The Dyatlov Pass affair takes place in 1959, during the Soviet period. Ten young Russians decide to set off from the small village of Vijai on a trek across the Urals to reach Mount Otorten (1234 meters). They are well equipped, well informed and above all they were all super trained and in very good shape. All of them are young students, which explains their impeccable physical condition. Russian universities…
The longest rivers in Africa 1. The Nile, the largest river in Africa With a length of 6,670 km excluding tributaries, the Nile is the largest river in Africa. The surface area of the river is 3.4 million km² and the average flow at the mouth is 2,830 cubic meters per second. This river is mythical and majestic. It has its source somewhere in the African jungle and ends its…
Ukraine is a country of extremes. For it is both one of the largest countries in Europe and one of the poorest. Wedged between the bulky Russian neighbor, authoritarian Belarus in the north, and Moldova, Ukraine is an Eastern European country that was marked in 1986 by the largest nuclear disaster in history. The list of the biggest cities in Ukraine 1. Kyiv, the historical heart of the Slavic world…
North Korea is located on the northern part of the Korean peninsula whose neighboring countries are China and South Korea. It is often cited as the most militarized and most heavily guarded nation in the world. However, traveling to North Korea is not impossible if you follow a strict protocol. North Korea’s largest cities are home to more than half of the population. Urbanization has been extreme, especially in the…
It was a Friday 13th, off the coast of Tuscany in the middle of winter 2012. At precisely 21 hours 45 minutes and 7 seconds a gigantic liner, the Costa Concordia, was wrecked not far from the coast of the island of Giglio, off the coast of Tuscany. A shipwreck that was “avoidable” and that took place, unfortunately claiming thirty-two victims. And above all by traumatizing thousands of passengers for…
A control tower in an airport is a bit like the centrepiece of a chess game. At Orly, the control tower is the place where we make sure that the planes take off and land in the safest possible conditions. Here the right to make mistakes is set just below zero. This means that every manoeuvre, every move, every arrival or departure must be 100% successful. And that the communication…
The Quai d’Orsay is the name given to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is one of the most prestigious ministries where geopolitical upheavals around the world are analysed and followed closely. To carry out this task, we have been able to approach on several occasions people who have worked closely or remotely in the Department. Behind the scenes at the Quai d’Orsay, a palace unlike any other This…
Armed conflicts around the world. They are everywhere, and even if you live in a country that is at peace, you can be confronted with war just by getting on a plane. Here are all the no-fly zones in the world and the areas that airlines prefer to avoid. The no-fly zones where it is not advisable to fly over Areas where overflight is strictly prohibited Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Syria…
The trawler “Bugaled Breizh” was wrecked on January 15 2004. More than fifteen years have passed, and the enigma remains intact. On that day, five sailors disappeared at sea. The weather was not particularly bad, but the conditions in which the drama unfolded and the speed with which the boat sank raise questions. The day of January 15, 2004 It was precisely at 1:23 pm that this trawler suddenly disappeared…