30 retro photos of Paris during the 1940 occupation

New archaeological find in Jerusalem may shed light on Israel's life before Roman occupation

For many centuries, the Western Wall has been one of the main symbols of faith and hope for hundreds of generations of Jews. This is the most sacred place in Judaism, a place of pilgrimage and prayer. After all, this is the only thing that has survived not even from the Temple itself, but from its fortifications around the Temple Mount. People come here to mourn the shrine destroyed by the Romans. Recently, archaeologists have found a series of mysterious underground chambers full of ancient artifacts near this wall. What was found in these rooms, which, according to estimates

Moscow metro during the war: during air raids, people gave birth here, listened to lectures and watched a movie

When in the summer of 1941 enemy planes roared over Moscow for the first time, a completely different life began for the inhabitants of the capital. But very soon people got used to the phrase "air raid" and the metro became a second home for many. They showed films, libraries and creative circles for children. At the same time, the metro workers continued to build new tunnels and prepared for a chemical attack. This was the subway in the early 1940s

The occupation of the territory of the USSR by the troops of the Third Reich in the photographs of the soldiers of the Wehrmacht

These photographs were taken by soldiers of Nazi Germany on the eastern front. The photo captures the everyday life of soldiers in the occupied territories and the moments of "cooperation" with local residents. Needless to say, German soldiers feel completely at home, and the photos are very similar to the so-called "demobilization album"

Sale of things confiscated from Jews and other hard-hitting facts during the Nazi occupation of France

During the Nazi occupation in France, ambiguous events took place: the French police followed the orders of the Nazis, shops sold items and furniture taken from Jews, the Louvre collection was replenished with paintings taken from Jewish homes, and the local authorities pursued a policy of collaboration. Cooperation with the enemy to the detriment of French citizens receives different assessments in the international community. Is it necessary to condemn only the actions of the Nazi occupiers or the problem of complicity with Nazism - n

Unique retro photographs taken during the fighting during the war in Afghanistan

For 10 years of war, Afghanistan passed at least three million people from the post-Soviet space, of which 800 thousand participated in hostilities. This war still resonates with pain not only in Afghan families, but also in the families of all those who had to fulfill their international duty far from their homeland. This review contains the most interesting photos that can tell a lot about those terrible days of the war