Secrets of history 2024, October
The Alexandria Library was one of the largest in the ancient world. Founded by the successors of Alexander the Great, it maintained its status as an intellectual and educational center back in the 5th century
Confrontation of the West with Russia with the aim of causing damage to our country by non-military means - not today's invention of enlightened Europe
Hitler's rise to power, and most importantly, the almost instantaneous economic growth of Germany and the country's arms buildup that followed, look like a miracle
Hitler's rise to power, and most importantly, the almost instantaneous economic growth of Germany and the country's arms buildup that followed, look like a miracle
In the previous material, the opinions of foreigners were given that the son and heir Ivan died from being hit by the staff of the king himself. Was it really so? Let us refer to the book by the head of the archaeological department of the Moscow Kremlin Museum, Doctor of History
Ivan IV Vasilievich, nicknamed G rozny, became the first of the great Moscow dukes to receive the title of Tsar of All Russia. In 1547 he was married to the kingdom with a new title for Russia. It happened in the Kremlin's Assumption Cathedral
Few people know about this battle … Why ??? … In 1572 the greatest battle took place, which determined the future of the Eurasian continent and the entire planet for many centuries to come. In that battle that claimed more than a hundred thousand lives … Few people know about this battle
Ivan the Terrible, according to some estimates, had eight wives. The women whom he called his spouses in his life were unusually different, noble and not so, Russian and foreign
Tsar Ivan the Terrible, who had left Moscow with his family and those close to him for the Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda (now the city of Aleksandrov, Vladimir region) a month earlier, sent two letters to the capital. The first was addressed to Metropolitan Athanasius
Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin was the first to explain clearly and interestingly for readers the entire history of Russia from ancient times to the beginning of the 17th century, as it was known to science at that time
The role model of John IV was tried on to one degree or another by various rulers of Russia, but without much success. And above all because of the simplified understanding of Tiran Vasilievich
The fact of the murder by Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible of his son Tsarevich John until recently seemed indisputable, because he was reflected even in school textbooks as one of the evidences of the allegedly special cruelty of the Russian autocracy
“The tsar bequeaths to his descendants his library, which is in a safe underground cache. The will tells where he is and how to get into it
What is Oprichnina Oprichnina (from the word "oprich" - except) began to call the land lot specially allocated to the sovereign, and the staff of the royal entourage, and a special army
Ivan IV Vasilievich (Terrible) (born August 25, 1530 - death 18 (28) March 1584) - sovereign, Grand Duke of Moscow and All Russia (from 1533), the first Russian tsar (from 1547
On January 23, 1558, the army of Ivan the Terrible set out on a campaign against the Livonian Confederation - a military-religious state created in the Baltic States by German knights
John IV is the only Russian tsar who became the hero of the folk epic. Ivan the Pious Fairy tale "Magpies-witches" Ivan was a formidable tsar, but a pious
The art of diplomacy lies in the substitution of meanings and the ability to say "yes", meaning "no", and vice versa. The Russian tsar always knew who to write to and what to write. To know one's worth, to speak without equivocation, directly, openly - as it is in Russian
Ivan the Terrible - undoubtedly one of the most prominent figures in Russian history. His personality is surrounded by many myths that are closely intertwined with real facts
If we look at the actual results of the reign of John IV, we will see that the Tsar ruled for 51 years and during this time: 1. The growth of our state territory amounted to almost 100% (from 2.8 million sq. Km to 5.4 million sq. . km)
ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF JOHN THE TERRIBLE One of the main, but the most baseless accusations against the Terrible Tsar, is the charge of unprecedented "bloodthirstiness" and mass murders
We call Ivan IV the Terrible, because we were told to call him that in history lessons. However, to the question of when and why Ivan IV became "formidable" still few can answer. We tried
The mystery of the location of the library of Ivan the Terrible has been haunted by many researchers and scientists not only in Russia, but also in foreign countries for several hundred years
Letters from the unknown Dutch merchant Johan Wem would probably have remained unclaimed in one of the departments of the National Archives of the Netherlands, if two young scientists had not found in them a real sensation from the times of Ivan the Terrible
According to Tim Cook, he now doubts his knowledge of the place and time of the invention of the iPhone Madame, look what I held in my hand
Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Savior of the World" was recently bought for a record 450.3 million US dollars by an unknown collector, becoming the most expensive work of art in world history
The portraits were painted in Roman Egypt in the I-III centuries. American scientists from Northwestern University have uncovered the secret of the "Fayum portraits" - posthumous images of mummies painted in Roman Egypt I-III centuries
People love to find hidden symbols in various objects, especially in art. For example, many people know that Da Vinci was a talented musician, but not everyone knows about the melody that he encrypted in the fresco "The Last Supper"
You've probably read gothic stories about how treasures or people were immured in the walls of buildings? It turns out that this can actually happen
Sami sorcerers and Buryat shamans, experts in cryptography and ancient poisons, hypnotists and psychics, telepaths and clairvoyants - whoever was not hired in a special department of the OGPU, which was headed by one of Lenin's closest associates - Gleb Bo
There are some very famous historical figures that we think of and that we know as real people. But there are very serious doubts about this. Their images are most likely collective and almost fictional
When you study our textbooks, you often get the impression that Russian history began somehow unexpectedly. There was nothing and suddenly it was. In 862 the Rurikovichs were summoned, and they organized a state for us. This point of view is most likely due to the fact that Russian history was written mainly by foreigners
And it happened in the summer of 1204 … In 1198, the Pope announced a new, IV Crusade, which took place in 1202-1204
Very little is known about the childhood of Eusapia Palladino. It seems that she was born in January 1854, and it cost her mother's life
Scientists have found that the first farmers on Earth used fertilizers, irrigation systems and other crop management methods to grow peas and wheat, which disproves the notion of the primitive nature of their agriculture, the article says
The beginning of an article in the American newspaper Saint-Paul Pioneer Press for February 17, 1998 read: "The first settlers in America appeared 40 thousand years ago, that is, three times earlier than previously thought." Professor George F
September marks the 95th anniversary of the expulsion of the color of the Russian intelligentsia from Petrograd by the Bolsheviks. This dramatic event in our history is reminded today of a modest granite obelisk erected near the Blagoveshchensky Bridge in St. Petersburg
On the morning of April 1993, three monks were killed at the Optina Pustyn monastery. This happened on the brightest holiday for all believers - Easter. As it turned out later, it was no coincidence that the offender chose this particular day
On March 13, 1938, Hitler solemnly entered Vienna, he was greeted with applause and flowers. On the same day, the law "On the reunification of Austria with the German Empire" was published
On his deathbed Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (born May 26 (June 6) 1799 - death January 29 (February 10) 1837) - Russian poet. Duel (on pistols) between A.S