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!["They buried as many soldiers as could fit in the hole": about the differences between German and Soviet graves](/img/2025/they-buried-as-many/they-buried-as-many-540x310.jpg ""They buried as many soldiers as could fit in the hole": about the differences between German and Soviet graves")
23-11-2025
Smile and courage — flight attendants who performed a feat ...
Very often, the work of flight attendants is too romanticized: distant countries, meeting people, good mood, perfect uniform. But ...
22-11-2025
Where did the Russian nobles get their money from, how did ...
We know from the classics that the nobles woke up late, had a sumptuous dinner, and then went to a ball or to play cards. One can ...
22-11-2025
The mysterious Mr. D.B. Cooper, or How to hijack a plane and ...
The fate of all hijackers of airliners is predetermined: they either end up behind bars, or die during the release of hostages by ...
22-11-2025
Why the Tambov peasants impaled Bolshevik Sophia gehlberg
The period of the Civil war will forever remain in history as a time of anarchy, violence and destruction. This era has produced ...
22-11-2025
25 photos capturing rare moments in history
It is not often that we manage to see unusual historical events with our own eyes. We offer a set of rare and amazing pictures that ...
21-11-2025
Some interesting facts about the Russian kokoshnik that you ...
When they talk about the traditional Russian women's costume, first of all they remember the kokoshnik. This beautiful and unusual ...
21-11-2025
How King Minos insulted the gods, and they forced his wife to ...
Greek mythology is full of sex, cruelty and incredible intricacies of plots. In addition to promiscuous sexual relations, there is ...
21-11-2025
Always in the topic: why the image of the playful rabbit from ...
Sexy, cool and playful & # 8212; the image of a rabbit from Playboy has become one of the most unshakable over the past decades. ...
21-11-2025
"The Curse" by Amadeo Modigliani
The memory of the Italian artist Amadeo Modigliani is imprinted in his strange nickname Modi (from the French maudit — "damned"), ...
21-11-2025
How Slavonic slaves appeared in medieval Europe
When they talk about Slavs in slavery, we immediately imagine blonde half-naked girls in luxurious oriental seraglios, next to ...
21-11-2025
Walk in St. Petersburg 1993
Today we travel to the year 1993. The country continues to shake — there is another political crisis, which ends on a Black ...
21-11-2025
15 women who have made outstanding contributions in history, ...
It just so happened that the leading role in politics, science and public life are men. At the same time as women are aiming for is ...
20-11-2025
Great and undefiled: 6 historical figures who died virgins
Most people today can not imagine their life without sex, and this is quite normal. But the fact that these geniuses left the world ...
20-11-2025
Tunisia of the late 19th century on old colored postcards
These magnificent colored postcards show Tunisia in all its splendor: here are busy streets, impressive architecture, and just the ...
20-11-2025
How did the expression "And who will do it for you? Pushkin?"
A resident of Russia has a question "And who will do this for you? Pushkin? " does not cause the slightest surprise. Everyone ...
20-11-2025
Afghanistan in the 60-70s in the pictures of a French ...
In 1969, Afghanistan was not at all like the place torn apart by war and terrorists that it is today. French photographer Francois ...
20-11-2025
What to feed the children in the Soviet institutions
The craze for middle-aged people cooking is understandable. We were fed in kindergartens and schools, that the psyche is trying to ...
19-11-2025
How the Indians scalped an Englishman, and he survived and ...
Scalping scenes are often shown in old Westerns, and they are almost always accompanied by disturbing music and dramatic pauses. In ...
19-11-2025
What did medieval cities really look like?
Medieval cities are often imagined as dark, dirty, and lightless labyrinths of narrow streets. This image doesn't always ...
19-11-2025
Mr. Deadly Charms, who was actually a serial killer and ...
The criminal history of the United States is replete with a creepy bloodthirsty killers, but if you ask someone from Housewives to ...
19-11-2025
What is huzhi, or How the problem of long nails was solved in ...
Owners of long nails with manicure know well how difficult it is to preserve their beauty in everyday life. This problem is not new ...
19-11-2025
How the lives of diabetics have changed over the past 100 years
A hundred years ago, a diagnosis of diabetes sounded like a death sentence. Today, millions of people around the world live full ...
19-11-2025
“The Drunkard’s Cloak”: how they fought alcoholism in ...
At all times, drunkenness was condemned by society, and all kinds of methods of influence were used against lovers of strong ...
19-11-2025
Drew Struzan: The Story of the Artist Who Created the Posters ...
The work of Drew Struzan is familiar to everyone, even those who have never heard his name. After all, he created the iconic ...
18-11-2025
The Italian mafia in photographs by Patrick Zackmann
When Patrick Zachmann told his mother he wanted to become a photographer, instead of answering, she simply looked in the phone book ...
18-11-2025
The true story of robber Jeffrey Manchester, who hid on the ...
Sometimes reality is so unbelievable that even the most inventive screenwriter wouldn't dare include such plot twists in their ...