Secrets of history 2024, October
It's no secret that maniacs and murderers have been operating in the world at any time. Often they succeeded and got away with it. Such male killers simply shocked the world, forcing many people to live in fear and apprehension
The son of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Yuri, is much less known than his father. However, it is correct to say so in relation to Russian history. Actually, Yuri (Georgy) Andreevich did not play any significant role in Russia. But in Georgia - quite
In St. Petersburg, fragments of the foundations of buildings in the Swedish city of Nyen were discovered, this is the largest settlement that existed on the territory of the Northern capital when Peter I came to this region.According to the Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure, the foundations were found during the overhaul of tram tracks on Sredneokhtinsky Prospekt
The famous miracle worker, astrologer, fortuneteller and healer Abe no Seimei can rightfully be considered the Japanese counterpart of Count Cagliostro. True, he lived somewhat earlier - in the 10th century. And fate smiled at him more - all his life Seimei served at the court of the Japanese emperor
From childhood, from school, with the help of television, books, for many years we have been instilled in the image of a strong woman who is in no way inferior to a man, who, as they say, into a burning hut and further in the text. This propaganda also affected the female image in the war
Herman Webaer Mudget (or Henry Howard Holmes) - the first officially recognized serial killer in the United States. He masterly committed violent and self-serving crimes
Many people enjoy watching horror movies just to tickle their nerves. It never occurs to us that most of the scariest stories from the screen have their own real background
The possibility of identifying Jack the Ripper is linked to a shawl that was allegedly found next to his victim Catherine Eddowes, but the origin of this item is in fact in doubt, the author points out
When at the end of the 19th century they talked about serial killers, they immediately remembered the mysterious Briton, nicknamed Jack the Ripper. But Russia had its own ripper - Nikolay Radkevich, nicknamed Vadim Krovyanik
The researchers made a DNA analysis from a bloody scarf (shawl) of one of the victims of Jack the Ripper and found that it completely matches the DNA of 23-year-old Polish emigrant Aaron Kosminski
Yes - the winners write history. If old man Aloizych had won the Second World War, he would have remained in his memory as a great humanist, a fighter for freedom, and blah-blah-blah. Well, the fact that in some places, sometimes his policy was not completely humane …You know, they would just turn a blind eye to that. E
Russian surgeon, Jewish hairdresser, woman, prince and even a relative of Meghan Markle: London serial killer Jack the Ripper could be one of these people, historians say
Who hasn't heard of Jack the Ripper? His name has become a household name, he is the central figure of countless novels, is the main character or is mentioned in passing in 30 films
Feather sharks mocked police officers on behalf of a famous serial killer to boost newspaper sales. Jack the Ripper story is considered one of the most famous detective mysteries
Herman Webster Mudgett (better known as Henry Howard Holmes) (born May 16, 1861 - death May 7, 1896) - the first serial killer to be officially registered in the United States
You all know who Jack the Ripper is. It is known that this is how the famous letter of this killer was signed, which was delivered to the police station. But why exactly the Ripper?
London Police Department - Scotland Yard is in an extraordinary legal battle to keep all documents in the 123-year-old Jack the Ripper case secret
The famous series "American Horror Story" has won many fans for itself with good stories and stylish video sequences, and especially impressionable citizens, inexperienced in horror films, sometimes even call it quite scary
The sensational book by British ex-solicitor John Morris, which claims that Jack the Ripper was a woman, has sparked heated debate among historians
For the first time, the common name of Sonya Zolotoy Knob was recognized by law-abiding citizens of the city of Odessa in 1913 from a newspaper article in the daily "Odessa Mail" of the author under the pseudonym Rotmir
His personality excites historians and conspiracy theorists for more than a century, and his biography becomes a plot for the most terrible stories and movies
Sonya the Golden Handle (Sheindlya Sura Leibovna Solomoniak, Sofya Ivanovna Bluestein) (1847 or 1851 - presumably 1905) - - according to other sources (1846-1902
The Jack the Ripper case is the most high-profile of the unsolved crimes of the past … Today, London's East End is - quite respectable area, built up with modern high-rise buildings, shops and cafes
"There can be no bandits in the country of victorious socialism!" - never tired of repeating high party officials. How wrong they were! On the territory of the USSR, criminal groups appeared regularly, and each had its own unique handwriting
Until the middle of the 19th century, whole vaults of robbers walked around the Kypk province - and ndash; they attacked the travelers who had gone by, robbed the housekeepers and called the peasant girls "for good reason"
As defined by the Italian authorities, “the Neapolitan Mafia community of the Camorra - a criminal, well-organized and armed structure, the scale of which has no analogues in Europe "
We all know the official history of this holiday, but Françoise Picq, sociologist and expert on feminist movements, talks about the rather hazy roots of this holiday
On the morning of November 20, Charles Manson, one of the most famous criminals of the 20th century, died in a California prison, who created a sect that committed murder at his direction
On August 4, 1577, a thunderstorm broke out over the English town of Bangui on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk counties. A "terrible-looking creature" burst into the local church right during the service, which "having run through the entire church, found itself between two kneeling parishioners and incinerated them at once
Bonnie and Clyde became legends of the underworld - and then movie legends. However, the people who killed them were no less legendary in their craft, and a film was made about them too. Who and how ended the life of Bonnie and Clyde - in our article
In 1918, a gang of jumpers was operating in Petrograd, the leader of which was clearly haunted by the laurels of the character of English folklore Jack the Jumper
According to the official history of forensic science, for the first time a car was used for criminal purposes by the Parisian anarchists from Jules Bonneau's gang. On December 21, 1911, they attacked a cash collector who left the Societe Generale bank in Rue Ordener
On the night of February 2, 1959, a tourist group of Igor Dyatlov died in full force in the Northern Urals
The main and only ideology in the USSR was communism. There was no place for any other teachings, especially religious ones, in the country of the victorious proletarian revolution. Everyone knows exactly how the Soviet state fought the Orthodox Church
Yes, yes, I am aware that history does not tolerate the subjunctive mood, but there is such a niche as “alternative history”. Many people like to construct there events that could happen. But here it is important to note that "alternative history" is not some kind of fairy tale or fantasy, but often a simulation of events taking into account all the factors and circumstances that existed at the time of the branching out with the present.Let
Vera Zasulich went down in history as the first woman in Russia to commit a terrorist attack - an attempt on the mayor's life. Despite the fact that the woman shot at point blank range, and it was not difficult to prove her guilt, the jury ruled to pardon the criminal
The Chinese mafia was created by the Shaolin monks. Nobody knows the exact size of the Chinese mafia community - the triad. But considering that China has the largest population, it turns out that the triad is potentially the largest mafia
Lucky (Lucky) Luciano (Charles "Lucky" Luciano), aka Salvatore Lucania (Salvatore Lucania, 1887 - 1962) - American mafioso, originally from Sicily, considered the father of America's organized crime
At the dawn of the USSR, not only radical ideological and political transformations took place, but also noticeable socio-psychological changes. Early 1920s
Their names have long become household names, and time has smoothed out the events of past years, softening incriminating details