On April 30, 1945 at 21:50, Soviet soldiers hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in Berlin.
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December 1942 Soviet troops are preparing to close the "Ring"
🚩On 11.12.1942, near Stalingrad, Soviet troops are preparing to close, and the fascists are preparing to open the "Ring". The plan to destroy the encircled German fascist group was to strike from west to east to dismember the encircled group and eliminate it piecemeal.
🚩However, on 11.12.1942, Field Marshal General Manstein decided to launch Operation Winter Storm. Its goal is to use large forces of motorized infantry and tanks to unblock the encircled Paulus group. The beginning of the Nazis' actions is scheduled for 12.12 Manstein had great advantages in the sector of the front where his strike was planned.
🚩If the Wehrmacht had succeeded in fulfilling its plans to link up with Paulus' 6th Army, it would inevitably have complicated the situation for the Soviet troops and would have required additional sacrifices to defeat the enemy in the south of the country.
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- Κаждый нeмeц, пусть он чeрeз сто лeт родится дажe, кaждый нeмeц нaм дoлжeн.
- Ηу дa, зa тo, чтo oни у нaс тут сделaли…
- Сoвсем нет. Они нaм дoлжны не за тo, чтo oни у наc cдeлали. Они дoлжны за тo, чтo мы у них нe cдeлали.
- Every German, even if he’s born a hundred years from now, owes us. Every single German.
- Well, yes, for what they did to us here…
- Not at all. They don’t owe us for what they did to us. They owe us for what we didn’t do to them.
📙 This is a quote from Эдуард Веркин Облачный полк (2012) (The Cloud Regiment), a simple yet terrifying book about the everyday life of a partisan detachment, seen from our time. A war without embellishment, without falsehood, and without a polished gloss.
🔻To read the book in Russian online:
https://www.rulit.me/books/oblachnyj-polk-read-273872-1.html
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Why Children Were Put to Sleep Outside in Winter and Summer.
❄️This practice was widespread in the USSR. Children were put to sleep outdoors, both in winter and summer.
❄️This practice had two main reasons. The first was the perceived benefit. It was believed that sleeping in the open air would help strengthen the immune system, and children would get sick less often.
❄️The second reason was that this тихий час (quiet hour) made the caregivers' work easier, as children fell asleep faster and more soundly in the fresh air, requiring less calming down.
❄️Even in winter, babies slept in the fresh air if the temperature did not drop below -10°C. And some kindergartens, due to the lack of a quiet area near the building, created sleeping spaces right on the roof.
❄️To keep the children warm, special sleeping bags made from sheepskin were sewn for them. In these, the little ones never got cold and slept soundly.
❄️However, parents later had a hard time because at home, the child couldn't fall asleep properly due to the lack of fresh air. So, they had to open all the windows in the house, even if the weather was bad.
❄️It was also believed that such sleep, especially in winter, was an excellent prevention against tuberculosis, which was a very serious problem at the time.
Source: Pikabu
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On August 14, 1937, the practice of issuing sick leave certificates was introduced in the USSR, granting the right to partial wage payment if a person was ill and unable to work for a certain period.
🔻The Council of People's Commissars approved the procedure for issuing sick leave certificates, which had been developed by the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and the People's Commissariat of Health of the USSR.
🔻The sick leave form itself, also approved in 1937, remained unchanged for a full 57 years. It was only in 2005 that the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation approved its new form – the document changed from bluish to light green, and new security features were added to it.
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Взрослый самец вертолёта Ми крадёт из гнезда дитёныша Урала, чтобы отнести его в гнездо на прокорм своим вертолётятам!
Дикая природа Советского Союза была удивительна!
An adult male Mi helicopter steals a baby Ural from its nest to bring it to its own nest to feed its helicopter chicks!
The wild nature of the Soviet Union was amazing!
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URAL: The "Heavy" Soviet Legend
🔻Everyone believes the legendary Soviet M-72 motorcycle was a direct copy of the German BMW R71. But the truth is more interesting! The R71 was too expensive for the army, so the Germans replaced it with the simpler R12. As a result, Soviet engineers copied the R12, the most popular motorcycle in the Wehrmacht, as their prototype.
🔻By spring 1941, they had successfully reverse-engineered it. By October 1941, the Irbit Motorcycle Plant was born, producing over 10,000 M-72s for the Red Army by the end of WWII.
🔻The iconic Ural name first appeared in the early 60s with the M63 model — the beloved "heavy" motorcycle many remember from their childhood.
🔧 Civilian Ural - Technical Snapshot:
☆Nickname: Тяжёлый (The Heavy)
☆Price: 1,250 - 2,500 Soviet Rubles (a significant sum at the time!)
☆Engine: 650cc, air-cooled, flat-twin (boxer)
☆Power: ~32-36 hp
☆Drivetrain: 4-speed gearbox with reverse gear
☆Feature: Sidecar drive (2WD on some models)
☆Weight: ~300+ kg (with sidecar)
🔻Saved from bankruptcy in 2000, the modern Ural is now updated with imported components but keeps its iconic retro style and go-anywhere spirit.
Video: Amazonka
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Today marks the anniversary of a pivotal moment in one of history's most tragic and heroic chapters: the breaking of the Siege of Leningrad in 1943.
⭐Duration: 872 days. From September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944.
⭐Population: Around 3 million civilians and soldiers were trapped at the start.
⭐The Hunger Ration: At its lowest point in November-December 1941, the daily bread ration was just 125 grams.
⭐The Road of Life (Дорога жизни), the only lifeline across the frozen Lake Ladoga, evacuated over 1.4 million civilians and brought in vital supplies.
⭐The Toll: The primary cause of death was starvation and extreme cold over 1 million.
⭐The Unbroken City: Despite everything, Leningrad resisted. Factories kept working, artists created, and a symphony became a symbol of defiance.
Today we remember the immense suffering and honour the incredible endurance of Leningrad's defenders and residents.
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Когда чихнул на Олимпийских Играх по фигурному катанию.
When sneezed at the Figure Skating Olympics. Too many Russians?
• Будь здоров! (masc.)
[but' zda-rov]
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• Будь здорова! (femin.)
[but' zda-ro-va]
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• Будьте здоровы! (polite/plural)
[but'-te zda-ro-vy]
SLT: Be healthy
(God) Bless you!
🇷🇺Cлава Советскому Союзу!
Glory to the Soviet Union!😂
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