Breaking

Black Cossacks, the terror and white, and red. They did not take prisoners, did not go to the negotiations, never surrendered weapons. Its other name – chernoknizhnyi they received from the fact that their entire form, including the long Shlyk on the hat, was black. They wore short black embroidery, black breeches, their black flag was a skull and the slogan "Ukraine or death!".

Brest fortress — a synonym of courage and self-sacrifice for every Russian. Its heroic defense in 1941 is described in all textbooks of history. But few know that the commander of the German army, Heinz Guderian stormed it twice, including from 14 to 17 September 1939. Two German divisions under his command, spoke out against the small Polish garrison defending Brest fortress.

It was called "shadow of Stalin", he directly influenced world politics and was the second person in the USSR. The CIA offered him 100 thousand dollars as an advance for his memoirs, but Molotov was not one of those who can buy.

The figure of Lenin in the Soviet Union was a cult. Meanwhile, in the biography of the leader of the proletariat, there are many white spots that still remain.

In December 1942 the German Reich Ministry for the Eastern territories, headed by former Russian citizen Alfred Rosenberg, officially declared that Cossacks are descendants of the Germanic people – ready. On this basis, the Cossacks were not Slavs showed up, full of racial, deserve to form your armed forces for the joint with the Reich against Bolshevism, and also to have their own state under the great German protectorate. The immediate reason for this decision was the sharp deterioration of the situation on the southern wing of the front the German troops and the desire to have them here for strong, hostile rear. And what was the historical Foundation for such a Declaration?[C-BLOCK]