In January 1982, Moscow was shocked by the news - the head of the Soyuzgostsirk and the former director of several Moscow theaters Anatoly Kolevatov was arrested. A person is not just respected and influential, but, one might say, untouchable. A friend of Shchelokov himself, the Minister of Internal Affairs. And then, suddenly, the “shooting” article is receiving a bribe in especially large amounts. Until now, in the artistic environment, they do not believe in his guilt and ask the question: “Who was behind the circus case & #39;?”
This man is on the list of 100 great diplomats who left a mark on the history of mankind. It was he, Count Ignatieff, at the end of the Russo-Turkish more
This man is on the list of 100 great diplomats who left a mark on the history of mankind. It was he, Count Ignatieff, at the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, who signed the Treaty of San Stefano, which liberated Bulgaria from five hundred years of Turkish slavery. Thanks to him, not only Bulgaria, but also Serbia, Montenegro and Romania became independent states. Without it, the map of not only Europe but also Russia would look different. In Bulgaria, Ignatiev is a national hero. At home, his name is almost unknown to anyone.
The war came to Pskov when Vera Tsoblina was 8 years old. Instead of school, she learned to survive on the streets of her hometown. The winter of 1941-1942 more
The war came to Pskov when Vera Tsoblina was 8 years old. Instead of school, she learned to survive on the streets of her hometown. The winter of 1941-1942 was particularly cold. Children often ran to the railway to look for pieces of coal that did not burn to the end in the locomotive furnaces. Once during such a "foray" children saw stacks stacked along the canvas of the railway. They thought it was wood. But these were the bodies of Soviet prisoners of war frozen in ice – here they unloaded a whole train in which no one survived. These terrible "echelons of death" came to Pskov throughout the first military winter. close
The last open trial of war criminals took place in Novgorod in December 1947. In the dock were 19 Nazis - from feldfebels to generals. During the occupation, more
The last open trial of war criminals took place in Novgorod in December 1947. In the dock were 19 Nazis - from feldfebels to generals.
During the occupation, the city was almost wiped off the face of the earth, ancient monasteries and temples were destroyed, cultural values were looted. But the worst crimes were the mass murder of civilians and prisoners of war and the deportation of hundreds of thousands of people to Germany. When Soviet troops entered the city in January 1944, only 50 people remained.
Recently, the Italians shared unique information, they discovered an ancient prison where Russian prisoners of war were held during the First World War. more
Recently, the Italians shared unique information, they discovered an ancient prison where Russian prisoners of war were held during the First World War. 100 years of this history was considered a legend. But by the centenary of the end of the First World War, Trieste, like many cities in the world, declassified its archives, and the legend came to life. What did the Russians do here? Why were they carefully concealed from the whole world? Why the prison, where the Russians were kept, walled up? close
The International Military Tribunal began its work on November 20, 1945. The Allies were against the trial of the Nazi leaders. Churchill and Roosevelt, more
The International Military Tribunal began its work on November 20, 1945. The Allies were against the trial of the Nazi leaders. Churchill and Roosevelt, as well as other prominent statesmen of the West called for dealing with them without trial and investigation. The Soviet leadership sought the organization of an international court over the leaders of fascist Germany. A common language was found far from immediately. But, despite everything, the main thing happened - the Nuremberg trial began. close