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A huge part of Bandera was convicted in Stalin's time, under article 58 of the criminal code, which began in 1948. The time was considerable - 25-year prison term. But with the advent of Khrushchev, the cases are reviewed. And a considerable part of the prisoners, but not completely punishment, were released.

Russian Slavophiles welcomed the start of the Eastern war (the Crimean gonna call it later) of Russia with Turkey. They dreamed about what this war will start the "liberation" of the Balkan Slavs under the Ottoman yoke and connecting them "under the scepter of the Russian Orthodox Tsar". When Russian troops occupied vassal to the Sultan Danubian principalities (now Romania), their command was sent to Bulgaria and Serbia leaflets with appeals to revolt against Turkey. These appeals were not heard. Meanwhile, the Slavic card was played against Russia.

The conspiracy in the red army under the leadership of Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky for many years is the reason for many political speculations. One of the researchers is its innocent victim of Stalinist repression, the other confidently said that the conspiracy really was. At the same time, in this case, by and large, has a value of only one fact: Tukhachevsky was a German spy or not?

History 15/03/20 the strangest rituals and superstitions of the Russian miners the Work of a miner has always been a threat. It is not surprising that representatives of this profession there are many signs, superstitions and rituals, which sometimes can seem strange and...

A German submarine of the Second world became a real nightmare for the British and Americans. Acting in groups, they sank a few thousand troops and transport vessels allies, from time to time while remaining invulnerable.