4 foreign-made cars that bear a striking resemblance to the Zhiguli
Zhiguli is one of the most popular domestic automobile manufacturers. It goes without saying that...
Special Forces of the Second World War: what it was like in different countries
Special forces formations (Spetsnaz) or in common people “special forces” are any units of the gr...
Why doves were mass-bred in the Soviet Union
And to this day in many cities of the republics of the former Soviet Union there are dovecotes. O...
Sakhalin tunnel: how Soviet prisoners turned Japan into a continent
The idea to connect the mainland and Sakhalin with the help of an underground tunnel appeared in ...
How was the first meeting of Soviet pilots with German jet fighters
The first combat turbojet aircraft was created at the end of World War II in the Third Reich. For...
Smog covered Moscow. How to make an air quality monitoring station
On the morning of August 18, my monitoring station showed 12 times the usual level of PM2.5 parti...
What kind of car can you afford with a salary of 30 thousand rubles? rubles
A new car means years of savings and sacrifices. Few manage to fulfill the dream of owning four w...
How does a store work without sellers and cash desks
Not only does this store have no vendors or cash registers, it does not use RFID tags and the cus...
Why do soldiers in hot spots wrap the butt with a belt
In some photographs from modern hotspots, one extremely curious detail can be seen: the butt of a...
Construction in 12 years and 4 more interesting facts about the Baikal-Amur Mainline
Large construction sites are always the source of a huge number of unusual stories or events that...
7 off-road military vehicles that could become living legends
The army is not only a kind word, but also a very fast deed. True, when you find yourself off-roa...
Car mini-oven and what's wrong with it
The sellers on Aliexpress promise that this thing has a power of 90 watts and quickly heats up fo...