Klim Zhukov

Klim Zhukov11.01.2026

On January 7, 1988, the 9th Parachute Company of the 345th Guards Separate Parachute Regiment began fighting against Afghan rebels, sometimes referred to as mujahideen, at Hill 3234. In late 1987, the DRA government garrison and local residents in the border town of Khost in Khost Province, besieged by Afghan rebels, found themselves in a […]

Klim Zhukov25.10.2025

Pedro Téllez-Girón y Velasco, 3rd Duke of Osuna, was a true hooligan and aristocrat from Andalusia (just look at his mustache). He was born in 1574 into a wildly talented family, a branch of the wealthy de Guzmán family, Dukes of Medina Sidonia. His mother was also very talented — from the family of the […]

Klim Zhukov13.10.2025

On October 12, 1771, Mikhail Miloradovich was born. He was a Russian infantry general (1809), one of the heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812, the military governor-general of St. Petersburg, and a member of the State Council since 1818. He participated in the Italian and Swiss campaigns, always leading his regiment into battle, and […]

Klim Zhukov05.10.2025

On October 2, 1452, Richard III of York was born, the last representative of the male Plantagenet line on the English throne. Richard III was the brother of Edward IV. He assumed the throne after the illegitimacy of the young Edward V was proven. He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field […]

Klim Zhukov02.10.2025

The ancient Greeks and Romans also struggled with the housing crisis. In many developed countries, real estate prices have risen so much that for many people, the dream of owning a home has faded away. Renting is often not the best option, as the supply of affordable housing is limited. This is one of the […]

Klim Zhukov27.08.2025

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On the night of August 24, 1572, an event occurred that went down in history as the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, also known as the Night of Saint Bartholomew — the mass murder of Huguenots by Catholics in Paris. Let’s leave the tales of Huguenot propaganda to the writers and historians of the century before […]

Klim Zhukov20.06.2025

The 1st rank cruiser was ordered from the William Crump and Sons shipyard in the USA. 129 meters, excellent armored deck, 12 guns 152 mm. Kane system, speed 23.2 knots. By the way, the speed made it absolutely inaccessible for any Japanese cruisers at sea — you can’t catch up (and you can’t run away […]

Klim Zhukov19.06.2025

In 1898, the far-sighted politicians of Nicholas II and the Tsar himself cleverly squeezed the Liaodong Peninsula with the port of Luyoshun (aka Port Arthur) from the allied China, whose territorial integrity we were supposedly going to protect. A short race to the Russo-Japanese War began. Arthur, as an ice-free harbor, was supposed to be […]

Klim Zhukov18.06.2025

Thrushes were a ‘fast food’ for the Romans in imperial cities, rather than an exclusive banquet delicacy. A study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology analysed the remains of thrushes found in the toilet of a fast food establishment from the first century BCE in the ancient Roman town of Pollentia on the island […]

Klim Zhukov15.05.2025

Jaroslav Hašek was born on April 30, 1883. He was a Czech satirist, anarchist, playwright, feuilletonist, and journalist. He wrote about 1,500 different short stories, feuilletons, and other works, of which his unfinished novel, The Good Soldier Švejk, gained worldwide fame. Hašek spent his entire life making fun of himself and the world around him. […]

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Stolen Victory of the 9th Company

The Glory of the World

Life and Death of Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich

Life and Legacy of Richard III of York

The Housing Crisis in Ancient Greece and Rome

Catholic’s Genocide: St. Bartholomew’s Night

The Real Story of Cruiser “Varyag”

Port Arthur And the Strange Economy

Fast Food in Ancient Rome

The World of Jaroslav Hašek

Stolen Victory of the 9th Company

Congress Implementing 2026 Plan

Will the American Civil War Start in Minnesota?

Revolutionary of Russian Theater: Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko