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Lenin with Wi-Fi: How the Internet Could Rewrite 1917
Yuri Gagarin – the first man in space. Biography, preparation of the cosmonaut team, the historic flight on April 12, 1961, triumph, and worldwide recognition.
Yuri Gagarin – the first man in space. Biography, preparation of the cosmonaut team, the historic flight on April 12, 1961, triumph, and worldwide recognition.
An integral teaching about nature, art, and the human spirit. Analysis of key ideas: morphology, polarity, "gentle empiricism," and pantheism.
Chernobyl disaster: 40 years later — history, heroes, consequences, and rebirth
How Russians perceive Germans: historical memory of the war, respect for order, cultural stereotypes, and modern realities. Analysis of the attitude in Russia towards Germany and the German people.
Analysis of perception of Russians in Germany: historical reasons for differences between East and West, the impact of the political crisis, Russophobia, and personal experience. Analysis of stereotypes and reality.
When today's news talk about Yemen, the same words always come up: war, hunger, destruction, attacks on ships, bombings. But if you look a bit closer and dig deeper, it becomes clear: war is just the tip of the iceberg. Yemen has long been living not just outside the 21st century, but somewhere in a parallel reality, where the state as such does not exist, and its place is taken by tribes, religious leaders, and armed groups.
Hitler's Remains in Russia
For decades there have been debates about Adolf Hitler's death. Even eighty years after the end of World War II, there are those who doubt: did the Führer really commit suicide in the Berlin bunker? Could he have fled to South America, as many of his aides did? These doubts were largely fueled by the fact that the Soviet Union remained silent for many years about what exactly was found in May 1945 and where the remains of the most terrifying dictator of the 20th century ended up.
Why are the inhabitants of Iran called Persians?
Why on the day before the coupon payment, and on the payment date itself, does the exchange often show zero accrued coupon?