The name of Socrates (469-399 BC) is associated with the first fundamental division of the history of ancient philosophy into pre- and post-Socratic philosop...

The eighteenth century ended the era when rulers acted as patrons of the fine arts. In the middle of the century, a musical genius was born in Austria - Wolf...

The United States of America, having victoriously completed World War II, was entering a new era of prosperity. Many young Hollywood actors and actresses asp...

In the Middle Ages, Europeans knew almost nothing about the countries of the East. The knowledge of the Italians - the most knowledgeable people at that time...

Becoming king of a small state at the age of twenty, Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) owned a great empire by the age of thirty. Convinced of his divine miss...

In the first half of the 19th century, independent America declared its main goal to expand its territory towards the Pacific coast. However, not all was wel...

Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) decided to connect his life with airplanes in early childhood. He became one of the most famous aviators and the man who manage...

Isaac Newton said: “If I have seen further than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” Modern scientists also continue to rely in th...

Since the beginning of the 20th century, cinema has become a favorite entertainment of people all over the world. Japan was one of the largest producers of f...

The Renaissance gave Europe many scientific discoveries that turned upside down conventional ideas. One of them was the heliocentric theory proposed by the P...

Confucius (551-479 BC) lived at a time when a new political reality was taking shape in China. Against the backdrop of the “golden age” of the early years of...

The second half of the 19th century in Great Britain went down in history as the “Victorian era”, in honor of Queen Victoria, who occupied the English throne...