There was a sense of uncertainty and fear about the Soviet Union's intentions in the postwar world, and some worried about the possibility of future conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension and rivalry between the two superpowers, would last for decades and shape international relations in the second half of the 20th century.
The widely used gesture today of obscenely raising the middle finger while keeping the hand closed – the comb – has its origin in ancient Greece. In the work The clouds of the playwright Aristophanes , in 423 BC, he showed his animosity towards Socrates. In this comedy, a poorly educated peasant is
The reconstruction of the Greek Army after the liberation had not proceeded smoothly. The reason was basically the immediate need to deal with the DSE rebellion, but also the presence of foreign military missions – initially British and later American – which were not limited to the tasks of providi
On December 5, 1946, the 4th Company of the 501st Battalion of the Rimini (3rd Mountain) Brigade, under Captain Sotirios Liarakos, was ordered to move from the village of Ampelonas Larisis to the village of Rodia, which is 7 km from Ampelonas and 20 from Larissa. The company had just 74 men, half it
A bulletproof vest, a condom, a universal firemans ladder, a doormat and a mine detector are all made by Poles. Our inventors and discoverers have changed both the world of science and everyday life. Andrzej and Irena Fedorowicz in their book describe their unusual biographies and often winding road