Thursday, September 17, 2026

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The Motherland Calls statue on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd
Travel

Mamayev Kurgan and The Motherland Calls: Standing Beneath the Worlds Most Overwhelming War Memorial

How to visit Volgograd vast Mamayev Kurgan complex and the colossal Motherland Calls statue, and how to read the memorial that locals climb in silence.

History

Mandalay Palace: The Last Royal City of Burma

Some palaces are monuments to a dynasty’s rise, but Mandalay Palace is a monument to a monarchy’s fall. Built at the foot of the sacred Mandalay Hill in central Myanmar,

Margat (Marqab) Castle, Syria - lead
History

Margat: The Black Fortress of the Knights Hospitaller

On a high hill of black volcanic rock overlooking the blue waters of the Mediterranean, in the coastal mountains of northern Syria, there rises one of the greatest of all

Matsumoto Castle, Japan - lead
History

Matsumoto Castle: Japan’s Black Crow of the Alps

Rising in a striking silhouette of black-walled keeps and steep gables above its moat, with the snow-capped peaks of the Japanese Alps as a backdrop, Matsumoto Castle is one of

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India - lead
History

Mehrangarh Fort: The Mighty Fort of the Sun above Jodhpur

Towering over the blue-washed houses of the old city of Jodhpur, rising sheer from a great cliff of rock in the desert of Rajasthan, Mehrangarh is one of the mightiest

History

Monument to Chuvashian rug bedizis

From what we see in our Pazyryk findings, until today, the Chuvash Turks have also used and continue to use the rugs and rock beds used by the Turks. Not

Portrait of Napoleon
History

Napoleon: The Corsican Who Conquered a Continent

Few human lives have bent the course of history as sharply as that of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the space of barely twenty years, an obscure young officer from the island

Narikala Fortress, Tbilisi, Georgia - lead
History

Narikala Fortress: The Ancient Citadel of Tbilisi

High above the old town of Tbilisi, crowning the steep ridge of Sololaki that rises sheer from the banks of the Kura river, stands the ancient fortress of Narikala, the

History

No condition can hinder Turkish unity!

Turkish unity is the order of creation; It is the command of Turkish lineage, Turkish blood, Turkish gene; It is the order of history. No event, no object and no

History

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Aziz SANÇAR said, “I am a Turk, that’s all!”

“Are you Arab?” “No, I’m a Turk, that’s all!” Aziz Beg replied, “For us, it is not only in the field of science; “He is the ONLY Turk who received