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Poroshenko noted that Ukraine has paid a very high price for its European choice and independence. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during the solemn actions on the occasion of the introduction bezveza with the European Union at European square in Kyiv said that bezveza is the beginning and the …

Strange and bizarre historical photos. A compilation of amazing, funny and ridiculous moments in history that managed to echo in the 21st century through the art of photography. A man has the strength of a prototype football helmet, 1912. Kulturistka Patricia O’keefe (own weight – 29 pounds) lifts a man …

Fleeing from the war, tens of thousands of Europeans set out across the Mediterranean and settled in Egypt, Palestine and Syria. When the troops of the axis and the Soviet Union met in Eastern Europe and the Balkans during the Second world war, thousands of refugees journeyed across the Mediterranean …

History holds many interesting. I’m sure many of you have heard something so unbelievable and illogical, but bullshit is another way to call it does not. It turns out that in our history of such examples is full. Thus, we present 20 facts from history, which seem to be utter …

Love was stronger prohibitions. In the culture of many countries it is not customary to conclude a marriage between cousins or second cousins and sisters, and where-if not illegal. However, public disapproval and, if anything, the medical evidence seems to be a little worried about some people who somehow left …

As a rule, sightseeing, tourists believe everything what tells the guide. However, it often happens that historical monuments or architectural finds are nothing more than, well, “hyped” fake. The survey collected known sites, the authenticity of which raises many questions. Stonehenge Stonehenge is one of the most important monuments of …

It is peaceful and beautiful moments of life pre-war Leningrad. Solar street cars, cafes, theatres and people. Most of them will die a horrible death, but they just don’t know. But we know. We are so used to information about the war that ceased to be terrified.

Moscow 1960s, the city significantly expanded, it was added new areas. At the same time he began a new stage in the architecture of minimalism and simplicity. After all, the main task in country is to provide people with housing. 1960s is the era of “Khrushchev thaw” kitchen conversations, the …

Sometimes even the reconstruction are not those for whom they were received. Facial reconstruction on the skull or method of anthropological reconstruction of the image on craniological the basis of known (and not only) historical characters — a favorite pastime of anthropologists. Not so long ago scientists presented their vision …

The famous Indiana Jones is not in vain won so many films. The profession of an archaeologist really is full of mysteries and strange, sometimes quite inexplicable finds. About the secrets of many of them, scientists can only guess — but I can not understand what lurks in the dark …