Secrets of history 2024, October
Sometimes there are moments in life when seemingly well-known and even familiar things appear before us in a completely unexpected light
History is filled not only with wars and tragedies. There is also room for true love. This review features couples whose love has overcome many obstacles and even influenced the course of history
Surely everyone remembers the textbook episode from the film of the Vasiliev brothers "Chapaev", in which the legendary commander, fleeing machine-gun bursts, swims across the Urals. How did Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev (who was Chepaev according to his passport) actually die?
The death of the great Russian scientist Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev, who, among many others, studied the physiology of higher nervous activity, is still surrounded by a veil of secrecy. He died on December 25, 1927, after poisoning himself with canned food
Battle of the City River (Battle of Sith) - the battle that took place on March 4, 1238 on the river. City between the troops of the Grand Duke of Vladimir Yuri Vsevolodovich and the Mongols under the leadership of Burundai, Temnik Batu
Sometimes the destructive forces of nature remind people of how many interesting things are hidden from their eyes
Located in the Black Sea near Sozopol on the eastern coast of Bulgaria, the island of Sveti Ivan has long been a favorite tourist destination. In ancient times, there was a temple of Apollo
The throne is considered one of the symbols of royal power. In the old days, some monarchs sat on a richly decorated chair, while others were comfortable with an almost ordinary chair. Whatever it was, but no one had any doubts about the power of the one who occupied the throne
The Papacy is one of the oldest institutions in the world, and the Pope is the central figure of the Roman Catholic Church
The medieval Spanish Inquisition was an extremely brutal and reckless phenomenon. Positioning themselves as defenders of the Catholic faith, the inquisitors committed atrocities that were contrary to Christian charity and love - what they preached so zealously
Terrorists - hijackers of airliners - it is a constant headache for the governments of civilized states and the cause of fears of aircraft crews and their passengers
On May 25, 1889, the youngest son Igor was born into the family of a professor at Kiev University, doctor of medicine Ivan Alekseevich Sikorsky. The professor, who was reputed to be a very original person, decided by all means to raise his son … a genius
John Herbert Dillinger was born June 28, 1903, in Indianapolis, his family owned a grocery store. John's mother died of serious injury when he was just 3 years old
Philip IV the Handsome of the Capetian clan - one of the few kings whose name is forever inscribed in history
In the 16th century, it was restless in Belarus. Several centuries ago, the people of the region repulsed the invasion of the Mongols and did not submit to them, becoming the "not blackened" White Russia
Hitler planned to take over the world and for this purpose collected various artifacts around the planet. He managed to get the "Spear of Destiny" and spent hours in the room in which it was kept. Many supporters of the mystical forces are sure that it was the ancient artifacts that helped Germany capture the cities of Europe one by one
The iron crown of Lombardy is the oldest surviving royal regalia in Europe
Jeanne was born in 1412 in the village of Domréme on the border of Champagne and Lorraine in a family of wealthy peasants
These brands today are among the most famous and respected in the world. It is difficult to imagine that the companies that created them at one time supported active cooperation with the Third Reich. What to do: business is business
Warriors of the distant past knew a lot about their bloody craft. Time after time, archaeologists and historians stumble upon extremely unusual, complex and very effective weapons, developed back in time immemorial
At the dawn of cosmonautics, all projects were carried out in the strictest secrecy. This gave rise to many rumors and speculation, not supported by any evidence
Charles Goy Fort - American "self-taught publicist, successful short story writer, loser novelist, inventor and eccentric natural philosopher" - has many followers as a pioneer in the field of scientific anomalies
In the summer of 2016, a group of Kazakh and foreign archaeologists excavated one of the Berel kurgans in East Kazakhstan. Burial of a noble woman, dated to the second half of the 4th century BC. eh
The researchers examined two labels that were found on ceramic vessels. Scientists have found that a ship that sank in the Java Sea could go to the bottom a century earlier than previously thought
Having crossed the Bering Strait, people first came to the American continent about 15 thousand years ago. According to the results of a new study by American and Mexican anthropologists, a very difficult life awaited them in America
Phrenology - the science of cerebral localization of mental functions - was popular in the 19th century. In Europe, North and South America, doctors carefully measured the skulls of patients. Police monitored their work
Nazi occultism since at least Indiana Jones - favorite topic in pop culture
1900 - Eileen More Lighthouse on Flannan Island. The entire watch of the lighthouse keepers disappeared without a trace. 1902 - The Paris Crash. On the night of December 29-30, at 1:00 05 minutes, clocks stopped in many places in Paris. 1908 - The fall of the Tunguska bolide (meteorite)
In the USSR, despite the strict ideology, activities related to gambling were still allowed
What our ancestors didn’t think of to make their life more convenient and comfortable! Do you know how a spoon and a fork, a needle, a condom or toilet paper were invented, and how ancient people replaced things that were so necessary for us
From the time of the classics of ancient Rome to the 20th century, smart people in different parts of the Old World were engaged in the manufacture of medicinal potions from human bodies
The ancient Chinese Shaolin monastery has long turned into a cultural phenomenon. The spread of Buddhism from Asia to the West, Bruce Lee and even the story of "Star Wars" and "Kung Fu Panda" were inspired by this monastery
Martha Boretskaya, the wife of the mayor Isaac Andreevich, who after the death of her husband became the head of the Lithuanian pariah in Novgorod and in this connection is better known as Martha the Posadnitsa. Fought for the independence of Novgorod from Moscow and rapprochement with Lithuania
Human cruelty, especially when driven by authority, is simply amazing. An example of this is the Spanish inquisitor Pedro de Arbues de Epila
In the late eighties - in the early nineties of the last century in the USSR they suddenly started talking about "Russian yoga". Rather, they started talking about it, probably much earlier. But then in some narrow circles of amateurs
The territory of modern Turkey in the Middle Ages became a real melting pot for dozens of nomadic peoples. In addition, Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and even Jews got here by chance. How did the Turks come from all this?
Why are we decorating the tree for the new year? Where did the custom of putting a Christmas tree in the house and decorating it begin when the year changes? Why a Christmas tree? Why balloons? It turns out that earlier the New Year was celebrated in the fall and a completely different tree was decorated
Biography of Malyuta Skuratov (born? - death on January 1, 1573
I will clarify right away: this temple, which is called the seven-gate, does not have domes shining under the sun, and a bell tower, scattering ringing around. And the temple, as such - in our usual understanding, the temple of the Seven Gates also does not exist
Dzerzhinsky Felix Edmundovich (born August 30 (September 11) 1877 - death July 20, 1926) - Professional revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Bolshevik Party, head of a number of People's Commissariats. Organizer of the "red terror", founder of the Cheka