10 Russian celebrities before and after they managed to lose those extra pounds

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

What the labels of Russian and Soviet sweets looked like before and after the revolution

Almost a hundred years ago, the October Revolution took place, which radically changed the ideology and the course of history of a huge country. The changes have affected every field of activity and every person. We decided to compare the labels of Russian and Soviet sweets before and after 1917 to find out if the revolution even touched sweets

Which of the celebrities managed to light up on the screen long before the start of a stellar career

Many children appear on the screen, someone was interviewed, another performed on stage, and still others even got some kind of movie role. All this does not mean at all that they have a successful acting career. But in the case of these celebrities, their appearance on the screen as a child was more likely a pattern and recognition of their talent, and not an accident and luck. But not always

What they ate, what they traded, and how the Indians lived before Columbus: Stereotypes versus facts

Because of adventure films, cute quotes on the Internet, and books written by colonialists during the days of active colonization, the average European perception of the indigenous people of America is rather stereotyped. Even realizing that South and North America differed from each other in history, many are very vague about what these differences looked like. It seems that in the south they ate potatoes and corn, and in the north - game meat … Right?

One has only to want to: 20 incredible examples of parting with extra pounds

How often, before the onset of the beach season, when it’s time to get out of warm sweaters, people look at themselves in the mirror and sigh with the words: “From tomorrow I will definitely take care of myself!”. But there are real heroes who have gone from talking to action and made themselves. It seems incredible that the photos are the same people