On May 28, 1987, Matias Rust’s sports plane landed on Red Square. For many in the Soviet Union, this event was a huge shock. Where did the border guards, the air defense service look? Soon, heads flew. More than 30 years have passed, but questions remain. Was Rust a lone adventurer or an active participant in a big political game? Who could have sent him a plane, provided information about how to get unnoticed in the very heart of the country?
A documentary study of the circumstances and course of the drama that played out in the second half of the 30s around the project of creating "Soviet more
A documentary study of the circumstances and course of the drama that played out in the second half of the 30s around the project of creating "Soviet Hollywood" in the USSR - the center of the film industry in the image and likeness of the American "dream factory". Dramas in which human characters, ideological conflicts, and the spirit of the era were vividly manifested… close
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 Minsk Process (January 1946) The most massive trial of the Nazis in the USSR. 18 German officers appeared before the court, many of them were the more
The Minsk Process (January 1946) The most massive trial of the Nazis in the USSR. 18 German officers appeared before the court, many of them were the closest associates of the Fuehrer. The history of the monstrous operation “Winter Magic” – the Nazis burned and devastated 433 villages, shot, tortured, sent to camps or hijacked thousands of people in Germany. 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
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.