The oldest Viking settlement in the country was recently discovered in Iceland. Sounds simple, doesn't it? It was not so! The remains of the settlement were found under another. This radically changes the opinion of historians about the time of the first arrival of the Scandinavians on the island! After all, the age of these structures is much older than the generally accepted period of time when the Vikings arrived in Iceland and settled it
The other day the TV channel "Russia" officially disclosed information, which, however, was an open secret - Russia at Eurovision will again be represented by Sergey Lazarev. Although after his performance in 2016, everyone was sure that the singer would not return to the Eurovision. True, this time Lazarev will appear before the audience in a completely new role. He has already shown a song that he recorded with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Clear traces of a shipwreck of ancient Roman ships were found in Serbia under amazing circumstances. The miners of the Kostolatsk surface coal mine were digging the slope with an excavator and suddenly stumbled upon the surface of wooden boats. Scientists believe that the find belongs to the Roman era. The boats were buried under mud, but in fact - under what used to be an ancient river. According to experts, the ships have lain here for at least 1,300 years
The Vikings are generally credited with a reputation for being rude, unwashed barbarians in horned helmets and armed with rusty axes. They are skillful sailors, ruthless invaders and brave warriors who bring bloody sacrifices to their god Odin. Despite this notoriety, the history of the Vikings is actually a legacy of all sorts of achievements. They forever changed the way people talk, exercise, travel, and even groom themselves
Unicorns, basilisks, dragons - those with whom Harry Potter was friends or fought, those mythical, fabulous creatures that are mentioned in the legends of different peoples, deserve close attention and study - because at least some of them appear in no less Holy Scripture. Does this mean that they existed in reality, and then disappeared for some unknown reason? Or is there another explanation?
The great biologist, who devoted his life to science, wrote many works in the field of cytology and bacteriology, immunology and physiology, became a Nobel Prize laureate and dreamed of finding a cure for old age. His name is inscribed in history in gold letters, however, there were periods in the life of Ilya Mechnikov when his hands were discouraged from impotence, and he himself did not see a way out of the situation. Fortunately, two of his attempts to commit suicide were unsuccessful
Dmitry Sergeevich Likhachev, already during his lifetime, began to be called the conscience and the voice of the Russian intelligentsia, and his opinion often became decisive in controversial situations. He was a very prolific scientist, wrote many works on the history of Russian literature. And always behind his back was the main woman in his life, his wife Zinaida Alexandrovna, thanks to whom, in fact, he remained alive
Stalin is known for his passion for big projects. His wildest ideas were to conquer natural forces. One of these plans was the infamous "piece of iron" cutting the heart of the Arctic. Immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War, the USSR, still immersed in devastation, began the implementation of a grandiose project by the political prisoners of the Stalinist GULAG. In an almost uninhabited zone of the circumpolar tundra, the construction of the Northern Railway, almost in length, has started
A Hollywood star and doctor of neuroscience, a feminist and religiously religious Jew, a cat lover and twice a mother, and also a vegan, writer and director: the image of Mayim Bialik seems to consist of countless clichés, which she easily breaks. But speaking in seemingly contradictory hypostases, she is perceived surprisingly harmoniously, and for this, probably, she receives recognition and love from viewers all over the world - primarily those who are familiar with the "Big Bang Theory"
Discoveries that are important for the history and development of mankind have always been accompanied by scientists and archaeologists. Every year there is more and more new, fascinating information about life in the past, about previous civilizations, about their beliefs and traditions. Today we will tell you about six significant discoveries that were made last year
Even in an era when the world was fragmented (at least, it was impossible to board a plane and download a book on the Internet - too), an educated person knew the literature not only of his country, but also of his neighbors, and even distant countries. And in our time it is all the more worth knowing the most important names. For example, five iconic Persian poets who influenced both Eastern and Western culture
On December 10, 1933, King Gustav V of Sweden presented the Nobel Prize in Literature to the writer Ivan Bunin, who became the first Russian writer to receive this high award. In total, 21 people from Russia and the USSR received the prize, established by the inventor of dynamite Alfred Bernhard Nobel in 1833, five of them in the field of literature. True, historically it so happened that for Russian poets and writers, the Nobel Prize was fraught with big problems
Anastasia Tsvetaeva is not just the sister of the famous poet. Her long life - she passed away at 98 years old - can be called an illustration of the national history of the 20th century. “The many-faced Asya,” as Alexander Kovaldzhi called her, was touched by many key events of those years - the revolution, the civil war, the creation and disintegration of the USSR, the Stalinist repressions … Throughout her life, she carried a love of work, becoming the author of many books, a teacher of young writers. educator of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her many years of work to preserve
Peter I is the last Tsar of All Russia from the Romanov dynasty, the first Emperor of All Russia, a great reformer and an ambiguous personality. He pulled Russia, literally by the beard, out of the protracted Middle Ages and kicked it into modern times. In history, the great Peter's undertakings are better known, but the tsar also had great failures - both in state endeavors and in his personal life
Joseph Stalin is one of the most controversial personalities in Russian history. Someone talks about his contribution to the Victory and the restoration of the country, and someone - about the terrible repressions. In our review, there are several interesting facts about Stalin and photographs of his personal belongings, which can be used to compose a portrait of the Generalissimo
On the set of films, actors quite often reveal not only their talent, but also human qualities. Alexander Proshkin, the director of the film "Cold Summer of the Fifty-third", which became the last work of Anatoly Papanov, in one of his interviews spoke about the touching incident with this actor that took place on the set
On December 4, 1586, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was sentenced to death for conspiracy. Russian monarchs were also killed, only Russian "God's anointed" died, as a rule, not under a guillotine, but became victims of popular anger or palace intrigues
Psychologists say that a person's hobby is his failed profession. Even those in power at all times are sometimes distracted by pleasant pursuits: someone is closer to poetry and aristocratic hunting, to someone collecting or painting. Today we will talk about the alter ego of Russian celestials
Fatal coincidence of circumstances or someone's unforgivable carelessness lead to the death of hundreds of people in road accidents every day. This is an irreparable loss for loved ones and relatives. But when the life of a talented person ends in an accident, this is a loss not only for relatives, but also for numerous admirers of his talent. They will never go on stage again and will not delight the pullover with their new roles and songs. Their flight is interrupted, but the memory remains
On July 19, the remarkable theater and film actor, theater director and screenwriter Alexander Shirvindt will be 82 years old. Everyone knows his brilliant sense of humor, equanimity and philosophical and ironic attitude to life. During filming and touring, the actor often found himself in curious situations, many of which he created himself
Svetlana Druzhinina and Anatoly Mukasey met in their youth in order to live a long and happy life together. The spouses themselves joke that they had no chance of parting, because real Soviet intelligence officers were responsible for the strength of the bonds of their marriage: after the wedding, Anatoly Mukasey's parents taught the newlyweds the culture of family relations based on the traditions of their family
"Cinderella", "Marya the Master", "Don Quixote" - scripts for these and many other kind films were written by the great Soviet storyteller Yevgeny Shvarts. Such famous actresses as Yanina Zheimo and Faina Ranevskaya starred in his films. In addition to working in films, he wrote theatrical plays and "was noted in animation." October 21, 2016 marks his 120th birthday
He lived brightly, greedily, avidly. And he loved just as insatiably. He fell in love. He loved. He lived. And his life is love. Nina Shatskaya became the main love of Leonid Filatov. But their great happiness was preceded by a series of meetings, partings, deaf hopelessness and fervent hope. They had a difficult but very vivid biography of love
Elina Bystritskaya is still considered one of the most beautiful actresses today, but she was often left without roles in theater and cinema. She has been married for 27 years, carefully hiding her personal life from outsiders. This gave rise to many rumors about her husband, which she herself did not comment on. Only many years after the divorce, Elina Bystritskaya slightly opened the veil of secrecy over her personal life and admitted why she could not find her female happiness
They were happy together and perhaps hoped to live a lifetime together. However, under the influence of circumstances or due to the intervention of other people, these marriages broke up. And difficult divorce proceedings began, during which once close people quarreled, accused and offended each other. However, the most protracted battles unfolded because of the section of the state, which amounted to more than one million dollars. How did the loudest divorces of famous businessmen and politicians end?
Everyone knows about the military exploits of "Marshal of Victory" Georgy Zhukov, whose birthday on December 1 (November 19) turns 120, but much less is known about his private life. He was married twice officially, twice entered into a civil marriage. Despite repeated public condemnation of his "immoral way of life", Marshal Zhukov lived as he saw fit, as was possible in wartime, and called his beloved women wives, and not field friends
She was one of his favorite actresses. Ivara Kalninsha was attracted to Nonna Mordyukova by her enormous talent, truly regal manners and intelligence. And although both of them were from the acting environment, it was not possible to meet in any way. But still, this meeting happened in his life - a night with Nonna Mordyukova. And this meeting was non-trivial, like the actress herself
Since adolescence, he starred in "Yeralash", but real fame came to him after the release of the series "Daddy's Daughters", where Mikhail Kazakov played Ilya Polezhaikin, a friend of Galina Sergeevna. And outside the set, the actor managed to endure the tragic loss of his father, go to prison because of a murder charge, abandon his acting career and turn from a good-natured bumpkin into a slender young man. And almost die, falling from a 12-meter height
On January 24, 2018, the brilliant conductor and violist Yuri Bashmet celebrates a double anniversary - his 65th birthday and 50 years of creative activity. He performs almost the entire repertoire that he wrote for viola and proved the unique capabilities of this instrument
The acting profession is to skillfully transform into different roles, which are sometimes radically different from each other. But, unfortunately, sometimes one image is attached to the artist, which accompanies him from film to film. Directors invite actors to exactly those roles that correspond to their usual roles
The charming petite brunette has long conquered the hearts of the audience with her eccentricity and vivid images created on stage and on the screen. Liya Akhedzhakova successfully played many roles invented by the directors, but the role of truly beloved and loving fell to her only in adulthood
On October 1, 2018, French singer Charles Aznavour, one of the best representatives of the Armenian people, died. The man, whose name was known all over the world, never forgot about his roots and kept in touch with his homeland, he said that every second Armenian is an artist. In this review, we recall the Armenians who managed to achieve worldwide fame and never forgot about their homeland
In 2021, the Harry Potter film franchise will have an anniversary: exactly 20 years ago, the first film about a boy who survived was released. During this time, hundreds of actors took part in the project. Thanks to Potteriana, some young talents received a ticket to the world of big cinema, others remained actors of the same role. In this review, a story about what happened to the most popular heroes over the past two decades
What happened to the 11 most successful domestic boy bands from the 1990s: "Tender May", "Hands Up!"
Despite the fact that the term "boy band" is clearly foreign, the phenomenon itself can not be called purely American, because we also have something to cover - the first boy bands were created in the Soviet Union and were wildly popular. Their creators acted on intuition and were the founders of this musical movement in Russia and the CIS countries, taking into account the mentality and other features of culture
It seems that large marriages should be the strongest. After all, adults consciously created a family, gave birth to children. Unfortunately, having many children is not a guarantee of the preservation of a family from which feelings have left. It is not known which is better: to create the appearance of an ideal family or to honestly break up
It is believed that the image of Pierre Bezukhov in the great novel of Leo Tolstoy was a kind of reflection of the author himself. With the film adaptation, it turned out about the same: the director of the picture played a key role. To match the type, he had to put on weight, and for the role of Helen Bezukhova, Bondarchuk took his wife Irina Skobtseva, while refusing another beautiful actress
The creative path of Soviet performers did not always develop as rosy as desired. Very often, songs performed by talented famous vocalists suddenly stopped broadcasting on the radio, records with their records disappeared from sale, they ceased to appear on television screens. Some of the performers stopped performing for quite objective reasons, and some were simply forced to leave not only the stage, but also the country
Isabella Yurieva was an unconditional and absolute star - on stage, in music and in fate. She was recognized by her strong contralto and was called "queen of the gramophone", "Madame Eternal Full House", "white gypsy". The husband sacrificed his own career for her, and the romance to his poems became one of the most popular in the singer's repertoire
Lyudmila Chursina was called one of the brightest actresses of the Soviet Union, there were many rumors about her. And this beautiful woman with a royal bearing hid her complexes and a very vulnerable soul behind her own inaccessibility. It seemed that everything should turn out the way it was described in the novels: marriage is one and for life, common interests, joint creativity, conversations until dawn. However, fate prepared for her as many as three marriages and many unexpected turns
The heroes of children's films became stars, as a rule, completely unexpectedly for themselves, because at a young age no one seriously thinks about choosing a future profession. Most of the children got into the movies by accident, but often the random choice was fateful, and they became actors in the future. Some of those who starred in "The Adventures of Pinocchio", "The Adventures of Electronics", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" never played in films again, and some talented actors