Shinto Ceremony Held by the Japanese in Honor of

Bringing Wounded Russians to the Dressing Station at the

Russian Infantry in the Trenches on a Hot Day

Burying Japanese and Russian Dead Together Outside Liao-Yang

Attaches and Correspondents with General Kuroki’s

General Nogi and his Staff, the Conquerors of Port Arthur

In the end, the Russo-Japanese War was a particularly brutal one, foreshadowing the global conflicts that were to follow.
It’s believed that both sides sustained casualties mounting to more than 150,000 combined, and that some 20,000 Chinese civilians were killed as well.
The fighting concluded with the Treaty of Portsmouth, which was mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during the spring and summer of 1905. Negotiating for Russia was Sergei Witte, a minister in Czar Nicholas’ government. Harvard graduate Baron Komura represented Japan.
Although Japan had won the war decisively, victory had come at a severe cost: the country’s coffers were virtually empty.

Irish Rebellion 1798

The Irish harp
During the Gaelic period, Irish people loved to entertain their guests with harp music. Since then it has been a beloved symbol of Ireland. The harp was written in the documents of Benedictine monks in the 8th century. It was also shown on coins of the 16th century. Furthermore, it was found again on the flags waved at Queen Elizabeth I's funeral. The harp also played an important role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and was part of the Irish national flag between the 18th and 19th centuries.

Brutal Drawings from the Gulag

Medieval Hymn for Jerusalem: O Jerusalem - Hildegard of Bingen (Lyric video)

A Scythian ceremonial golden helmet with a fighting scene, excavated in the burial mound Perderieva Mogila near Zrubne in the Don basin, 4th century BC; a showpiece of the archaeological Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kiev.

Source: De Krim. Goud en geheimen van de Zwarte Zee. Allard Pierson Museum Series volume 4, 35.