History
26-09-2025
Rostov "Fantomas": The bloody history of the Tolstopyatov ...
The gang of "Fantomas" kept Rostov-on-Don in fear for five long years. This gang has 14 armed robberies and several human lives on ...
26-09-2025
"The Russian maiden scorns me": how the Viking Harald the ...
King of Norway Harald III the Severe went down in history as a brave soldier, a successful politician and the king of the Vikings, ...
26-09-2025
Our story, complete madness — 30 photos that prove it
History is full of mysteries, and most of them are quite strange. Generations are changing, and the events of the recent past seem ...
26-09-2025
The most impressive images of the life of American workers of ...
The famous American photographer Lewis Hine was born on September 26, 1874. At the beginning of the 20th century, he worked as a ...
26-09-2025
The death of Prince Svyatoslav: who really killed Alexander ...
According to the "tale of bygone years", the Kiev Prince Svyatoslav the conqueror died on the Dnieper rapids. Killed him the ...
25-09-2025
A complete list of the wives of Ivan the terrible. Do not ...
Tsar Ivan the terrible created for himself the image of the monk on the throne, who is forced not to pray, and to rule. His ...
25-09-2025
Millions in a landfill, or How to get rich on the trash of ...
If you are cleaning in the pantry or in the attic and found a bunch of old Soviet things, do not rush to throw them away. Unsightly ...
25-09-2025
Apsaras - celestial dancers of Cambodia
Apsaras are the most beautiful girls in Cambodia who perform an ancient traditional dance. In Khmer mythology, apsaras are maidens ...
25-09-2025
It's time to turn off the lights, man: what was sex like in ...
If you think of old westerns, a picture comes to mind where two cowboys stand opposite each other, off-screen music sounds, their ...
25-09-2025
From corsets to thin stripes — how underwear has changed in ...
Since the beginning of the XX century, the most intriguing and intimate part of women's wardrobe has undergone not just ...
25-09-2025
The 12 oldest restaurants in the world that are still open
Nowadays, so many restaurants and cafes open every day and close almost immediately that you don't even have time to get upset that ...
25-09-2025
What was the fate of Matryona, the beloved daughter of the ...
Grigory Rasputin was a controversial personality, and even a hundred years after his death, debates about his person continue. Some ...
25-09-2025
Amazing Artist Sarah Biffen, Born Without Arms and Legs
When people say they can't do something because they lack skills or opportunities, it's worth remembering the story of ...
25-09-2025
Tashiro-jima Island — how a small piece of land became a ...
There are many places on Earth where cats are treated in a special way. But nowhere are they more taken care of than on the ...
25-09-2025
Foie gras, oysters, cognacs, cigars - what did Winston ...
We all know about the historical role of this or that figure, about his actions and even his personal life. But as a rule, we don't ...
25-09-2025
Belle Starr: Queen of bandits of the Wild West
The bandits and the Wild West are almost synonymous. Shooting, cowboys, hats, revolvers — all this dangerous "world of men". But ...
24-09-2025
Standing before pyramids and had a different head: what ...
Length Egyptian Sphinx of 70 meters and a height of 20 meters. These dimensions make it the largest on the planet monument, carved ...
23-09-2025
How a Parisian morgue became a popular attraction among ...
Nowadays, residents of large cities have access to a lot of entertainment. Discos, clubs, cinemas, museums, exhibitions, cafes and ...
23-09-2025
Rare shots of Soviet celebrities during the feast
It is now domestic celebrities who celebrate their holidays with luxury and pomp, renting expensive restaurants or going on exotic ...
23-09-2025
A hundred years at lunch: how women washed, cleaned and ...
We are constantly dealing with continuous progress, changes and additions in the field of technology — in particular, these are ...
23-09-2025
22 retro photos - what the fitness of the early 20th century ...
Despite the fact that fitness, shaping and other figure improvement programs have become popular only in recent decades, the desire ...
23-09-2025
Russian models from aristocratic families who conquered Paris
It is well known that our models are highly valued all over the world. Strange as it may sound, but the fashion for Russian girls ...
23-09-2025
"Ethnoexotica" from around the world on autochrome ...
As noted, in the first third of the 20th century, several global projects focused on systematically capturing images in color using ...
22-09-2025
A Midsummer night's dream... in the closet. Why in the Middle ...
Over the centuries, the concept of personal space was very abstract. Privacy for sleeping can afford very few. The poor lived in ...
22-09-2025
10 types of unusual weapons of the Middle Ages
Before the advent of computer games, people had little entertainment, except for killing each other with the help of all sorts of ...
22-09-2025
5 Surprising Facts About The Big Bang Theory
In the early 20th century, astronomers Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason discovered that galaxies were gradually moving away from the ...















