The historical role of Peter the Great (1672-1725) is enormous. He was proclaimed a national genius, educator, savior of Russia, revolutionary, “Napoleon and...

In 1870, Italy finally united into a single state, but for a long time, individual regions of the country felt their self-sufficiency. There was no basis for...

The Great French Revolution of the late 18th century, which proclaimed the slogan “Liberty, equality, fraternity,” turned the social life of all of Europe up...

In the 18th century, the industrial revolution began in England, which quickly spread throughout the world. New technologies developed rapidly. The steam eng...

In the 16th century, the physician Michel de Notredame, known as Nostradamus (1503-1566), lived in France. He was looking for a cure for the plague that deva...

The foundations of modern scientific thought were laid by pioneering scientists who devoted their lives to the study of natural sciences. The key figure amon...

The history of the car began at the end of the 19th century thanks to engineers such as Benz and Daimler. Cars began to seriously replace horse-drawn carriag...

Vladimir Odoevsky called Pushkin the sun of our poetry in his obituary. The poet was given an insultingly little life - she, this life, indeed, quickly rose ...

In the first decade after World War II, the eternal conflict between fathers and sons intensified. The younger generation did not want to put up with outdate...

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...

In the 8th-6th centuries BC, the formation of Greek civilization took place, which subsequently had a powerful influence on the formation of modern European ...

Art in the 20th century changed and developed extremely quickly. Currents replaced one another; what was new yesterday is already outdated today. Many art hi...