On 26 December 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union met one last time and formally dissolved the Soviet Union. This action marked the final nail in the coffin for a country that had already been suffering from political unrest and economic stagnation for some time. The Soviet Union's disintegration had profound geopolitical ramifications that are still being felt today.
The Achaean Commonwealth developed into a great power in Greece from the 3rd century BC. Its army, under good command, proved relatively adequate in intra-Hellenic conflicts, but was unable to withstand the mighty Roman war machine. The army of the Achaean Commonwealth initially consisted of divisio
In the gloomy reality of the Peoples Republic of Poland and at the beginning of free Poland, these genius crooks became celebrities. They were loved by the crowds. Some for mocking the communist system. Others - because they gave hope. Would you be fooled? In the latest competition, we have thre
In 480 BC, before the advance of the Persian king Xerxes towards Greece, the Athenian general Themistocles He proposed that the Greek alliance block the passage of the Persian army in the narrow gorge of Thermopylae and, at the same time, immobilize the enemy fleet in the Strait of Artemis. In this
By October 1940, Axis 1 forces (Germany, Italy, Japan) had occupied Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark and Poland. Italy, from the beginning of April 1939, had occupied Albania, installing a pro-Italian government in Tirana under Prime Minister Shefqet or Shefqet Bey Verlaci (Shefqet bej