Secrets of history 2024, October

On November 1, 1894, a man named Alexander died in the Crimea. He was called the Third. But for his deeds he was worthy to be called the First. And maybe even the only one. It is about such kings that the current monarchists sigh. They may be right

The February revolution, as a result of which the centuries-old monarchy in Russia was overthrown and power passed to the Provisional Government, took place in February-March 1917 This is the second revolution, which is also called the Bourgeois Democratic

Fairy tales do not pretend to be authentic - they are full of miracles that were difficult to believe even for a medieval person, not to mention a modern

Napoleon Bonaparte - real name - Napolione di Buonaparte (born in 1769 - died in 1821) Emperor of France, politician and genius commander

At the end of the 18th century, the Russian army could be replenished with a very promising officer, who in the future was destined to become one of the greatest commanders in world history

Historians from Imperial College London have concluded that the eruption of Mount Tambor in 1815 was one of the main reasons for Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. This is reported in a press release on Phys.org

While Napoleon's soldiers plundered and desecrated Moscow in 1812, Russian troops came to Paris in 1814 in peace and won the sympathy of the townspeople. The French were especially fond of the Cossacks - "Giants from the Don"

Least of all, the analysis of the events of the war of 1812 is facilitated by the statements that the conqueror would never have been able to break the stubbornness of the Russian soldiers who fought for their Fatherland

What did Napoleon want from Russia? At first, he almost became an officer in the Russian army, then he wanted to become related with the Russian imperial family. The "Russian factor" became fatal for Napoleon. His campaign against Moscow was the beginning of the end of the Empire

Semlevskoe Lake (Smolensk Region, Vyazemsky District). An ordinary workers' settlement. Nothing remarkable, but one legend is associated with it. Back in 1812, the troops of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte retreated along the Old Smolensk road

In June 1812, French soldiers led by Napoleon Bonaparte entered the Russian lands. Some things in Russia surprised Napoleon I, who had seen a lot along the way

In the area of the Egyptian pyramids, two human skeletons, a male and a female, were recently discovered, by no means from the Pharaonic period

After the Russian campaign, fragments of Napoleon's once great army scattered across the vast expanses of Russia. Some of the soldiers returned home, but many wished to stay in a foreign country forever. Where did the army disappear

On August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica. In 1812, the French emperor, a successful military leader, suffered a fiasco in his campaign against Russia. 1

In June 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte's army invaded the Russian Empire. This is how the Patriotic War began, which became the most serious test for the Russian people and the starting point for the end of Napoleon's empire

The mighty of this world ruled by aliens Jeanne d ' Ark It can be assumed that extraterrestrial civilizations influenced prominent statesmen, giving instructions by voice or telepathically, suggesting thoughts and ideas

The military campaign of 1812 remained in the people's memory as the Patriotic War. For the Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, going to Russia and back was just one of the unsuccessful military operations

The reasons for the famous Moscow fire of 1812 were not widely discussed. For the Russians, the very fact of surrendering the ancient capital for desecration to Napoleon's troops was extremely unpleasant, and an unnecessary reminder of this was not welcome

Today, the architectural complex of the House of Invalids, together with the Esplanade - one of the most beautiful monumental ensembles in Paris. In front of the building there are bronze cannons of the 16th - 17th centuries

At the end of the 18th century, France was covered by the shadow of a new national idol - Napoleon Bonaparte

In the spring of 2000, an exhibition of exhibits related to the last days of the Third Reich was held in the building of the State Archives of the Russian Federation (GARF)

For almost two centuries in the so-called "Napoleonic circles" there has been a curious legend about the death of the Emperor

In the battle of Borodino, the Russian army suffered huge losses, after which the commander-in-chief Kutuzov ordered to retreat to Moscow and Mozhaisk in order to save the army

Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl's voyage across the Pacific Ocean is now considered a significant event in the exploration of the planet and human history

This question has remained unanswered for nearly three millennia. The very existence of the mysterious queen of sultry Arabia remains today one of the fascinating mysteries of world history. Where did the wise men come from?

An archaeologist discovered a tiny green hand on the skeleton of a child, which had somehow been mummified - unlike the rest of the body, decomposed to bone

The French composer André Gretri (1741 - 1813) had three weather daughters: the eldest - 16, medium - 15, the youngest - 14 years old. One winter evening with their mother, they went to a ball, to a house they knew well

Scientists at the Universities of Kent and Edinburgh (UK) have found that the famous mysterious cave paintings in Lascaux (France), created more than 17 thousand years ago, were a way to capture a catastrophic event

Nero is a crazy Roman emperor who allegedly played the violin while his city burned.You may have known that he was out of his mind, but you have no idea how crazy the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors was.- Salik.bizHe was born in the tangled web of the Roman royal family, and was adopted by Emperor Claudius as heir to the Roman Empire

The Mannerheim Line could have been taken with almost no lossesIt turns out that the Soviet command had detailed schemes of the "Mannerheim line". They were included in the so-called Black Album. But at the beginning of the Winter War, it was not used

Part One - Part Three - EUROPE AFTER HUNNOV So, the first wave of steppe nomads left the "shores" of the European West. The Germanic tribes who lived here have lived in close proximity to the Roman Empire for four centuries

Bakke planHerbert Ernst Bakke is one of the little-known war criminals of the Third Reich who managed to escape the punishment he deserved. The SS Obergruppenfuehrer hanged himself on his own in early April 1947 in a cell at the Nuremberg prison, without waiting for his extradition to the Soviet Union

IntroductionThe earliest division of the Bible, coming from the times of the preeminent Christian Church, was its division into two, far from equal parts, called the Old and New Testaments.- Salik.bizSuch a division of the entire composition of the biblical books was due to their attitude to the main subject of the Bible, that is, to the person of the Messiah: those books that were written before the coming of Christ and only prophetically portrayed Him were included in the

Perhaps everyone has seen some horror movie at least once in their life, in which the revived dead attack people. These sinister dead stir up the human imagination

It is possible that already in the primitive communal system, women wore jewelry: a necklace made of animal fangs, a hat made of fox skin and pterodactyl feathers. The choice in those days was small. The stone was only good for an ax

Many people around the world believe that they do not belong to this planet and feel like aliens - currently leading researchers believe

In the history of Egypt, there was only one ruler with absolute power, one of the few women who ruled alone

A group of St. Petersburg scientists discovered the foundation of a 15th century church at the bottom of Lake Peipsi.According to Dmitry Subetto, Dean of the Faculty of Geography of the Russian State Pedagogical University, 800 years ago, the territory of Lake Peipsi was dry land, and the artificial ditches discovered near the base of the church may become the subject of further research

For many centuries, the crown of Charlemagne, or the Nuremberg crown, served as a symbol of power, which was awarded to the German emperors by the pope. Unknown jewelers made a crown of eight golden arched plates - four large in height and four smaller ones, connected on hinges to form a ritual crown, topped with a gilded comb

Two students from the small Dutch town of Amersfoort, Chris Kremers and Lisanne Frone, have long wanted to visit Latin America. Their choice ultimately fell on Panama. They planned a six-week trip: the first two weeks of a beach vacation in the resort province of Bocas del Toro, and for the remaining four weeks they go inland, to the small town of Boquette, where there is a Spanish language school aimed at tourists from Europe