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Color photographs of Japan in the beginning of 1950

25-11-2025

Color photographs of Japan in the beginning of 1950

After the surrender of Japan in 1945, allied forces led by the US invaded the country. The Empire disintegrated, its form of ...

What they don't write about in books: 5 myths about American Indians

24-11-2025

What they don't write about in books: 5 myths about American ...

What do you know about Indians? Surely you, like many others, think that these are silent red savages with painted faces and ...

Why Ukrainians have long called Russians katsaps

23-11-2025

Why Ukrainians have long called Russians katsaps

The old nickname of Ukrainians "Ukrainians" can easily be explained by the forelocks on the heads of Zaporozhye Cossacks. But the ...

How the igloo is arranged - the winter dwelling of the Eskimos

22-11-2025

How the igloo is arranged - the winter dwelling of the Eskimos

Snow is not the best building material. But when there is nothing else at hand, then it will do for housing construction. If you ...

Lost in the jungle: How the people of ava live — the most secretive people on the planet

22-11-2025

Lost in the jungle: How the people of ava live — the most ...

In the Brazilian state of Maranhão lives the most secretive tribe on earth, which calls itself ava. These people have no contact ...

Shanghai carriers

19-11-2025

Shanghai carriers

A photo series by French photographer Alain Delorme shows China's consumer society through photographs of workers transporting ...

10 incredibly painful initiation rites, some of which are still practiced today

18-11-2025

10 incredibly painful initiation rites, some of which are ...

Even in the technological XXI century, there are places on the planet where people have to undergo painful rituals that should ...

Bushmen — the last battle for the first people of South Africa

16-11-2025

Bushmen — the last battle for the first people of South Africa

The rulers of the desert, the Bushmen are a small group of hunting tribes living in the south of the black continent, mainly on the ...

Why did the Indians wear fringe on their clothes

16-11-2025

Why did the Indians wear fringe on their clothes

Cinematic Indians are all dressed in trousers, jackets, shirts and moccasins with fringe. They have this piece of clothing ...

10 strange things in South Korea

15-11-2025

10 strange things in South Korea

In 2010, the capital of South Korea, 10-million Seoul, received the honorary title of the capital with the best design. This city, ...

“The King’s Daughters”: how French brides solved Quebec’s main problem

12-11-2025

“The King’s Daughters”: how French brides solved ...

Today it is not surprising that people from different continents get married. But 300-400 years ago, even alliances with residents ...

Siberian Western: in 1943 caught a gang Evenk Pavlova, who plundered the gold mines

12-11-2025

Siberian Western: in 1943 caught a gang Evenk Pavlova, who ...

In November 1942 on the banks of the Volga, the Red Army counterattacked, bogged down in Stalingrad by the Nazis. At the same time ...

A fight at a wedding — why was it mandatory in Russia

08-11-2025

A fight at a wedding — why was it mandatory in Russia

In the modern world, weddings with matchmaking, bride redemption, toastmaster and loaf have long been relegated to the background. ...

How did the lives of the Bushman Nkjau, which played a major role in the film "Perhaps the gods are mad."

07-11-2025

How did the lives of the Bushman Nkjau, which played a major ...

The future actor Nkjau was born in Namibia in the Bushman village Tsumkwe. He didn't know how old he is, didn't understand why we ...

Why Russian surnames have different endings?

05-11-2025

Why Russian surnames have different endings?

We all know that the real Russian names end in "-in" or "s". In a pinch, in "-EV" or "likewise." Why do these groups of names one ...

Who is a gypsy baron and what functions does he perform?

05-11-2025

Who is a gypsy baron and what functions does he perform?

We have all heard about the existence of gypsy barons. These people are surrounded by many myths and legends, but few people know ...

The Last Days of Feudal Japan

04-11-2025

The Last Days of Feudal Japan

These rare pictures tell about what life was like in Japan in 1908, before industrialization and the two world wars. And this life ...

20 of the most mysterious peoples of the world

03-11-2025

20 of the most mysterious peoples of the world

Despite the efforts of historians and ethnographers, the history of these peoples still keeps its mysteries. --> Yes, the Russian ...

The Aztec god Xochipilli turned out to be the patron saint of vices and drug addiction

02-11-2025

The Aztec god Xochipilli turned out to be the patron saint of ...

If the ancient gods had a rather narrow specialization, then the American ones were famous for their diverse interests. The Aztecs, ...

Street food in pre-revolutionary Russia: what did our ancestors eat "on the go"?

02-11-2025

Street food in pre-revolutionary Russia: what did our ...

Today, those who want to have a quick snack on the street can treat themselves to not too refined, but a variety of dishes. In ...

Snow glasses of the Northern peoples, known for several thousand years

02-11-2025

Snow glasses of the Northern peoples, known for several ...

Sunglasses for us are a fashion accessory from the 20th century. But in fact, glasses that protect the eyes from bright light ...

Russian game of thrones: who framed the Prince of Kiev Svyatopolk, called the accursed

01-11-2025

Russian game of thrones: who framed the Prince of Kiev ...

In 1015 the murder of the princes Boris and Gleb, which became the first in Russian history, the Holy martyrs. The brothers do not ...

The hottest Swedish women

01-11-2025

The hottest Swedish women

Sweden is a country of handsome men, good beer and cult pop groups. And it's also a place where very beautiful women live. Real ...

Why in Islam it is strictly forbidden the use of alcohol

01-11-2025

Why in Islam it is strictly forbidden the use of alcohol

Islam prohibits the consumption of any alcoholic drinks and even dishes that contain it. For such products there is a special name ...

"Horned kichka": why women in Russia wore hats with horns

31-10-2025

"Horned kichka": why women in Russia wore hats with horns

The national costume of a Russian woman is very diverse. According to the clothes, it was possible to find out not only the region, ...

How a dark-skinned warrior from Africa became samurai Yasuke

31-10-2025

How a dark-skinned warrior from Africa became samurai Yasuke

Almost 500 years ago, an African warrior came to Japan and became the first foreigner to become a samurai. Great height, physical ...