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Prokudin-Gorsky: Tsarist-era Uzbekistan captured in rare color photographs, 1907-1911

November 25, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteA few years before being commissioned by the tsar Nicholas II to photograph the Russian Empire in color, […]

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Intimate photos of the Romanovs, shortly before their execution, 1915-1916

October 14, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteMost of these rare and relatively intimate pictures of the Imperial Romanov family were taken by the head […]

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The coded world of Russian criminal tattoos, 1960-1990

June 19, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn jails and prisons around the world, tattoos can become a significant part of an inmate’s uniform, not […]

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Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of

April 11, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThough he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued […]

Was Ivan The Terrible Really As Terrible As His Legacy Suggests?

February 23, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteIvan the Terrible was given a terrible reputation, but was he really as bad as history made him […]

The Gruesome Murders Of Andrei Chikatilo — Russia’s “Red Ripper”

February 20, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteAndrei Chikatilo murdered 56 people, but despite the mounting evidence against him was arrested and let go several […]

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The exiles and convicts of Tsarists Russia, 1885

February 7, 2018 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs are taken by George Kennan, an American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka and […]

The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts

January 28, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the […]

How Vladimir Demikhov Actually Made A Two-Headed Dog

January 15, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThough it’s hard to believe that Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov actually made a two-headed dog, these surreal photos […]

4 Real Frankenstein Experiments And The Mad Scientists Behind Them

January 10, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteFor decades before and after Mary Shelly’s book, several prominent scientists were putting serious brainpower into real Frankenstein […]

Meet The Lykov Family That Survived Alone In The Siberian Wilderness For 42 Years

January 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1936, the Lykov family left civilization and went to live deep in the Siberian forest, where they […]

This Week In History News, Nov. 26 – Dec. 2

December 1, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteJulius Caesar’s landing spot in Britain found, location of Romanov treasure discovered, original Adolf Hitler painting uncovered. Archaeologists […]

The Mysterious Tunguska Event That Baffles Scientists To This Day

December 1, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this site“Over Onkoul’s Tunguska Road, the sky split in two and fire appeared high and wide over the forest.” […]

28 Horrifying Photos Of Holodomor — The Ukrainian Famine That Killed Millions

November 29, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Ukrainians call the famine the “Holodomor,” a name that means “murder through starvation.” 1 of 28 People […]

New Documents Could Reveal Location Of Missing Romanov Treasure

November 29, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe treasure has been missing for almost a century, but there may finally be a break in the […]

50,000-Year-Old Extinct Lion Found Frozen In Time With Head Resting On Its Paw [VIDEO]

November 10, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe permafrost of Siberia has the perfect conditions to preserve biological specimens for tens of thousands of years. […]

15 Interesting People That History Somehow Forgot

November 7, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteHistory may have forgotten them, but we haven’t. Meet 15 interesting people who never got the credit they […]

Amateur Sleuths Claim To Have Found Gold-Packed Nazi Amber Room

October 17, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1701, craftsmen from Denmark and Poland were hired by Frederick I of Prussia to create the Amber […]

The Harrowing Mystery Of The Dyatlov Pass Incident

October 5, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn January 1959, nine Soviet college students were killed under mysterious circumstances while hiking through the Ural Mountains. […]

Meet The 6 Deadliest Soviet Snipers Of World War II

September 28, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese six legendary male and female Soviet snipers not only aided the Soviet’s army but also changed the […]

60 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered In Black Sea

September 25, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteShips from the Byzantine period, the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire were all discovered, as well as […]

Lenin Died In 1924, But His Corpse Has Been Perfectly Preserved Ever Since

September 20, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe top-secret procedure that’s keeping this body so well preserved remains shrouded in mystery to this day. AFP […]

The Soviet Union Once Tested A Nuke That Was Too Big For War

September 19, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe strength of the bomb was bigger than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined — and wasn’t even as strong […]

The Man Who Singlehandedly Prevented Nuclear Armageddon Dies

September 18, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteMeet the man responsible for saving the world from a nuclear war. Scott Peterson/ Getty ImagesStanislav Petrov, at […]

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