Historical events and facts are very informative and interesting. They give us a unique opportunity to understand what is happening in a given period of development of human society, nations and countries. Almost all peoples have interesting historical facts. Russia has a lot of them. This is easily explained by the rich centuries-old past of our country. Common legends about rulers, about scientific and technological progress, about art and culture have always attracted and attract citizens of other states. The following are examples of such historical facts.
Interesting about modern Russia
About the rulers
Since the beginning of the reign of Nicholas the First in 1825, the rulers in our country have alternated on the principle of "bald - hairy." This pattern has survived to this day.
About television
In 1992, the chiming clock on television on New Year's Eve was delayed for one minute.
About money
The double-headed eagle on coins is not the emblem of the country, but the emblem of the Bank of Russia.
Scientific historical fact
The only time traveler in the world lives in Russia . This person is Sergey Krikalev. He spent more than 800 hours in space, moving at high speed. According to the theory of relativity, time slows down at high speeds. It was estimated that the astronaut returned to Earth 0.02 seconds younger.
About laws
In 1994, the government passed a law prohibiting dogs from barking from 23.00 to 7.00. This law is valid now, but only in Moscow. It is also noteworthy that the legislative act does not spell out what punishment the offender will incur.
Facts from Geography
The RF is almost twice as large as the United States. St. Petersburg metro is the deepest in the whole world. The Trans-Siberian Railway connects the capital and the city of Vladivostok and is the longest railway line in the world. Siberian taiga - 8% of terrestrial land.
Equipment
There are much more Kalashnikovs in the world than all other weapon models combined.
On the rulers and laws of tsarist Russia
Interesting historical facts about Russia are not always accurate and scientifically verified. For example, according to some historians, Ivan the Terrible did not kill his son.
In Russia, equality of men and women was proclaimed 2 years earlier than in the United States.
Peter the Great had his own way of fighting alcoholism in the country. He ordered the giving of medals, which weighed more than 7 kg, to all the guilty. They were obliged not to remove it for seven days.
Racquetmaking is the agency in charge of petitioning under Peter the Great.
An interesting history of Russia is rich in facts from the life of the tsarist army: Nikolai the First, as punishment for the guilty officers, provided the choice between keeping watch out of turn and listening to the opera.
Denbei is the first Japanese to enter Russia. In 1695 he arrived in Kamchatka, and in 1701 he reached Moscow. Peter the First ordered him to teach Japanese to Russian children in schools.
"Here lies Suvorov" - an inscription on the plate at the monument to the commander.
Boris and Gleb are the first Russian saints (1072).
Interesting historical facts in pre-revolutionary Russia
About the Army and Navy
In the Russian imperial fleet, the team "Cover!" meant to wear a hat.
In the army of imperial times, the rank of cornet was, and in modern - the ensign, in the army of imperial times - the rank of lieutenant, and in modern - the lieutenant.
Facts from Geography
1740 is the coldest winter in Russia.
After 1703, the Filthy Ponds in Moscow began to be called ... Clean Ponds!
About science
MV Lomonosov is the founder of Moscow State University, but he himself never visited this university.
About the people
In ancient Russia, grasshoppers were called dragonflies.
In Russia, the “original” is a stick used to beat a witness to a crime.
An interesting historical fact is that the Thai anthem was written in 1902 by a Russian composer.
Interesting about the politics of the USSR. Historical truth
What was called the Caribbean crisis in the USSR, was called the Cuban crisis in the USA, and the October crisis in Cuba itself.
An interesting historical fact is that legally the war between Germany and the USSR ended on January 21, 1955. The decision was made in the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
The Red Army and White Guards in 1931 fought on one side, at the request of the Governor-General of the Chinese province Sheng Shitsai, they suppressed the rebellion of the Turkic population.
Unusual historical facts of the USSR
In World War II, the machine gunner Semyon Konstantinovich Hitler fought in the Red Army.
At the beginning of World War II, the USSR used tractors in battles due to the lack of military vehicles.
Over the entire period of the Cold War, the world twice stood on the brink of a nuclear disaster due to failures in computer systems in the USSR and the USA. Nuclear war was prevented only thanks to the experienced military leaders of both superpowers.
During World War II, mines were neutralized by specially trained dogs for this, they were the main assistants of sappers.
In the USSR, the main enemy of the Nazis, according to Hitler, was the announcer Yuri Levitan, and not Stalin, as many believe.
Entertaining science and technology in the USSR
In the village of Baikonur, in the Kazakhstan SSR, a wooden spaceport was built in the 1950s. This was done in order to mislead enemy states. The real spaceport is located more than 350 km from this village.
During World War II, a flying tank was designed in the USSR on the basis of the design of the A-40 tank, but the project was closed due to a lack of powerful towing vehicles.
The laser gun was invented in the Soviet Union in 1984.
The Americans proposed that the USSR launch the first into space not dogs but blacks.
GAZ-21 has a wide range of models, including a model with a right-hand drive and an automatic transmission.
The T-28 tank could overcome "lunar landscapes." That was the name of the territory that was seriously affected by the hostilities.
Scientific and historical fact: the spacecraft, which the Soviet Union wanted to launch into space to explore Mars, during the tests showed that there is no life on Earth. After this incident, he was sent for revision.
Other interesting facts about the Soviet Union
About famous personalities
A list of gifts for Stalin's seventieth anniversary has been printed in newspapers for more than three years.
Khrushchev was the advertising face of the American company Pepsi.
Rokossovsky - Marshal at the same time the USSR and Poland.
Khrushchev ridiculed and harshly criticized paintings by artists in the direction of avant-garde. However, he often used obscene language.
Vladimir Putin, when he served in the KGB, had the call sign "Moth."
About laws
In the Soviet Union there was a tax on childlessness.
About sport
Lev Yashin - a famous football goalkeeper, took bronze at the USSR hockey championship in 1953.
The main prize in Sportloto was won only twice in the history of this game.
Music and TV
Evgeny Leonov in cartoons voiced such a character as Winnie the Pooh.
The group "Aria" has a song called "Will and Reason", few people know that this is the motto of the Nazis in fascist Italy.
Facts from Geography
In the early 1920s, the city of Novosibirsk had two time zones. On the left bank of the Ob River, the difference with the capital was 3 hours, and on the right bank - 4 hours.
In the 20s and 30s of the twentieth century, Vladikavkaz was immediately the center of both the Ingush and North Ossetian republics.
About the meaning of words
The word "prisoner" means "imprisoned Red Army man."
"Unknown" world history
This or that historical fact is not always believable and understandable to a contemporary. Examples are given below.
During the time of Genghis Khan, in Mongolia, everyone who dared to urinate in any body of water was executed. Because water in the desert was valued more than gold.
In England, in the years 1665-1666, the plague devastated entire villages. It was then that medicine recognized smoking as useful, which supposedly destroyed a deadly infection. Children and adolescents were punished if they refused to smoke.
Ancient Egyptian beauties evenly distributed pieces of fat through their hair. In the sun, they thawed and evenly covered the hair with a thick shiny layer, which was considered very fashionable.
The famous inventor of the sewing machine, Isaac Singer, was simultaneously married to five women at once. In total, he had 15 children from all women. All daughters called Mary. Probably not to be mistaken ...
Interesting historical facts of funeral subjects: the English admiral Nelson, who lived from 1758 to 1805, slept in his cabin in a coffin, which was cut down from the mast of an enemy French ship. His "feat" was repeated by French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who taught her texts while lying in a coffin. She often took this props on tour, which was very annoying to others. In the Middle Ages, sailors specifically inserted at least one golden tooth, even sacrificing a healthy one. What for? It turns out that on a rainy day, so that in case of death he could be buried with honor away from home.
About half of New Yorkers have been speaking several languages since the age of 5, except for native American English.
In 2007, about 46 million tourists visited New York and left more than $ 28 billion in the city!
The shortest war in history has lasted only 38 minutes. So many "fought" Zanzibar and England in 1896. England won.
Some more myths. Or is it true?
Historians claim that on Cocos Island, located 300 miles south of Costa Rica, pirates hid a $ 2 billion treasure. The search is carried out by archaeologists.
The most incomprehensible secret of mankind is death. What happens to a person after he dies? Modern scientists conduct large-scale and multimillion-dollar research in this area. So far, there is only a 100% conclusion that human consciousness continues to exist after physical death.
Official data from the British Admiralty claim that as a result of shipwrecks, an eighth of all gold and silver mined on earth rests on the seabed. Today on the black market you can buy an old map with the coordinates of the treasures. Is this true or fraud? In 1985, on this map, Mel Fischer found the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora off the coast of Florida, which sank back in 1622. From the bottom of the vessel he managed to raise valuables by 450 (!) Million dollars.
In some countries, every movement of citizens is monitored by special services using Internet tracking programs. Sensors are built into modern telephones, televisions, computers. World espionage is booming. Is it true? Who knows...