The Brest Fortress is for sure one of the best sights in Belarus. I would say that this is one of the most impressive monuments of the Second World War of them all. Follow me around the Brest Fortress, and we will also go off the beaten track. (more…)
Tomb of the unknown soldier is a symbolic place for all the fallen soldiers who have no graves. The tradition of establishing a place where missing, lost and unidentifiable bodies are honored is a tradition that began after World War I. (more…)
Of course, Cluj-Napoca has its own war cemetery. Let’s make a visit to the final rest for soldiers from both world war one and two in this Romanian city. (more…)
Only finding security in cash means of payment is not very stable. Money can quickly become useless in a crisis. Gold then? Gold is said to be relatively value-proof and a safe placement … Well, now we will talk about what might be the hard currency in a major crisis. (more…)
The skirmish at Bender is a famous battle, where the Swedish King Charles XII and 40 of his men came into a conflict with the 600 Turkish soldiers in current Moldova (Transnistria). The year was 1713. Here is what the place and the stronghold look like today. (more…)
Somebody has to do what nobody wants to do. In the event of disasters, large amounts of dead bodies are often found. How do you really deal with large amounts of corpses and what are the risks? (more…)
Russia, together with the United States, controls 95% of the world’s nuclear weapons. Has Russia more nuclear weapon than America? How much nuclear weapons are there in Russia and can they be used? (more…)
Karlsborg is a town at Lake Vättern which has for a long time been heavily militarized. It was in fact here that Sweden’s capital would be moved in case Stockholm was attacked. Take a trip to Karlsborg Fortress! (more…)
Lützen, now a sleepy small town in Germany. Then, on November 16 the year 1632, the fog was dense. At this place was the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf killed. Let’s make a visit to the place.
Exhibition of the year, the museum of the year. These are some of the awards that Air Force Museum in the Swedish town of Linköping received. This museum offers the visitor an authentic environment with a lot of scenes from Sweden during the Cold War.