "living dead" that changed the ...
In the 30s of the last century, the world was shocked by the tragedy that occurred at one of the factories in the United States. At ...
05-05-2025
The Paris glitch, or How all the pendulum clocks stopped in ...
There are sometimes phenomena in the world that science cannot explain. One of them is the so—called "Paris Clock failure". On ...
05-05-2025
The tragic story of the life of silacci of Agatha Enviable is ...
History is replete with athletes that contemporaries were impressed by the strength of their muscles and perform incredible stunts. ...
05-05-2025
1858: portraits of the last surviving veterans of the ...
The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was Napoleon Bonaparte's last defeat. But even after his death in 1821, the surviving soldiers of ...
05-05-2025
What was the fate of the world's first supermodel
She was called "Miss Manhattan" and the American Venus. In the 1910s, Audrey Manson was the most sought-after model in the world. ...