Ivan Mayski was the USSR ambassador to Great Britain. From 1934 he kept diaries. He described in them, inter alia, the story of the Eastern Pact directed against the Third Reich - an unrealized treaty that was to protect Central and Eastern Europe from Hitlers attempts. January 18, 1935 Mikhai
It was supposed to be a show triumph of the party. With the end of the proceedings, the history of the arduous opposition was also expected to end. The whole thing, however, turned out to be a compromising failure of the rulers. How is it possible that they have failed to win a predetermined trial?
The most magnificent buildings of the ancient world. We know them mainly from accounts, because only one of these structures has survived to modern times. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a lockpick. Everyone knows about them, but can you name them without thinking? We know them mainly
Fidel Castro has had many lovers in his long and turbulent life. However, only one of them wanted to kill him. Her name was Marita Lorenz and she was an American of German descent. The spice of the story is added by the fact that the plan to kill the Cuban dictator was born at the CIA headquarters.