As you know, after the October Revolution, the young Land of Soviets brought with it a new reality. The outlook of the younger youth was changing. It was also reflected in the impetuous urge to abbreviate words. It was accepted to greet each other with the abbreviation "SKP", and to appoint a date "on Tverbul near Pampush"
During the trial of Nazi criminals in 1945, one girl stood out among the accused. She was pretty pretty, but sat with an impenetrable face. It was Irma Grese - a sadist, what else to look for. She strangely combined beauty and extraordinary cruelty. To bring torment to people gave her special pleasure, for which the overseer of the concentration camp received the nickname "blond devil"
Everyone knows the phrase of Louis XIV "The state is me!" The 72-year reign of the "Sun King" was the heyday of absolute monarchy in France. But, as you know, the peak is always followed by an inevitable downhill movement. It was this fate that befell the next king, Louis XV. Since childhood, he was surrounded by excessive care, which later resulted in shifting his responsibilities onto others, unbridled debauchery and critical devastation of the treasury
It is generally accepted that it was the German Kaiser Wilhelm II who took a direct part in inciting the First World War. On November 10, 1918, he left for the Netherlands, and on November 28, he abdicated the throne. The Kaiser spent the rest of his life at the Dorn estate. 59 wagons and carts were needed to deliver his property to the castle. Today, everything has been preserved in Dorn as it was under the exiled monarch
If someone else needs additional proof that the stars on the screen are ordinary people, then photos of Elijah Wood with his fans will perfectly fulfill this function. The 36-year-old actor, despite his worldwide fame, behaves completely openly in personal communication and is ready to pay attention to everyone. Even if you manage to catch him at the most unexpected moment, for example, while attending a football match at the stadium, he is even then ready to chat and pose for a joint
She became popular thanks to the program "About It", after which appeared "Domino" and many other programs, during which Elena Hanga talked about the most intimate things. It seemed that she could answer almost any question about the relationship between a man and a woman, but her own family with the famous political scientist Igor Mintusov turned out to be not quite standard
The most popular and affordable source of entertainment in the 1990s was television. However, even here everything did not turn out according to the scenario familiar to Soviet citizens. The strict announcers in closed suits were replaced by young presenters who were not afraid to ask uncomfortable questions or appear in the frame in a sweater and jeans. New names were heard: Vlad Listyev, Urmas Ott, Sergey Suponev and many others. What did they have to pay for their success?
The famous French actress Julie Depardieu does not like to talk about herself, she hates being called "the daughter of a talented father", she never forgave "Gerard" for the death of her brother. She also admits that she hates acting dynasties, and says that she herself became an actress quite by accident. Julie, not even wanting the mirror to remind her of family ties, went under the knife of plastic surgeons five times to forever part with her appearance, which reminds everyone of her star
Swords have always been a special weapon, keeping the honor and pride of their owners. It was they, according to legends, who most often brought good luck in battles. Today, with battles already largely transferred to the digital world, swords continue to be admired. Some of the historical blades can still be seen with your own eyes, especially since legends are sometimes created in our time
The myth of Echo and Narcissus explores the boundaries between love and obsession, and warns that obsessive love, including self-love, has far from pleasant consequences. When Liriope asked Tiresias, a powerful oracle, if her newborn child would live happily ever after, she received a very mixed answer
At the beginning of 2021, a wide release of the film is expected, which has become, in fact, a remake of the cult film by Stanislav Govorukhin "The meeting place cannot be changed." The new film was based not only on the famous film, but also on its literary original - the novel by Arkady and Georgy Vainer "The Era of Mercy". The filmmakers, as it turned out, had been hatching the idea of releasing a new picture since the time when Stanislav Govorukhin's tape was shown for the first time
He was called the Prophet in the world of cinema. The unfinished epic saga Dune is one of the most famous cult films in film history. Only the enumeration of those who were involved in this picture has a powerful hallucinogenic effect. Reading this list, it may seem that all of this is too amazing to be true. Indeed, in what delusional dream it may occur to you that Salvador Dali and Mick Jagger can star in the same movie, and Pink Floyd and Magma write music
The name of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian ruler, is probably known to everyone without exception. This ambitious young man once conquered half the world. In his native Macedonia, a monument was erected to Alexander, and in Asia he is called only a bloody conqueror. This historical figure is surrounded by an endless romantic halo and is not at all as unambiguous as it seems at first glance. It is not always possible to separate fact from fiction in the stories about Alexander, passed from mouth to mouth throughout
Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were sisters and both became prominent actresses in Hollywood's Golden Age. However, it was simply impossible to suspect them of related feelings. Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine not only competed, but openly feuded and were quite capable of publicly accusing each other of all sins. What caused such irreconcilable contradictions and how did they share fame, men and even children?
A living Hollywood legend, Michael Caine was one of the most sought-after actors in the 1960s and 1990s. The star's arsenal includes hundreds of films, two Oscars and three Golden Globes. Kane is better known to our audience at an already mature age. Many of the excellent films that were adorned with the magnificent acting performance of the aristocratic Briton might not have seen the light of day. If not for the second screen legend - Jack Nicholson
Movie stars are always attracting increased attention to their person. Some of them are especially eccentric. By creating unusual images on the screen, very often the actors are extremely eccentric personalities by nature. Here are some Hollywood stars who have taken unusual behavior to a whole new level
Hugh Keays-Byrne, famous Hollywood actor and iconic on-screen villain, has passed away at the age of seventy-three. Most of all, he is known to the viewer for two roles in one franchise - the influential and most popular post-apocalyptic action movie "Mad Max". Who doesn't remember this stunning shock of gray hair and the indescribable charisma of his movie bandit? What was the reference Hollywood criminal like in life?
As incredible as it sounds, Raquel Welch turned 80 on September 5! Of course, for a star of this magnitude and a woman of such incomparable beauty, this is a date worth celebrating. Raquel was admired during her golden years. The most amazing thing is that the actress has retained her beauty even at such a respectable age. What is the secret of her youthfulness and attractiveness? What aspects of Welch's life and career have remained outside the tabloids?
Pushkin is a poet and writer about whom, as a person and a creator, you can constantly learn something new. For example, the sun of Russian poetry was very fond of trolling around. Reading about how he teased and pranked people around, you wonder - how would Pushkin behave in the era of the Internet?
Many authors at some point in time begin to hate their books or heroes fostered on the pages. Sometimes this happens after the tenth rewriting of the work, when it seems that there will be no end to it, sometimes the reaction of readers and critics is disappointing, but there were cases that a successful novel became the cause of aggression or the development of mass phobias, writers were horrified at the harm that inflicted their works and even tried to "destroy" already published books
Today, a man decorating his clothes with feathers evokes a kind of associations in us, but in past eras it was the other way around, this detail of the toilet spoke of the masculinity of the owner of the hat, and sometimes of his high military rank
Thousands of films are released annually, and directors very often turn to famous literary works in search of plots for their film masterpieces. It seems that today the entire world literary classics have already been filmed. If modern works fall into the category of bestsellers, then the directors immediately try to get the rights to film adaptation from the author. But there is one work that will never be filmed
Have you ever watched a movie for the first time and thought you had already seen it? This is because Hollywood loves to release films with the same storyline twice a year. Of course, there are a lot of films on the same topic, even the characters can be the same, but I can't call these tapes the same. But with the films from this collection, everything is completely different. Let's try to figure out why this is so?
"Anna Karenina" - a mirror of the "immoral" revolution, or How Tolstoy shook the Russian foundations
At school, they tell a lot of different things about Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. They do not even ignore the fact that at one time he replaced television series for ladies - he was published in magazines with a sequel (and Tolstoy perfectly understood what he was doing - because of this, he treated his novel with disdain). But what not a single teacher of literature even thought to tell is the fact that "Anna Karenina" actually reflects all the burning issues of the quiet sexual revolution of the late nineteenth century
Boulevards appeared long before the fashion for leisurely walks around the city. But the tabloid theater and tabloid literature are relatively young phenomena, but widespread in the culture of the century before last, the past, and now even the present century. There is no doubt about the tabloid art of being. Another thing is that the works written for the idle crowd, not so rarely passed into the category of highly artistic, and their authors received not only profit, but also honor
Sometimes, for a good role, actors just move mountains in their pursuit of conformity. Someone is losing weight in a record, someone is gaining, someone is growing their hair, and someone is shaving baldly. But what if the road to fame requires literally proving that age is just a number? In our roundup, there are actors who simply stun the age gap with their characters
Great and terrible, their genius was not just akin to illness, but was it. Individuals who determined the historical face of their time, changed the thinking of their contemporaries and left an indelible mark, often suffered from various forms of schizophrenia. However, for their descendants, their diagnosis rather remained a "special form of thinking", thanks to which they managed to achieve great success in the field of literature, cinema, theater and science
What do the last pagans of Russia look like? Do you imagine bloody rituals, aggressive half-naked men, weapon shaking? If so, then in vain. In the religious life of the Mari, the European small indigenous people of Russia, the main role is played by the sacred groves, and no one runs around them naked with axes
Today, people for the most part perfectly understand why natural disasters occur. No one is surprised by a downpour, thunderstorm, strong wind and even a solar eclipse. And in antiquity in Russia, each of these phenomena had its own special, sometimes very ambiguous, explanation. The beliefs of that time, considered today superstitions, greatly influenced the life of every person, regulating his daily routine. There was practically no doubt about their truth
Today, expectant mothers are under the supervision of doctors, attend antenatal clinics, voraciously read Dr. Spock and other literature on raising babies. After the birth of the long-awaited miracle, women try to follow all the recommendations, and when the child grows up a little, they take him to "development", looking for the best kindergartens and schools. How was it before?
It is no secret that even in the days of Soviet equality, the standard of living in the republics was somewhat different. If we talk about Georgia, then the local population did not exactly look deprived. It was generally accepted that Tbilisi got the preferences due to the common descent with the leader. But in fairness, one must also remember those times when Stalin's relationship with his fellow countrymen did not look so rosy
Having become the owner of atomic weapons in 1945, the United States remained the only nuclear power in the world until 1949. The possession of a significant military advantage was not in vain: plans were born to destroy America's main political enemy - the USSR. One of these plans - "Chariotir", was developed in mid-1948 and in the same year, after revision, was renamed "Fleetwood". According to him, an attack on the Soviet Union with a massive nuclear bomb
When the atomic bomb was tested in the Soviet Union, the information bulletins, of course, did not say anything about the details of its creation. Moreover, no information was made public about the role that foreign intelligence played in this. Almost half a century had to pass before the truth about the large-scale Operation Enormos, brilliantly carried out by scouts, was revealed. It was thanks to her that the creation of the atomic bomb in the USSR became possible
Stars meet, stars fall in love, marry, get divorced … Alas, among celebrities, strong marriages can be found not so often, and even the most seemingly long alliances sometimes break up. Not to mention those celebrities who now and then change their faithful. Let's remember the loudest partings of celebrities in recent years and find out what the ex-lovers have not shared among themselves
The form of resistance of the GULAG prisoners changed not only depending on the camp, conditions of detention and the contingent of prisoners. The historical processes taking place in the country as a whole exerted their influence. Initially, since the inception of the GULAG as a system, the main form of resistance has been shoots. However, after the Great Patriotic War, riots among prisoners began to take place everywhere. Considering that there were now people with combat experience behind bars, such uprisings represented a real op
While scholars generally agree that Jesus was a real historical figure, controversy has long raged over the events and circumstances of his life described in the Bible. Among other things, one of the most weighty and widespread disputes was the dispute regarding the language in which he spoke
Oftentimes, people think of aristocrats and members of royal families as exalted and very impressive personalities who have overcome a lot in order to finally be on the throne. Of course, some of the princes and princesses were quite nice and nice people. But others, on the contrary, stood out from the crowd for their actions, follies and atrocities, which many remember to this day
Whether it is possible to build happiness on misfortune is a moot point. But there are often cases when women are so blown away by love that they are not stopped by the presence of wives and children among the chosen ones. Moreover, some of them even decide to give birth to heirs to their loved ones, not even hoping that men will be with them. These stories are just from the series "and I love a married man": we will talk about domestic stars who decided to give birth from unfree
On November 13, 1943, the Nazi-occupied Pskov town of Porkhov was shaken by a powerful explosion. A local cinema took off, where German soldiers whiled away the evening while watching a simple comedy. The sabotage, organized by the local projectionist Konstantin Chekhovich, remained in the history of one of the largest partisan campaigns during the Great Patriotic War. It has not been established exactly how many Nazis were liquidated as a result of that operation. But historians admit that the number
The First World War was a difficult period, which brought a lot of troubles and fraught with many mysteries. Until now, people are trying to find the missing treasury of the Russian army, which was commanded by General Samsonov. A large box storing three hundred thousand rubles in gold and other valuables haunts treasure seekers. Every year in the summer, in August, people inspired by the legend gather near Velbark, who dream of finding the general's treasures. Read about the journey of Samsonov's treasury, how they tried to find it, but to no avail