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Betrayal is an integral part of our life, it is always terrible and very difficult to survive, especially on the scale of an entire country. Throughout the history of the USSR there were many brave and courageous people who were not afraid to give their lives for the common cause, but there is no escape from traitors. In this article you will learn about the five main traitors in the history of the USSR, in my opinion, you can leave the names of your ‘heroes’ in the comments.
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‘Total extermination’ - how Peter the Great punished Ukrainians for Mazepa's treachery
Historians still argue about the figure of hetman Ivan Mazepa. Some consider him a ‘professional traitor’, others argue that he could not do otherwise, as he was Ukrainian to the core and Ukraine was always more native to him than Russia.
A veteran of the First World War, an excellent pilot, the second face of the state and a complete morphinist. Contrary to expectations, Hermann got hooked on the needle not on the fields of the first grandfather, but after the Veltkrieg. Goering was one of the main participants of the beer putsch on 9 November 1923. This putsch, as we know, ended unsuccessfully. Largely due to the marksmanship of the police, who stood in the way of the putschists in Berlin.
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Bastards on the throne
The illegitimate sons and daughters of kings were usually kept a bit in the shadows. Even if they were the sovereigns' favorite children. However, the laws of succession - in most cases - did not allow bastards to the throne. And yet, there have been cases in history where children out of wedlock have worn the crown. And they were not a few!
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What is the Third Reich
We are used to referring to Germany during the rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945 as the “Third Reich”.