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Ryan markelov
Aug 29, 20244 min read
Soviet Ballet, Revolution, and Collapse
The fundamental identity and ideals of the Soviet Union were built on the principles of Marxism and the appeal to the proletariat worker....


Paula Jurczynska-Chu
Jul 30, 20243 min read
Wojtek: The Bear Who Bore Arms
"Wojtek with a soldier" | Foundation For Building a Statue of Wojtek in Sopot Picture this: it’s May, 1944, Monte Cassino. You’re a...

Ryan markelov
Jul 26, 20244 min read
Youth, Art, and Fascism
“Hitler Takes Another Leaf from Mussolini Book: Boy Nazis,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/5125d0b5fb4718b942fb1d0...


Ryan markelov
Jul 12, 20244 min read
Europe’s Neglected Past, Franco’s Terror
1939 – Festival of Sarrià. Francisco Franco is not commonly talked about when discussing Europe's fascist and nationalistic past....


Ryan markelov
Jul 9, 20244 min read
Without Currency: The Devastation of War Communism in Russia
“Famine” by Ivan Vladimirov (1919) After the start of one of the bloodiest civil wars ever in European history, The Russian Civil War...


Ryan markelov
Jul 4, 20245 min read
Ivan The Terrible: What Made Him So Terrible
Portrait of Ivan IV titled "Tsar Ivan The Terrible", (1897) by Viktor Vasnetsov. Via https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ivan_the_Terrib...


Ryan markelov
Jun 24, 20244 min read
Inejiro Asanuma: An Assasination that Showed Japan’s Deepest Scars
Photo by Yasushi Nagao Japan in the late 40s to the end of the 50s was chaotic, yet revolutionary. Coming off of a devastating defeat in...


Ryan markelov
Jun 22, 20246 min read
The Colossal Rise of The Japanese Empire: From Feudalism to Colonizer in One Generation
The Battle of Port Arthur. Image Source: Glasgow University Library Special Collections Department, March 2008, Accessed Via...
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