10 cool sites for those interested in history
Miscellaneous / / January 09, 2022
From the social network of a century ago to the family tree of modern European monarchs.
1. "Project 1917"
A social network straight from the revolutionized Petrograd.
The creators of the site have collected real texts and photographs from letters, diaries, memories and archives and created a unique project - now you can imagine what the Russian Internet would have looked like in 1917. More precisely, from November 14, 1916 to January 18, 1918.
There is an analogue of Facebook or Twitter - an endless feed of posts by politicians, writers, artists and other heroes of that time. Chaliapin talks about his concerts, Dzerzhinsky uploads photos from work, Pasternak publishes poems on the topic of the day. Newspapers and TV channels conduct live from the scene: the Bolsheviks captured Winter Palace, all members of the Provisional Government were arrested! There is games. For example, Tinder, where can you go without it - choose between Lilya Brik and Rosa Luxemburg, between Nicholas II and Leon Trotsky. In general, you can get stuck in the local version of the network for a long time.
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2. 1968.digital
Historical TV series for mobile phones.
Another documentary social network. True, this time it is not so interactive - the project is made in the format of short films adapted for a smartphone. The narrator describes the events of the era, while the viewer explores the posts and stories of the heroes on Instagram and Facebook.
The era is right: protests around the world, the struggle for the rights of blacks, the Vietnam War, rock and roll, new fashion, the sexual revolution and the first terrorist attacks. And the heroes are appropriate: Che Guevara and Pope Paul VI, Mohammed Ali and Andy Warhol, The Beatles and Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Charles de Gaulle and Yves Saint Laurent.
A total of 35 issues of the documentary series were released.
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3. Royal constellations
Animated family tree of modern monarchs.
Dynastic marriage, or a union between two noble families, has long been a way to gain influence, wealth, and prestige. With endless weddings, the lines of royal houses became more complex. Royal Constellations will help unravel the genealogy of the nine current monarchies in Europe: from the British Windsor to the princes of Monaco.
The project itself resembles a constellation map. When you hover over one of the points, the site shows all the family ties of the selected person. And if you click on one and then on another point, there is the shortest line of relationship between two persons, if any.
The project clearly demonstrates how close the society of the upper nobility was. So, all modern European monarchs have common relatives who lived no earlier than 300 years ago.
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4. History of the Warsaw Uprising
An interactive museum about the performance of the Polish insurgents in 1944.
Video chronicles, photographs, maps, documents, audio recordings tell the history of Warsaw from 1918 to 1989. The focus is on the failed uprising of the residents of the city and the Resistance movement against Nazi troops in 1944.
You will find out what the capital of Poland was like before the war and what ruins it turned into after it. How the Nazis exterminated the Jews. As an Olympic champion, Janusz Kusochinski, nicknamed Kusyi, became a member of the Resistance movement during the occupation. And also how the rebels themselves created flamethrowers, grenades, mines and even armored cars.
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5. A global guide to the first world war - interactive documentary
A documentary about the First World War with interactive inserts.
The Guardian has partnered with the British Academy and historians from 10 countries to create a short guide to The first world war: why it began, what it was, how it ended. The authors used newspaper articles of the time, eyewitness memories, video chronicles and created interactive maps - everything to immerse the viewer in the atmosphere of the era.
See British soldiers crossing the Mesopotamian sands on camels, Indian cavalrymen and members of Italian mountain units fighting in the Alps. The project will guide you through the trenches and numerous fronts of the First World War and show you all the chaos and horror of the carnage. Peaceful episodes of pre-war life are replaced by shelling, endless offensives and waste, chemical attacks and mass graves.
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6. Histography
Map of events from the Big Bang to 2015 with sound, animation and cool visuals.
Histography is trying to fulfill an ambitious task: to tell the history of the universe from the Big Bang to 2015. And he does it very stylishly. The site is a timeline on which the points-events are placed. When you click on one of them, you get a summary and a link to the corresponding article on Wikipedia. And animation and sound make the process even more interesting.
You can set a specific time period and select a separate category: politics, wars, literature, buildings, women's rights, or something else. If you hover the cursor over some part of the timeline and start turning the mouse wheel, you can increase or decrease the considered period of time. Try setting it as wide as possible to see how short it really is. The universe history of mankind.
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7. Arzamas
Articles, games, podcasts and courses from leading Russian scientists.
Do you want to know how the art of war developed in Russia? Or how the economy was arranged piracy? Or maybe you are wondering how ordinary Parisians lived during the years of revolutions and upheavals? Then you are at Arzamas. There is a huge number of courses, the authors of which are scientists from leading Russian universities. For example, the European University at St. Petersburg or the Higher School of Economics.
In addition to interesting articles and lectures, there are cool games, tests and infographics. For example, on the site you can discoverhow the inhabitants of ancient Novgorod had fun, comparehow the history of the West, East and Russia developed, or try survive all the French revolutions. At the same time, the theme of "Arzamas" is not limited to history: there are also articles and courses on art, literature, anthropology, philosophy, economics.
Many materials are available by subscription only, but if you are interested in the humanities, then the waste will not be wasted.
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8. Artefact
Guide to Russian museums.
On the portal you can find interesting exhibitions, as well as find out which museums are worth visiting during a trip to another city. And Artefact also allows you to view and study in detail some of the collections right on the site. The choice of topics is solid: even sophisticated lovers of history and art will find something new and interesting. For example, there are virtual options Exhibitions about wedding traditions in Russia and museum 112th Bashkir Cavalry Division.
Each exhibit has a detailed description and high quality photograph. And the site, like a guide, invites you to pay attention to the individual details of the items presented. Click on the highlighted area and find out how, for example, they wrote on birch bark. Or that a WWII horse gas mask weighed three kilograms.
In addition, Artefact can come in handy if you are going to visit any museum offline. The project's mobile application works like a guide: you point your camera at a real exhibit and learn about it. For example, what the painting looked like before and during the restoration, or what details are worth paying attention to.
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9. David Rumsey Map Collection
Huge collection of old maps in excellent quality.
David Ramsay is one of the world's most renowned collectors of maps and atlases. For 35 years, he managed to collect more than 150 thousand copies of various eras: from the middle of the 16th to the 21st century. Since 1996, 112 thousand exhibits have already been digitized. They are now available electronically in high quality. They are also allowed to be downloaded for non-commercial use.
And on the site you can admire wonderful interactive globes. The most different - for example, exhibit of the 17th century with a map of the starry sky.
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10. World History Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia of world history you can trust.
This non-profit project, created in 2009, today has become one of the most widely read historical encyclopedias in the world.
The authors of the site create encyclopedic articles based on verified sources, mainly academic monographs, and present the material in an accessible form. The project is praised by many educational organizations. For example, one of the universities that the World History Encyclopedia recommends is Oxford. And among the partners of the site are the archives of UNESCO.
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