History
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Valaam Island
In the Northern part of lake Ladoga, called in the ancient times nevo, there are numerous Islands, the largest of them being Valaam.
Light water rough lake wash an archipelago; without going to the shores of the Valaam Islands, they form picturesque bays and Straits, many of which serve as a refuge for ships seeking salvation from the fury of the waves. The marvelous picture reflected in the clear, calm waters of a high, precipitous cliffs give way to views of thick forest standing on the shores of big and small Islands. -
5 secrets of the Romanov dynasty
The origin of the dynasty, the story of the emblem and the circumstances of their accession to the throne all this still causes ambiguous interpretations of historians.
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Ivan Susanin: riddles and answers
Ivan Susanin - a folk hero, a symbol of "peasant" loyalty to the king. For 400 years, the name and the legend of the miraculous salvation of the first sovereign of the Romanov dynasty became a part of folklore.
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How Catherine II wanted to...
Catherine II was so sure that it will revive the Byzantine Empire that even a grandson named Constantine, and was preparing to give him power. Annexation of the Crimea was part of this ambitious project.
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Riddles of the coats of arms of...
That Neptune makes on the arms of the Great Ustyug? Like a Peacock was the emblem of Serpukhov? "Russia is a riddle wrapped or wrapped in a mystery, inside an Enigma. When you look at Russian arms, you know that Churchill was right.
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How Napoleon and Paul 1 wanted...
"Hindustan is ours" and "Russian soldiers washing their boots in the Indian Ocean" - it could become a reality in the distant 1801, when Paul I, together with Napoleon attempted the conquest of India.
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Mysteries of the library of Ivan...
Several centuries enthusiasts and adventurers unsuccessfully search the library of Ivan the Terrible. Serious scientists impress - search meaningless. But hope still remains.
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Secrets of the Russian alphabet
What is encrypted in the "message to the Slavs"? How the Russian State was worth the letter "b"?
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The Secret Of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam is known to everyone. Everything heard or read his poems. However, if he owns most of them, debatable. But we can say unequivocally that he was the greatest scientist of his time, and his glory is wider popularity of the poet for postcards.
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Life of Ivan the Terrible in the...
December 3, 1564 Ivan the Terrible had left Moscow and moved to the Alexander suburb. Nearly two decades of capital, cultural and political center of the state was the suburban residence of the king.
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7 names of Russia
"Russia" - the name is relatively new. Before that territory was recorded in historical annals and plotted on maps under other names.
