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How and when did the Jews appear in Russia

18-10-2025

How and when did the Jews appear in Russia

It is known that Jews have been living on the territory of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus since time immemorial. Surprisingly, the ...

To the light will take? The absurd luxury of the graves of the Gypsy Baron

17-10-2025

To the light will take? The absurd luxury of the graves of ...

We are all guests on this earth and no matter how much of wealth is not amassed into the grave with them not to take. This is ...

Blond Sirte: the vanished people of the shamans who lived in the Northern Arctic

17-10-2025

Blond Sirte: the vanished people of the shamans who lived in ...

Among the Russian who migrated to the North, there existed legends about the mysterious people of the white-eyed Chud, who was ...

Ordinary Italians through the eyes of an Italian

16-10-2025

Ordinary Italians through the eyes of an Italian

Photographer Giancarlo Rado has been photographing ordinary people of Italy for three years — musicians, shepherds, bakers, ...

What was the ideal of male beauty in Rus'

15-10-2025

What was the ideal of male beauty in Rus'

Women from different eras are very similar in their views on life. However, there are some major differences. For example, the ...

Like a wild people in Germany were accustomed to the vaunted German order

15-10-2025

Like a wild people in Germany were accustomed to the vaunted ...

It is known that the Germans — this is the most prone to the order and discipline nation on the planet. But, on the other ...

Alaska Eskimos in priceless historical photographs of 1903 - 1930

14-10-2025

Alaska Eskimos in priceless historical photographs of 1903 - 1930

The Lomen family from Minnesota moved to the city of Nome in 1903, at a time when thousands of prospectors rushed to Alaska in ...

Chukchi and trampoline: why hunters and reindeer herders of the Far North jump on stretched skins

13-10-2025

Chukchi and trampoline: why hunters and reindeer herders of ...

On the web, you can find a lot of pictures of Chukchi jumping on improvised trampolines. Among these photos there are both modern ...

Why do Jews bring stones to the cemetery, not flowers

12-10-2025

Why do Jews bring stones to the cemetery, not flowers

You will never meet a person with flowers in a Jewish cemetery. Moreover, any flowers, cut, in wreaths, flowerpots or just in the ...

Rare photos of everyday life on Sakhalin of the late XIX - early XX century

09-10-2025

Rare photos of everyday life on Sakhalin of the late XIX - ...

Sakhalin is Russia's largest island in the Pacific Ocean. The population of the island according to the latest data is about 489 ...

Incredible color photos of Japan of the XIX century

08-10-2025

Incredible color photos of Japan of the XIX century

The Japanese allowed foreigners to trade in the ports of the country only in the middle of the XIX century. It was then that ...

10 grim border walls dividing the world

08-10-2025

10 grim border walls dividing the world

A mock-up of the "Wall" (the border on the West Bank of the Jordan River) was presented in London, and the public was asked to ...

"Black Cossacks" Ukrainian Cossacks who did not take prisoners

08-10-2025

"Black Cossacks" Ukrainian Cossacks who did not take prisoners

"Black Cossacks" was the most fearsome fighters of the Civil war in Ukraine. They were remembered not only for his military ...

The last secret of the Great Alexander: where did two thousand Macedonian ships go?

07-10-2025

The last secret of the Great Alexander: where did two ...

By the age of 30, Alexander, the son of King Philip of Macedon, had become the ruler of a vast empire from Greece to India. Even ...

10 islands where there are completely unique languages

07-10-2025

10 islands where there are completely unique languages

There are more than 6,000 languages on earth. In most places, there has historically been contact between their carriers. But such ...

The faces of the planet in the photo by David Lazar

06-10-2025

The faces of the planet in the photo by David Lazar

Travel photographer and musician from Australia David Lazar (David Lazar) — the author of thousands of wonderful pictures taken ...

The battle for the wooden bucket. Who won the most stupid war in history

06-10-2025

The battle for the wooden bucket. Who won the most stupid war ...

In 1325 between the Italian cities of Bologna and Modena, there was a battle, which killed thousands of people. The reason for the ...

How to raise children in Cossack families

04-10-2025

How to raise children in Cossack families

Don, Siberian, Greben, Kuban and other Cossack integral part of the Russian people. They owned land in return for a commitment to ...

Hyenas and other people

03-10-2025

Hyenas and other people

Once, a photographer from Cape Town, Peter Hugo, received a curious photo from a friend traveling in Nigeria. It showed people ...

20 mestizo girls striking with their beauty

03-10-2025

20 mestizo girls striking with their beauty

We have already told you before what will happen if parents of different nationalities have a daughter. But girls with mixed blood ...

Human Sacrifice in Ancient Rome - Who and Why They Sacrificed

03-10-2025

Human Sacrifice in Ancient Rome - Who and Why They Sacrificed

History books, novels and films portray the ancient Romans as a peculiar but quite civilized people. Therefore, references to human ...

Why are dark-skinned blondes born in the Solomon Islands

03-10-2025

Why are dark-skinned blondes born in the Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands is a small archipelago lost in the Pacific Ocean. It is inhabited by Melanesians — a dark-skinned people ...

Sexual slavery, orgies, legalized pedophilia: how the ancient Romans would shock a modern person

03-10-2025

Sexual slavery, orgies, legalized pedophilia: how the ancient ...

Ancient Rome is the foundation of modern civilization. The Eternal City has given us jurisprudence, principles of government, and a ...

How did the Yagans live and why did they disappear — the most frost-resistant people on the planet

02-10-2025

How did the Yagans live and why did they disappear — the ...

Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago of more than 40 thousand islands located in the very south of the mainland of South America. It ...

On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in the workplace

01-10-2025

On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in ...

Most of us live without some sort of clear routine: Wake up in the morning, drinking coffee, and further — as will go. But the ...

Life of Roma in Europe before World War II

29-09-2025

Life of Roma in Europe before World War II

Take a look into the past! These rare images take us into the lives of European Roma before World War II. Archival photos reveal ...