At present, it is very difficult to give an unambiguous and clear answer to the question of which of the religions appeared before the others. Archaeological research provides new information for the next discussion on this topic. However, you can identify at least a dozen religions, whose history includes several ...

What is the word viking associated with? In the mass imagination, first of all, the image of the uncouth savage arises, the embodiment of barbarism and bloody conquests carried out by northerners in helmets with horns. But as far as our ideas correspond to real historical data obtained in ...

Terrorism is a disease. An ulcer in a modern, civilized society. The actions of the militants are always sudden, cruel and inhuman. Explosions of residential buildings with sleeping people, explosions of trains with residents rushing home or to work, the seizure of schools and hospitals, kindergartens and churches. Search for meaning in ...

Yuri Gagarin April 12, 1961 realized the dream of all mankind, becoming the first who left our planet and traveled into space. After that, there were still hundreds of flights, many astronauts achieved more, but Gagarin was the first, so his name will never be erased from history. He was ...

The Statue of Liberty is perhaps the most famous American symbol of hope and freedom - a tall proud woman with a torch lighting the way and greeting immigrants arriving in the United States. The statue faces the southeast, which was to serve as a welcome message to immigrants coming in. ...

In the distant 9th century, two Christian empires existed in Europe. One of them was Byzantium, and the other was Francia. Around 843, there was a division between the royal heirs. Among these lands were places on which the Slavic pagans lived. At that time, the official language of Byzantium ...

Marco Polo is one of the famous Italian merchants and travelers. He is famous for having once gone on a trip to Asia. It is on the basis of his words that there is knowledge of geography, the history of Armenia, Iran, China and many other countries. It is also worth noting that while traveling ...

Ermak Timofeevich Alenin is a historical person, a person who has done a lot for our country. His main merit is expanding the borders of the state, in particular, conquering the territory of Siberia. Ermak lived during the time of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Little is known about him. In most cases, information ...

Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov is a Russian commander, known throughout the world for his military talents and victories. He became the successor to military science founded by Suvorov and Rumyantsev. Mikhail Illarionovich was a truly outstanding personality, one of the brightest people of his time. His name is familiar ...

The odious figure of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin causes fierce debate among historians. He is considered a wise leader and an indifferent despot, an intelligent man and an angry madman, to whom rage sometimes blinds his eyes. During the years of Stalin's rule, repression affected almost every third family ...

World War I is certainly the event that changed the world. One of the most bloody, scary and large-scale hostilities that have ever occurred on Earth. 38 countries were involved in this war, fiercely fighting among themselves in vast territories. Never before humanity ...

Alexander III of Macedon is one of the most successful and famous military commanders in the world. Inheriting the crown of Macedon at the age of 20 in 336 BC, he continued the campaign of conquest lasting ten years, defeating the Achaemenid empire and overthrowing its king Darius III before moving ...

Ivan the Terrible is one of the most extraordinary personalities in Russian history. Possessing tremendous intellectual abilities and memory, he, nevertheless, often acted intuitively and under the influence of strong emotions. Left without parents and faced with cruelty, he grew into a vindictive ...

The ideal hero warrior, the hero was Ilya Muromets. He, according to legend, was born an ordinary peasant, but then became the defender of the Russian land from enemies. Interestingly, it is mentioned not only in ours, but also in European legends. According to legend, he was born in the village of Karacharova, not far from ...

Vladimir Lenin is known to all as a Russian revolutionary, as well as a Soviet political and statesman. He became the first chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many “curses” fell on Ilyich’s head. He was accused of all the atrocities that ...

Alexander Porfirievich Borodin was a unique person. He achieved success in two completely different areas: music and medicine. In addition, he took an active public position: he did everything possible so that Russian women could get higher education. It is worth noting that his personality ...

Grigory Rasputin is a rather famous peasant who lived in a small village in the Tobolsk province. Many know him because he was a friend of the family of Emperor Nicholas II. Even now, there is a lot of controversy surrounding this person. His life was full ...

The appearance of the legendary Cheops pyramid is known far beyond Egypt. It is considered almost the main attraction of this country. Each self-respecting tourist, having decided to visit Egypt, dreams of seeing with his own eyes this only Wonder of the World, which has survived to this day. Despite ...

The Kulikovo battle is the heroic battle of our people with the army of the Golden Horde. The battle and victory in it was of great importance to the Russian people. The outcome of the Battle of Kulikovo showed the people exhausted by the invasion of foreigners that they are strong and in their power to put an end to this horror. Only in association ...

Ancient Egypt - the kingdom of the ancient world, which was located in northeast Africa along the lower reaches of the Nile River. The Egyptians left a huge mark in the history of mankind, and we are not only talking about all the famous pyramids. Medicine, science, sky observation, social, economic ...