Elizabethan Fortress in Hawaii
The Russian-American Company, in addition to exploring Alaska and other territories on the Pacific coast of North America, attempted to establish a foothold in Hawaii. In 1816, a representative of the company, Georg Sche…
Nicholas II in Thailand
In 1890 and 1891, the future Russian emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich, then the Tsarevich, embarked on a lengthy journey through Eastern countries aboard the cruiser "Azov." He became the first Russian monarch to choose ex…
City of Verny
The city of Verny, now known as Almaty, was founded as a military fortification by the Russian government on February 4, 1854. Over time, it grew and became a large Cossack settlement, where people actively migrated from…
Joy, the Last Dog of the Tsarevich
Tsarevich Alexei and his dog Joy.
The day after the tragic death of the royal family, the guards at the Ipatiev house heard the howling and barking of a dog. It was Ortipo. Many locals had already begun to suspect that …
Russian Submarine Fleet
On March 19, 1906, by the decree of Emperor Nicholas II, the Russian submarine fleet was established. A new class of combat ships, submarines, was added to the military fleet. The fleet included 20 submarines "Forel", as…
Russian Colony in Paraguay
General Ivan Belyaev became the founder of a significant Russian colony in Paraguay after the Civil War, when many Russians left their homeland. He helped them find work and housing in South America, and also played a ke…
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Monument to the Russian Troops
On March 3, Bulgaria officially celebrates the Day of Liberation from Ottoman rule.
142 years ago, on March 3, 1878, the war between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ended, during which Russia sought to free the Slavic p…
Museum of N. A. Durova
Many have probably at least briefly seen the Soviet film "The Hussar Ballad," but not everyone knows that the main character Shurochka Azarova was entirely based on a real person, the hussar maiden Nadezhda Durova. Her f…
School Street in the First Capital
Next to the Rogozhskaya Zastava square lies a quiet pedestrian street known today as School Street. Before the revolution, it was called Telezhnaya and 1st Rogozhskaya Street. This is the only street of the Rogozhskaya Y…
World Expo in Paris
The World Expo of 1900, known as Exposition Universelle, took place in Paris from April 15 to November 12. Russia invested 5 million rubles in its participation, of which a third was allocated by the state, and the rest …
