35 heartbreaking photos from Prague liberated by the Red Army

How a descendant of a noble family became a soldier of the Red Army, a servant of Munchausen and a friend of Pope Carlo: Yuri Katin-Yartsev

July 23 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Soviet actor and teacher, People's Artist of the RSFSR Yuri Katina-Yartsev. He played more than 100 movie roles, but most of the audience remembered his roles as Giuseppe from The Adventures of Pinocchio and the servant of the protagonist from the movie The Same Munchausen. Few viewers know that Katin-Yartsev was not only an actor, but also a legendary teacher who raised several generations of movie stars, as well as a front-line soldier who went through the entire war. Nobody knew about

How the Germans lost the 35-day battle, and the USSR liberated Crimea

In April 1944, a victorious offensive operation was launched in the Crimea, clearing the peninsula of the Wehrmacht. And if the Nazis took 250 days to occupy only one heroically defended Sevastopol, then 35 days were enough for the Soviet troops to destroy the enemy. When the German 17th Army was defeated, even the Hitlerite generals themselves called Crimea “the second Stalingrad”. Defeated, they left this land hastily and ingloriously

Heartbreaking photos of parents with prematurely departed babies

The heartbreaking series of photographs depicting parents holding deceased babies in their hands evokes the most ambiguous feelings. After all, there is nothing worse and sadder in the world than the premature loss of a child

Guy de Maupassant and Hermine du Nui: the heartbreaking love of a great heartthrob

Guy de Maupassant, a classic of the French short story. It seems that nothing was impossible in his life. He always got what he wanted. Charming, possessing sparkling humor, who knew the wisdom of life through his own experience, he had everything he dreamed of in his youth. He had money, women and fame. And yet, the unconquered peak of love remained in his fate - the heart of Hermine Lecomte du Nui

10 heartbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning photos

Every year, people take billions, and perhaps trillions of photographs, but only a few of the pictures are able to touch the quick. The Pulitzer Prize, established in 1942, is the most prestigious award in journalism for truly outstanding photographs. In our review of 10 award winning photos and their interesting stories