30 photos of famous politicians taken before they climbed the political Olympus

What strong drinks did they drink in Russia before they came up with vodka?

Russians have always been able to celebrate on a grand scale - good, and there have been enough celebrations at all times in Russia. And what fun is it without drinks that liberate and relax body and soul? Despite the fact that vodka was invented in Russia only in the 16th century, the Slavs have been preparing and drinking a variety of alcohol since ancient times. The recipes of many primordially Russian intoxicating drinks have already been forgotten, or they have simply been replaced by modern "fashionable" alcoholic beverages. But such drinks could once again emphasize differently

10 famous musicians who climbed Olympus from the very bottom

If someone thinks that stories about people who had a difficult childhood, who knew poverty, but managed to turn their lives 180 degrees and now have almost everything that one can dream of, these are fictions. We hasten to assure that such things happen in this life. In this review, musicians who have achieved everything on their own, and their completely unglamorous past seems like a nightmare

Who 7 world famous artists dreamed of before they took up the brush: Van Gogh, Gauguin, etc

The seven heroes of the story are known for being artists. They received honor and fame precisely because of their talent for painting on canvas. But few people know that all of them did not initially strive to be painters. Lawyers, musicians, doctors, priests … Who did the famous artists really want to become, before they came to this profession? And how the great did not become what they were going to, but still became great

What did famous writers of the 20th century do before they became famous all over the world

Many people do not immediately find their own vocation, and on the way to the profession of their dreams, they have to try themselves in different fields. Writers in this case are also no exception. Many famous writers of the twentieth century began their career not at all from writing novels, but in order to provide food for themselves or their families, they had to master a variety of professions

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?