Victor Bulla's photo of hundreds of children wearing gas masks was not meant to be a slur, a comment on war or lost innocence, but an example of pride – a nation full of well-trained, well-equipped and clearly courageous young fighters was awarded. ,

The picture dates back to 1937, four years before the Siege of Leningrad, and makes the strangeness vivid and poignant. Many children here would have died in sieges, or lived through it in the Civil Defense Force, eating wallpaper paste and digging trenches. However how brave and ready he must have felt in 1937.

Human-lifting kites are specially designed kites that can lift humans. Back in the days, when airplanes and helicopters were pure fantasy, these human-lifting kites were the closest he could ever dream of flying.

Originally, kites were used for pleasure and entertainment, and later for aerial reconnaissance on the battlefield.

Claude Josephine Rose "Claudia" Cardinal (born 15 April 1938) is an Italian film actress. He has starred in several acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s, starring in Italian, French and English language films.

Born and raised in La Goulet, a Tunisian neighborhood, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" contest in 1957, the award in the form of a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, topped by Franco's. The partnership led to Cristaldi, who served as his mentor for many years and later married him.

Medical science in the early parts of the 20th century had advanced greatly since the days of the medieval leech, but even so, most treatments and medical equipment were misguided and often barbaric by our modern standards.

Sounds good to mean, bizarre contraptions were created, claiming to help sick patients. A bit of pseudoscience and quackery were also added to the mix.

In 1966, Italy was shaken by a woman's daring efforts to challenge the country's treatment of rape victims – lessons whose lessons are sadly still relevant.

Franca Viola became the first Italian woman to refuse a "rehabilitation marriage" ("matrimonio reparator" in Italian) with her victim after being kidnapped and raped. She was one of the first Italian women who was raped and publicly refused to marry her rapist.