A new flash mob was launched on the Web - the dogs were lifted to the ceiling (20 photos)

How Soviet soldiers survived, who were carried into the ocean for 49 days, and How they were met in the USA and the USSR after they were rescued

In the early spring of 1960, the crew of the American aircraft carrier Kearsarge discovered a small barge in the middle of the ocean. On board were four emaciated Soviet soldiers. They survived by feeding on leather belts, tarpaulin boots and industrial water. But even after 49 days of extreme drift, the soldiers told the American sailors who found them something like this: help us only with fuel and food, and we will get home ourselves

How were the trials of Nazi accomplices: How they were investigated and what they were accused of

At one time, these people were sure that their actions did not run counter to either the law or morality. Men and women who did their work as guards in concentration camps or otherwise contributing to the development of fascism, could not even imagine that they would have to appear not only before the judgment of God, but also to answer for their actions before people, according to the letter of the law. Their crimes against humanity deserve the most severe reckoning, but they are often ready to bargain for the slightest ambassador

Ban on love: how the USSR launched a campaign against marriages with foreigners

70 years ago, on February 15, 1947, the USSR issued a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council "On the prohibition of marriages between citizens of the USSR and foreigners." The need for such a decision was explained by the desire to protect Soviet women from the discrimination they were allegedly subjected to abroad. The ban did not last long - in 1953, Soviet citizens formally received permission to marry representatives of other states, but it was almost impossible to implement this in practice

Cheerful disabled dogs: photos of animals that were unlucky with their health, but were lucky with their owners

Everyone knows that animals love their owners, regardless of their state of health. What's more, cats treat headaches and dogs work as guides. But people do not remain in debt either. So, many deliberately choose disabled dogs as companions - and do not regret it at all. Carly Davidson's photo project is dedicated to animals that are lucky to meet very caring owners

When all prohibitions were lifted: the cyclical nature of sexual revolutions

The concept of "sexual revolution" is usually associated with the second half of the 20th century, when young people, who were born in a ruined economy after the Second World War, did not consider it necessary to adhere to the views of the old morality. But, in the past centuries, sexual revolutions also happened, starting from the time of Ancient Rome