Secrets of history 2024, October

John Dee - one of the most mysterious people of the late Middle Ages

The Crusades have become an integral part of the history of the Middle Ages. In the 11th-15th centuries, Europeans undertook a series of military campaigns against Muslims. The main goal was to return to Christians the Holy Land, Jerusalem with the Holy Sepulcher

What do you know about Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov and can he really be called a great commander? I sat down to write this article after a conversation with one fairly well-informed (by today's standards) young man

2018 will mark a hundred years since one of the most painful events for the Russian people of the 20th century, the murder, which to this day resonates with pain in the souls of people

Modern researchers are trying to uncover the secrets of oriental medicine. I hold in my hands a warm, beating heart. It is a shiny grapefruit-sized lump of scarlet, pink and white flesh

During the Cold War, the intelligence of the USSR closely followed the US diplomats who were on the territory of our country. An indispensable assistant in this surveillance and obtaining important information turned out to be special bugs, which can be considered the first keyloggers

On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker. His body was later discovered and identified by Soviet soldiers before being rushed to Russia. Or was it wrong?Recently declassified FBI documents prove that the government knew that Hitler was alive and well, and lived in the Andes long after World War II

If Igor Dyatlov remained alive, his life and work would be connected with space. This is the opinion of the relatives of the leader of the group of Ural tourists who died in 1959. What was Igor's name in the family, what he was fond of, why mother Klavdia Ivanovna blamed herself for his death until the end of her life, - all this was told by his sister Tatyana Perminova

On February 17, 1600, a fire was made for the "martyr of science" Giordano Bruno in the Piazza di Flowers in Rome. Bruno's story is similar to a famously twisted detective story that mankind has been reading for more than four centuries, but can never get to the end …- Salik.bi

Many of modern historians (especially "God's chosen"), as well as many propagandists from various political directions, are trying to present to us the destructive for the USSR activities of the Trotskyite who came to power after the assassination of I

To the story of a mysterious historical character - Count Saint-Germain, seekers of mysticism and secrets are constantly returning. All his life - it is a continuous whirlpool of supernatural events, incredible secrets and mysteries

Skis have been regularly used in military affairs since the 11th century. They were appreciated in the Red Army during the Winter War with Finland in 1939-1940: then the first battalions and brigades of skiers appeared

In the modern world, there is no more aggressive creature than man. Everything that comes his way, he tries to use for military purposes

Swastika - Indian and Tibetan symbol of fertility, protection and well-being, related to the celestial cult. This sign is found in excavations of the Paleolithic era up to 25 thousand years ago, it was distributed throughout the world, including the islands of Oceania

The American government has used people with psychic abilities for at least several decades. Stargate Project is the code name for a CIA-funded program

Scientists have carried out an examination of the mysterious lead books found in one of the caves in Jordan. The imperishable library It seems that humanity received written evidence of the reality of Jesus Christ, which appeared during his lifetime

Rostov-on-Don. Large city in the South of Russia. Unfortunately, few people remember that this land is abundantly watered with the blood of our soldiers, and that many feats have been accomplished on these streets.Autumn 1941. During the Donbass-Rostov operation, German troops of Army Group South under the command of Field Marshal Rundstedt inflicted a crushing defeat on the troops of the Southern Front and occupied most of the Donbass

The General Staff of the Soviet Union was the main military organ of the country. For this reason, many of the operations carried out under his command were kept secret. Only years later did the public learn about them

We have long been accustomed to the convenience and comfort of modern vehicles - and few people think that the hard work of thought of many inventors lies behind the creation of aircraft, ships or cars

Ukrainian People's Republic The emergence of fake Ukrainian "states" and "Soviet republics" after the February Revolution in Russia and during the Civil War raises many questions

A headdress like a turban is associated with eastern countries. However, in Russia it was also worn. Therefore, we can safely say that the turban is also one of the traditional headdresses of the Russian people. Turban - what is it?

What do you think this strange device is, why did it gain popularity in the 18th century, and for what purposes was it generally used? At the beginning of the 18th century, fresh graves regularly became the subject of loot for plunderers

In the new documentary "Titanic. Report from the Other World", they talked about some of the unexplained phenomena that surrounded the Titanic before and after the tragedy

During archaeological excavations in the Pavlovo-Posad district of the Moscow region, carried out before the start of the construction of the highway, a treasure of the early 17th century was found

Photo from the excavation site. At the site of an ancient German settlement, which is 7 thousand years old, archaeologists have discovered the remains of almost 500 human bodies that have become victims of cannibals. Among them were children and even embryos

This island has an utterly prosaic name - Cow. It is located in the western part of modern Samara, where the dark waters of the river of the same name merge with the Volga

Modern Russia - a country with a thousand-year Christian history. However, in those ancient times, the choice of the Greek faith was not so obvious, and our country could go, for example, along the path of Islamization. How would this affect European history?

Many books and articles have been written about the history of the Great Patriotic War, films have been shot - both fictional and documentary. It would seem that there should be no white spots in it

Many methods of psychological influence on the enemy in the Great Patriotic War were used by both belligerents. However, the Red Army sometimes used such methods of intimidation of the enemy that the Nazis could not even think of

The museums of the world can boast of a variety of exhibits dedicated to the life or work of certain prominent people, telling about their achievements. And in the Museum of the History of Science (Florence) exhibited middle finger of Galileo Galilei

Disputes about who Prince Vladimir was have been going on since ancient times. Historical sources telling about his accomplishments are fragmentary and often contradict each other

Who among us has not heard of the most glorious epic heroes: Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich. Which of the boys did not dream of being like them

In March 1584, after a serious illness, one of the most ruthless rulers of the Russian state, Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, died. Ironically, his heir turned out to be the complete opposite of a tyrant father

Dark clouds hung over the ocean. Heavy, huge waves rise to the sky, threatening to flood the raft and the unfortunate people huddled on it. The wind tears the sail with force, tilting the mast, held by thick ropes

Elijah (real name Eliyahu Ghanavi) lived and prophesied in Israel around 850 BC. during the reign of King Ahab. He is believed to be one of the greatest prophets in all of Israel's history

Bova Korolevich, aka - Bova Gvidonovich, aka - Bueve, aka - Bovo from Anton (Buovo d ' Antona). Today this name (s) is unlikely to say anything even to fans of Russian folklore

Russian Tsar Ivan IV is known all over the world as Ivan the Terrible. There are dire rumors about his endless cruelty. However, in fact, if you compare him with other monarchs of that era, it turns out that he was one of the most merciful of them

Probably everyone has heard and read about the Crusades. For most people, this concept is associated with romance, albeit somewhat brutal, with Richard the Lionheart and Pushkin's poem about the "poor knight"

The history of the Russian autocracy is inextricably linked with serfdom. It is customary to think that the peasants worked from morning until night, and the landlords did nothing but mock the unfortunate

Who was Rurik? Having answered this question, we will also answer the question “where did the Russian land come from”. Historians have been breaking spears over this issue for centuries, giving various arguments in favor of one or another theory