Secrets of history 2024, October

In the ancient chronicles there is a mention of the dead, whose bodies remained incorrupt for centuries and looked as if people had just fallen asleep. In the common people, the finds of such "living corpses" caused mystical fear

Fire in the clouds West Germany. Ravensburg. The usual meeting of the city court is going on … The accused is called to testify - Professor, Doctor of Sciences Hans Erhard. Then the verdict is announced: two years six months in prison

The story of Vlad Tepes is known to everyone. The medieval ruler who inspired Bram Stoker on the famous "Dracula" became famous for his incredible cruelty, bordering, according to legends, with insane mania

Imagine an isolated, remote little village in Eastern Europe, in which only a few peasants live with their families, a miller, a blacksmith, a couple of merchants, and perhaps a priest

Polovtsi - one of the most mysterious steppe peoples, which went down in Russian history thanks to raids on principalities and repeated attempts by the rulers of the Russian lands, if not to defeat the steppe inhabitants, then at least to come to an agreement with them

A strange skeleton has been unearthed in the UK. In a new report, the researchers say the skeleton they found belonged to a man who lived around 550. He was buried in the ancient city of Southwell, Nottinghamshire

In July 1886, an unusual announcement could be read in the Border Ruffian newspaper: Wanted

The Red Army men have always been rich in inventions. Today, few people remember this, but during the Second World War, the artillerymen of the Red Army came up with the idea of tying Mosin rifles to the barrel of the guns. This system worked flawlessly. Why

The black abyss of Hitler's devilish subconscious "If the tyranny of the Nazis - this is not evil in its pure form, then what can be considered evil at all

During the 9th-15th centuries in Russia, according to the surviving historical sources, a system of underground communications between the settlements of defense significance was created. Their length is admirable - hundreds of kilometers

The word "gangster" has very interesting roots that no one really thinks about. The official etymology suggests looking for the root "gang" in "gan, go", that is, "go, pass." But it is obvious that this is not so.Meanwhile, even a superficial glance at the meaning of this word already says a lot about the history of mankind, about the principles of the historical development of society

The story begins with bloodshed and is written in blood. From century to century, new weapons were developed and old weapons were improved. From a stone ax to a thermonuclear warhead - all this is just the result of the destructive nature of humanity

The ancient Chinese legend about the treasures of the peasant king, which rested on the river bottom, turned out to be true. Archaeologists in mid-March raised more than ten thousand silver and gold artifacts from the bottom of the Minjiang River in Sichuan province

In the mountains of Adygea, they found two skulls of a creature unknown to science and a chest with the emblem of "Ahnenerbe" - perhaps the most secret society under the Hitler SS, engaged in occult sciences and otherworldly forces

From the very moment of its birth Russia-Russia became a bridge between two worlds - Europe and Asia. And these parts of the world were really different worlds

In 2013, scientists from Tomsk and Novosibirsk achieved, according to reviews of foreign colleagues, the impossible. We have developed a drug that stimulates the work of stem cells, which has become a real means of rejuvenating the human body

One of the possible explanations is that in the Middle East in ancient times there was a different chronology, and the length of the year was different from the modern

The most famous and mysterious case of the death of tourists is the tragedy that happened to the Dyatlov group in early February 1959. The circumstances have not yet been clarified, and several dozen versions have been put forward

In 1800s Europe, women and children were considered the property of men. He could do anything with them, including sell

With this, in fact, no one has ever argued. The Katyn massacre was called a war crime not only by the US Congress and the Polish government in exile, but also by Stalin and Hitler

Discussions on the role of cavalry during the war are ongoing. Allegedly, our cavalry with checkers flew headlong at German tanks, and Soviet marshals before the war overestimated its importance

Surprisingly, it is also a fact - it is impossible to compile a real biography of Jesus Christ from the Gospel texts! The main part of the information concerning the life of the Savior is only the assumptions and guesses of the researchers

At the beginning of the 20th century, the French archaeologist Jacques de Morgan managed to convince the Persian Shah to grant the French a monopoly on excavations within Iran. He agreed after long negotiations

Book of Kells - A richly illustrated handwritten book by Irish monks in 800. This is one of the most lavishly decorated with exquisite miniatures and ornaments of medieval manuscripts among all that have come down to us

At the bottom of Lake Baikal, scientists have discovered some shiny objects that resemble gold bars. The find was made by members of the scientific expedition "Mira" on Baikal "during a dive in the area of the Circum-Baikal Railway

Many rulers and senior members of society had not only wives, but also concubines. This showed not only the prestige of a person due to the ability to produce children, but also meant limitless possibilities for satisfying sexual desires

One of the brightest English dynasties in England - Plantagenets originate from one of the branches of the Anjou dynasty (France). The name Plantageneta comes from the name of the planta genista flower, which has long been the emblem of the Count of Anjou

“In 1856, - reports K. Keram, - remains of a skeleton were found near Dusseldorf

The word "nanotechnology" has become extremely fashionable these days. The governments of all developed countries, including Russia, are adopting programs for the development of the nanoindustry. But what is it

Damascus - the oldest of the state capitals that have survived to this day. Arab historian Yakut al-Hamawi believed that the age of the city should be counted from Adam and Eve

In August 1966, the bodies of two people were found on a hill in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. The banal story unexpectedly turned into one of the main mysteries of the era, when it turned out that experts could not establish the cause of death of men, the police were not able to put forward a single reasoned version of their death, and the men themselves planned to establish contact with some supernatural forces

Today it is even difficult to imagine that even in the 19th century there was no such thing as nursing care in military hospitals. Actually, there was no profession of a highly qualified nurse

Many books can now be found about the concubines of the great ancient rulers. Their fates were different. But some concubines, later, became great rulers or wives of the greatest rulers of the world

The farther from the boundaries of “ civilization ”, from the influence of Western culture and places whose inhabitants were first of all crushed and planed under the foundations of “ unobtrusive ” Christianity, the brighter and more vividly the images of the primordial gods appear before man, once inhabited

The tradition of regularly hitting his wife appeared in Russia with the adoption of Christianity. In the pagan period, the woman was a more equal member of society than in the Christian

Richard I the Lionheart - King of England from 6 July 1189 - to April 6, 1199 (born September 8, 1157 - d. April 6, 1199) Richard I - English king and duke of Normandy, spent most of his life in military campaigns away from England

Many people think that people with European features in Central and Eastern Siberia appeared after Yermak's campaigns. Let's look at official sources and make sure that this is far from the case

It is officially believed that most of the mammoths died out about 10 thousand years ago during the last cooling of the Vistula Ice Age. Some groups of animals lived longer

Mutual nudity in ancient times was undertaken quite often, but not for entertainment purposes, as now, but as a special magic practice. The main gods of the ancient Slavs were the highest entities associated with fruiting, harvest, childbirth

Today we are surrounded by many things that should refute all kinds of beliefs and instill in a person confidence about his exclusivity, however, this is not so