History & Persons

Yuri Chekalin09.06.2026

Throughout the 1930s, Trotsky and his supporters waged relentless attacks on the Soviet leadership and the Comintern. The goal of these attacks, regardless of the accusations against Stalin, slogans, and theoretical postulates advanced, was essentially the same: to remove the moderate wing of the Bolshevik Party, led by Stalin, from power in the USSR, transfer […]

Yuri Chekalin08.06.2026

The circumstances of Lev Trotsky’s death have long attracted the attention of researchers. It’s no secret that Ramon Mercader, who fatally stabbed the leader of the Fourth International with an alpenstock on August 20, 1940, was not just a lone fanatic, but a tool of the USSR’s state security agencies. However, knowing the details of […]

Klim Zhukov08.06.2026

In 1881, France grabbed another colony—Tunisia. The Italians were very upset about this, as they had long wanted Tunisia for themselves. The public dubbed this unfortunate demarche the “Tunisian slap in the face,” after which Italy joined the then-secret alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary. But that’s a different story. The issue lies in Tunisia itself—an […]

Alexander Palladin13.05.2026

On May 13th, 1991, an assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II in the Vatican. He was wounded with pistol shots by Mehmet Ali Ağca, member of the Turkish “Grey Wolves” group of nationalists. Previously, Ağca killed Agdi Ipekçi, editor of Turkey’s major newspaper Milliyet. He was caught and convicted, but managed to […]

Yaroslav Listov22.04.2026

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s birthday is a good opportunity to remember what this name means to us, modern residents of Russia. Today, as a matter of principle, I will not discuss the lofty matters of philosophy and political analysis. Lenin was not only a politician, but also a brilliant philosopher, sociologist, economist, historian, and, of course, […]

Yuri Chekalin22.04.2026

The birthday of Vladimir Lenin, observed on April 22, marks an important moment to reflect on one of the most influential—and controversial—figures of the 20th century. Born in 1870 in Simbirsk, Russia, Lenin would go on to become the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and the founding leader of the Soviet state. His life and […]

Gleb Targonsky16.04.2026

Today we’ll talk about the cute and long dachshund. The word “dachshund” itself comes from the German “Dachshund,” which can be translated as “badger dog.” However, in modern Germany, this word is obsolete; Germans use the word “Dackel.” Historians debate exactly when dachshunds first appeared in Germany. Some, citing references in 16th- and 17th-century chronicles […]

Egor Yakovlev15.04.2026

The Russian Empire and the United States signed the treaty on March 18 (30), 1867, in Washington. The United States received the entire Alaska Peninsula, the Alexander and Kodiak archipelagos, the Aleutian Islands, and several islands in the Bering Sea. The United States paid $7.2 million in gold for all these territories! There’s a stereotype […]

Alexander Rimov12.04.2026

“He said, ‘Let’s go!‘ and waved his hand, as if he were flying down Piterskaya Street, he was flying over the Earth.” On April 12, 1961, the world stood still, but exactly 65 years later, we look at this date differently. Not only as a triumph of technology, but also as a parable about a […]

Natalia Tanshina27.03.2026

Or the question of whether the historian’s main virtue is skepticism?! I’ve written many times about Count Nesselrode and the caricatural image he left in history. And all based on the testimonies of contemporaries. They always spoke the truth and were extremely objective, of course. Who would doubt them?! It wasn’t just the chancellor who […]

Why Was Trotsky Killed?

The Circumstances of Trotsky’s Death

How an Abkhazian Boy Sold Out Italy, and Tunisia Ended up a French Colony

45th Anniversary of Assassination Attempt on Pope John Paul II

Voice from Russia

Vladimir Lenin’s Birthday

A Brave Little Dog for the German Kaiser

Why did Russia sell Alaska?

65 Years Since Gagarin’s Flight

Who Killed Pushkin?

Why Was Trotsky Killed?

The Circumstances of Trotsky’s Death

How an Abkhazian Boy Sold Out Italy, and Tunisia Ended up a French Colony

The House Of Representatives Has Moved Further