Breaking

Stalin and his entourage were not prepared in advance to evacuate Moscow. After all, even in late September the front line was held the closest is 400 kilometers from the capital. Therefore, when German troops broke through to the outskirts of Moscow, among the country's leadership and of the capital there was panic, which was passed to the entire population. This almost led to the collapse of the front and rear.

The death of any human is a tragedy. Especially sad when you lose an outstanding personality. The Civil war deprived Russia of many great generals. It is one thing to die in battle and quite another to be shot without trial, as, for example, Admiral Alexander Kolchak, who before dying did not even read out the verdict.

Anti-Jewish laws were issued by Russian rulers for many centuries, increasingly expanding and agastaches. Only during the reign of Emperor Alexander II the Jews received some relief. However, the next Tsar Alexander III ordered them all to leave the territory of Moscow.

The main causes of the Crimean war of 1853-1856 was a clash of political interests of Russia, Britain, Austria, France and Turkey in the middle East and the Balkans. However, the reason for the beginning of the conflict was a fight Orthodox and Catholics that occurred in Bethlehem.

After September 8, 1941 German and Finnish forces had blocked all land routes to Leningrad, the Soviet command has repeatedly attempted to break through the ring and to supply the besieged city.