Secrets of history 2024, October
150 years ago, on March 30, 1867, the North American United States issued a check to the government of the Russian Empire for $ 7.2 million and acquired 1,518,800 square kilometers of new land in its possession, that is, at $ 4.74 per km & sup2
Under the ruins of an ancient temple in the Peruvian province of Chiclayo, archaeologists have found a secret room for human sacrifice. The purpose of the premises was determined by the corpses of six women who were lying in unusual positions, according to the Daily Mail
The Goths, the people of the East German industry, played a significant role in the history of Taurida. Their ancestral home on the lower reaches of the Vistula and Pregel rivers
A group of archaeologists have discovered the remains of more than 50 children on the northern coast of Peru - representatives of the pre-Columbian culture Chimu (South America) - which were sacrificed. Reported by the South China Morning Post
In ancient times, human sacrifice was considered the most effective way to reach the heavenly (or underground) office, so ritual killings were common almost everywhere
Anthropologists from the British University of Bradford were able to restore the rituals associated with child sacrifice of the Inca Indians on the eve of the appearance of the first Europeans
Scientist Stephen Hawking reports that the colonization of Mars will take place over the next 100 years. This statement was made during a conversation with foreign journalists
The giant underground cave Aktun-Tunichil-Muknal (go to the "Crystal Maiden" cave) in the jungle of western Belize is unique in its own way
Immortality has always attracted man. In an attempt to avoid the inevitable fate, someone consoled themselves with the existence of life after the grave, and someone tried to prolong the days of their earthly vale
“The earth was formless and empty, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the water. And God said: Let there be light. And there was light And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. And God called light day, and darkness night
Do you know, dear readers, how many people have died for a strange reason - simply because they observed or tried to observe palace etiquette? May I go out?
It is believed that the Arabs first got alcohol in the 7th century. In the old days, it was assumed that from wine during distillation its spirit is released, in Latin - spiritus. Hence the name - alcohol. This liquid was also called "water of life" (aqua vitae) and was used mainly as a medicine for all diseases …The great Greek poet Homer attributed the invention of alcohol to the Thracians who inhabited southern Europe
Alexander 2 Nikolaevich (born April 17 (29), 1818 - death March 1 (13), 1881) - Russian emperor (since 1855), (Romanov dynasty). In Russian history he is known as Alexander II the Liberator. Eldest son of Nicholas I
Etruscan inscriptions are rare, so each find produces a small - or large - sensation in the historical community
We all love Indiana Jones movies. This charismatic treasure seeker (and adventure on a famous body part) has long and firmly settled in our hearts. But is this character completely fictional?
A grave without a cross "I lay motionless with a lead in my chest", "a bloody wound was still smoking, my blood was pouring out drop by drop" - Lermontov wrote these poems about a month before the fatal duel
In Muravlenko, archaeological excavations in the settlement of Pyakipur 3 were completed. At the site of the settlement, ceramic items were found that do not look like items characteristic of this area
A group of American scientists discovered traces of the disappeared civilization of the Anasazi Indians by analyzing the genetic material of ancient domesticated birds
Legends about mysterious ghost ships have thrilled seasoned sailors and residents of coastal cities for centuries. Vessels with missing crews still wander the seas and oceans today
Ghost ships, or phantom ships that appear on the horizon and quickly disappear, according to sailors' belief, portend trouble (and early gray hair). Ships left by the crew under various, often mysterious, circumstances are also called the same
Rugen Island - an ominous place, praised by Pushkin himself, he is also Buyan Island. Why sinister? For several centuries, scientists and local residents have observed various anomalous phenomena on its territory. What are they connected with? It is worth understanding
Among the peoples who underwent total deportation under the rule of the communists were the Ingrian people, whose mention was banned in the USSR until the early 1990s. Other peoples repressed under Stalin were at one time rehabilitated
The list below shows families that have influenced the course of human history in one way or another. Among them there are both royal dynasties and families of ordinary people who, due to certain circumstances, were among the mighty of this world. 1
Lake Toplitz is called the "Black Pearl" of the Austrian Duchy of Styria. It is located sixty kilometers southeast of Salzburg, in the Dead Mountains, on the site of the ancient salt mines
Novosibirsk archaeologists claim a rare success. Experts managed to find sewing needles made about 50 thousand years ago. The rarest find was discovered by the Novosibirsk archaeological expedition
The death of Henry McCabe is one of the most mysterious in the United States in recent years. Various conspiracy theories of how he died regularly appear on the network, but none of them has yet solved this mystery
Skoptsy (also known as "lambs of God" and "white doves") - these are followers of the mystical sect of "spiritual Christians", which elevates the operation of castration (removal of genitals) to the level of a godly deed
Who are the whips? Sect! - a person brought up in the USSR will immediately answer. But this word doesn't explain anything. What do they believe in? How do they serve? Well, they believe that God can incarnate in any of us who deserve it with our lives
In many world religions there are sects that appear due to differences in views on the doctrine itself or its practical implementation. Today, some of the sects that appeared at different times are forgotten, in others they still exist
Most of our contemporaries associate the name of Giacomo Casanova with numerous amorous adventures. Meanwhile, this is not entirely true
This story about Soviet majors is not just shocking, it penetrates to the depths of the soul. From her it becomes so insulting for the country that I want the story to be just someone's invention. But you can't erase words from a song
Anna Leopoldovna (at the birth of Elizabeth Katarina Khristina) (born December 7 (18), 1718 - death March 8 (19), 1746) Grand Duchess, ruler of the Russian Empire with her young son, Emperor John VI in 1740-1741
Recently, a video appeared on the network showing that skulls of a strange elongated shape are found not only in Egypt or South America, but also in Russia
The scandalous diagnosis was made by the Russian scientist Efroimson to the national heroine of the French people - the legendary Jeanne d ' Ark, who removed in a few days the siege of Orleans, which lasted several months, several times defeated the troops of the English king
On March 1, 1982, at the Novosibirsk State Technical University, diplomas were awarded and the distribution of graduates was read out. Half of the students from our faculty went to work at the Novosibirsk factories, others went to the Soviet army
History keeps many cases of hiding military secrets. An example of this is the famous "Greek fire", a likely forerunner of the modern flamethrower. The Greeks guarded the secret of their weapons for five centuries until it was lost forever
Today, with the military industry growing at an ever faster pace, new weapons are reported almost daily - armed drones, destructive missiles and many other mechanisms that make it so easy to take the life of people
Virginity - symbol of purity. In Christian Russia, the groom could dissolve the marriage if on the wedding night the bride turned out to be unchaste. For a long time, the girl's premarital innocence was the key to the good name of the family
In one of the versions of the "Tsar's titular book" of the 17th century, elephant. How did this large animal that lived in southern countries get into the mythology of the northern peoples, and then into heraldry?
In 1158, Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky surrounded the city of Vladimir with a shaft, and an outstanding monument of Old Russian architecture called the Golden Gate was built under him in 1164