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A History of Mankind

David Roman, Mark Franek
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The entire history of mankind, in regular installments. Not just European stuff, but the history of all mankind, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania

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The Holodomor (I): How the Ukraine Became Anti-Russia

The Bolsheviks who won the Russian Civil War in the early 1920s saw Russian nationalism as the number one threat to their new Soviet state.

Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshevik leader, was always wary of the national sentiment of the largest Sovi...

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Love, Sex & Courtesans: the Geishas of China

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In China as everywhere else, smart people of the 8th and 9th centuries understood that favor, preference and cronyism were the most direct routes to the elite: only around 10% of imperial officials were chosen th...

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When Chang'an Was the Center of the World

The Chinese imperial capital at Chang’an was celebrated by its tree peonies, a craze that spread from elites into the middle classes, as an emblem of riches of honor: in springtime. large crowds visited places where tree peonies were deemed...

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Quick Take: When USAID Tried to Launch a Hip-Hop Coup in Cuba

Yes, this happened, and Elon Musk may not even know about it.

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The Medieval Rise of the East

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