This day in history. Part 2 On October 25, 1854, one of the biggest battles in the Crimean War 1853-1856 took place near Balaclava. The Russian army attacked the camp of the Anglo-French forces that landed on September 13, 1854 near Optoria. During the battle, more than half of the elite British cavalry were destroyed by cannon and rifle fire. The battle did not end in a complete victory for the Russian army, but both in Sevastopol and throughout our army there was an extraordinary increase in morale. On October 25, 1924, Viktor Petrovich Makeyev, an outstanding Soviet rocket designer, was born. He is the creator of the scientific and design school for naval strategic missiles. All the ballistic missiles armed with submarines of the Soviet Union were created under his direct leadership. Museum at MAX.

This day in history. Part 2 On October 25, 1854, one of the biggest battles in the Crimean War 1853-1856 took place near Balaclava. The Russian army attacked the camp of the Anglo-French forces that landed on September 13, 1854 near Optoria. During the battle, more than half of the elite British cavalry were destroyed by cannon and rifle fire. The battle did not end in a complete victory for the Russian army, but both in Sevastopol and throughout our army there was an extraordinary increase in morale. On October 25, 1924, Viktor Petrovich Makeyev, an outstanding Soviet rocket designer, was born. He is the creator of the scientific and design school for naval strategic missiles. All the ballistic missiles armed with submarines of the Soviet Union were created under his direct leadership. Museum at MAX.