Most people are chatting here rather than in the video chat because I stream in multiple places at the same time: I play warcraft 2 online here: its completely free to download and play. If you've played

this picture when 2nd world war stop....

Frank R. Bledsoe was a machine gunner in WW2. This is his first hand story. He managed to evade being shot by the Germans by putting his hands up as they forced him to walk. The Germans who'd captured

In the sale went and preserved a few household things, and items of military uniforms, ammunition and equipment. SI Champagnier informed his wife: "I am very glad that I got rid of personal things ... 

Here are the memoirs of time in the military school in Birsk in November 1941 - December 1942. L. Rabichev retained: "Officers of all ranks of the school repeatedly repeated Suvorov's famous winged phrase:"

Professor of Moscow State University, L.G. Andreev left the most curious memories of the "Philosophy of Existence." With regard to this cycle, they are interesting in that they describe his service in

One of the common misconceptions about World War II is that Nazi Germany was the most criminal of that era. In fact, Japan was the biggest criminal, killing around 30 million civilians from the Philippines,

In comments to my last article of the cycle it was said that there was no famine in the Red Army. But there he did not assert that such a famine had taken place. Indeed, in our time, chronic neurosis is

In Russia since ancient times, the diet was supplemented with herbs such as nettle, sorrel, quinoa.  In Sakha Yakutia, flour from the roots of an umbrella is used. Some plants that are grown abroad

The book contains amazing recipes:  Acorns peeled off, cut into 4-5 pieces and pour water. Soak for two days, changing water 3 times a day. Then pour the acorns with twice the amount of pure water

I got an amazing book. It is called "The main wild growing plants of the Leningrad Region", "Leningrad newspaper and magazine and book publishing house", 1942. Pay attention to the year and place of

With motor transport in the "mechanized corps of the Red Army" was a real misfortune, motorized guns remained only on paper and in the imagination of party bonzes.  On the roads of the war, infantry,

I will analyze a concrete and well-known example of post-war alcoholism of a truly great scientist Yu.V. Knorozova. This is the very genius that "without leaving the office" deciphered the Maya writing.

And the second circumstance decided to mention.  2. Probably somewhere in the 70 years from the "intelligent doctors" spread the myth (?) About how the Red Army soldiers became alcoholics after the

Probably this behavior of the Red Army was due to the fact that in the mass of its Soviet man 30-40-ies accustomed only to vodka. Sealed with a wax lid-it was beaten with a blow of the hand on the bottom

Closing the theme of the "Commissar", the Red Army considered that it would be appropriate to tell you, dear friends, about the following. 1. Soviet soldiers (primarily young adults and especially those

Still it should be noted that the distilleries to the East were practically not evacuated, not before them. The country remained without alcohol, and therefore 28 new wine and vodka plants were built beyond

On the packaging for the front "drug" Vodka and Liquor-Vodka plants.  Vodka was brought to the front in:  a) oak barrels for 25-40 deciliters.  b) "milk" tin cans.  c) standard wine-ware.

I will quote the official document about how the matter was in the issue of vodka in the troops: "Despite repeated instructions and categorical demands for the issuance of vodka in the active army strictly

As in the movie "Only Old Men Go To Battle", where the footage with a faceted glass of vodka and a piece of bread on top, "to remember" the deceased pilot. This is vodka that has not been delivered yet.