TRENCH TRUTH By the beginning of World War II, Karl Martin Wagner was 13 years old. And he dreamed of serving as a gunner of the main caliber on the battleship Tirpitz. Carl even almost got into a fight with his best friend Thomas about whether this armored waterfowl could beat it... By the beginning of World War II, Karl Martin Wagner was 13 years old. And he dreamed of serving as a gunner of the main caliber on the battleship Tirpitz.

TRENCH TRUTH The Great Patriotic War continues to be the main historical experience of our people, and Victory Day is the most popular and natural holiday. And so, apparently, it will continue until the generations of “children and grandchildren” leave the stage ... The Great Patriotic War continues to be the main historical experience of our people, and Victory Day is the most popular and natural holiday.

MOSCOW OBSERVER By an unfortunate coincidence, the traditional meeting of veterans in the park near the Bolshoi Theater was included in the list of official events. This year, the heads of the CIS countries will meet with specially selected veterans, and everyone in a row... By an unfortunate coincidence, the traditional meeting of veterans in the park near the Bolshoi Theater was included in the list of official events.

CAUCASUS KNOT On the night of May 1, Musa Ozdoev, a member of the republican parliament, was arrested in Ingushetia, the leader of the Ingush opposition, who advocated the immediate resignation of President Zyazikov. Musa Ozdoev is known as a person about whom the Ingush ... On the night of May 1, Musa Ozdoev, a member of the republican parliament, was arrested in Ingushetia, the leader of the Ingush opposition, who advocated the immediate resignation of President Zyazikov.

TRENCH TRUTH The letters you are about to read were handed to me by Tatiana Illesh. These are letters to her from her first husband, Sergei Sergunko. I was friends with the second, Vladimir Belaevich Illesh, an intelligence officer, and after the war an excellent journalist. Every May 9th I... The letters you are about to read were handed to me by Tatiana Illesh. These are letters to her from her first husband, Sergei Sergunko.

TRENCH TRUTH “I already want to apply to Germany. Maybe the vanquished will help the winners, if our state has already forgotten about us? - says Elena Iosifovna Roganova, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, a wheelchair user. Roganova receives a pension ... “I already want to apply to Germany. Maybe the vanquished will help the winners, if our state has already forgotten about us? - says Elena Iosifovna Roganova, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, a wheelchair user.

TRENCH TRUTH The poetry of the Silver Age and the poetry of the front-line generation seem to be two things that are incompatible. In any case, far from each other. But on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Victory, literary critic Dmitry Bak systematized what was found in front-line newspapers ... The poetry of the Silver Age and the poetry of the front-line generation seem to be two things that are incompatible. In any case, far from each other.

TRENCH TRUTH Alexander VERSHBOW, US Ambassador to Russia: Our joint victory over a common enemy will forever be remembered in history There is no doubt that the success of the anti-Hitler coalition was one of the greatest moments of international cooperation of the 20th... Alexander VERSHBOW, US Ambassador to Russia: Our joint victory over a common enemy will forever be preserved in history.

AWARD DEPARTMENT Is there a place for the Poet in the post-industrial society of "users"? The founders of the new national award answer this question in the affirmative. According to the head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Communications Mikhail Shvydkoy, in the highest... Is there a place for the Poet in the post-industrial society of "users"? The founders of the new national award answer this question in the affirmative.

TRENCH TRUTH Leonid Borisovich Rosenberg is 84 years old. In the New York area of ​​Brooklyn, where tens of thousands of immigrants from the former USSR settled, he is a well-known person. Leonid Rozenberg - Chairman of the American Association of World War II Veterans of... Leonid Borisovich Rosenberg is 84 years old. In the New York area of ​​Brooklyn, where tens of thousands of immigrants from the former USSR settled, he is a well-known person.

TRENCH TRUTH A participant in the war is a person who did not dream and did not want, but suffered the fate of fighting. Kill. And to be killed. The living have become accustomed to the tasteless and humiliating circumstances of life, and although they grumble, they give their weakening voice for these ... A participant in the war is a person who did not dream and did not want, but suffered the fate of fighting. Kill. And be killed.

TRENCH TRUTH Yellowed trophy notebook with the inscription "Panarin Ivan Sergeevich, born in 1918". The owner himself is no longer alive. After the war, he lived and died in Chelyabinsk. In the Red Army, keeping diaries, notebooks was strictly prohibited .... Yellowed trophy notebook with the inscription "Panarin Ivan Sergeevich, born in 1918". The owner himself is no longer alive. After the war, he lived and died in Chelyabinsk.

TRENCH TRUTH Oh, beyond the Volga, the wide steppe is overgrown with feather grass. Oh, the arable land, not covered with a plow, will not give birth to grain. , and no one else. Oh, ... Oh, beyond the Volga, the wide steppe is overgrown with feather grass. Oh, arable land, not covered with a plow, will not give birth to grain. Oh, there are girls who are not kissed, unloved, not born. And who have a century to walk like that. Do not love the century, do not give birth.

NEWS FROM MAJOR COMPANIES The long-suffering British car maker MG Rover, which successfully filed for bankruptcy last month and is now in temporary administration, can be saved from total collapse by no one... The long-suffering British automaker MG Rover, which successfully filed for bankruptcy last month and is now in temporary administration, may be saved from total collapse by none other than Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

RALLY.RU The story of May Day began with a lot of blood: On May 1, 1886, the Chicago police broke up a demonstration of workers, shooting to kill. In the USSR, the holiday was emasculated: the pathos of resistance disappeared, and the official unity of the working people with ... The story of May Day began with a lot of blood: On May 1, 1886, the Chicago police broke up a demonstration of workers, shooting to kill.