this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
114 points (100.0% liked)
History Memes
2064 readers
1320 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism (including tankies/red fash), atrocity denial or apologia, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Piefed.social rules.
-
History referenced must be 20+ years old.
Banner courtesy of @setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world
OTHER COMMS IN THE HISTORYVERSE:
- !historymusic@quokk.au
- !historygallery@quokk.au
- !historyruins@piefed.social
- !historyart@piefed.social
- !historyartifacts@piefed.social
- !historyphotos@piefed.social
founded 9 months ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Explanation: The Russian Orthodox Church used the 'Julian Calendar', which predates the Catholic 'Gregorian Calendar' which corrected the distribution of leap years to fit the solar year more precisely, The Russian Empire, likewise, used the Julian Calendar due to its close association with the Orthodox Church, even after most Catholic and Protestant nations had adopted the more accurate Gregorian Calendar.
... this could lead to some confusion when traveling between countries/cultures, like in 1908, when the Russian Olympics team arrived late and was unable to compete in several of the early events.