Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Konstantin päts: why the first President of Estonia was held in a mental hospital

Konstantin päts: why the first President of Estonia was held in a mental hospital
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In 1956 died 81-year-old patient of the closed psychiatric hospital, located in one of the villages in Tver region. In this event there would be nothing remarkable, if the deceased never held a very high position. He was the first President of Estonia.

Any prisoners of war always white shot

Any prisoners of war always white shot
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Prisoners of war, for example, the American civil war 1861-1865 gg. dedicated to the extensive and detailed literature. Quite another matter – the civil war in Russia. No one's heard anything about the camp for white or red prisoners. Although any war, of course, prisoners of war inevitable. What became of them?

Submarine “the Seal”: the most dangerous submarine in the history of the Russian fleet

Submarine "the Seal": the most dangerous submarine in the history of the Russian fleet
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Talking about revolution in the Russian Empire, historians will long to break the spear, arguing about whether she went to the state or not. But one thing is for sure - many of the events and heroes of those dashing years were now undeservedly forgotten. One such historical character and we would like to tell. It's submarine “Seal”, which still holds the record for number of wins. During the service the ship was replaced by two captain - until the end of 1915 it went under the command of Lieutenant Peter S. Bachmanova, and since 1916 - senior Lieutenant Mikhail Aleksandrovich of Citizen.

In any of the peoples of Russia ancestors were serfs

In any of the peoples of Russia ancestors were serfs
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Very often you can hear the opinion that the modern population of Russia is very often the descendants of serfs, as the vast majority of the representatives of the noblest names emigrated after the October revolution. This is not so.

Hitler was going to rename Moscow, Leningrad and the Volga

Hitler was going to rename Moscow, Leningrad and the Volga
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"History is written by the winners" – this is a Nazi-fascist approach. In any case, the author of this Maxim is Anton Drexler, the founder of the NSDAP party, which was headed by Adolf Hitler himself. Well, the "writing of history" in his own way involves, first and foremost, rename – in strict accordance with cynical and aggressive policies "ubermenshey". The leadership of the Third Reich had intended fairly "perquisite" not only their own, but our core names.