They created tsarist Russia - and they fell with it. They were to be puppets in the hands of courtiers, and they became a strong, autocratic dynasty. But before that, they were masters of intrigue ... and of bringing disaster upon the state. And their great career was almost over before it started i
Bona Sforza needs no introduction. An ambitious Italian woman who ruled the Republic of Poland alongside Sigismund I the Old, is one of the most recognizable Polish rulers. But do you really know everything about it? Check out our infographic.
The memory of Nikola Tesla has survived thanks to his inventions. The American engineer of Serbian origin gained eternal fame by working on the development of an electric motor and an alternating current generator, an autotransformer, a hydroelectric power plant at Niagara Falls, a solar battery ...
When the envoy of King Charles II of England saw Polish hussars for the first time, he was amazed. He wrote in the diary:This army is the finest thing that has been seen. And it was not an isolated opinion. Does this mean that there was no way to deal with the hussars? As it turns out, a few would b