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How Vladimir Lenin Took Russia From Romanov Rule to Communist U.S.S.R.
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In a quest to build a socialist country that morphed into a communist society, Vladamir Lenin and the Bolsheviks executed and imprisoned hundreds of thousands, and starved millions more.
5 Reasons Why the Bay of Pigs Invasion Failed
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It's been called one of American's biggest foreign policy failures. But why was it such a disaster? Let's count the ways.
Man-made Islands Are More Common Than You Think
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Man has been building islands all over the world for centuries using extraordinary feats of engineering. But at what cost to the environment?
How Obituaries Went From Dry Death Notices to Tributes to Truth
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Obituaries do more than just let the world know someone died. They're a chance to pay tribute to someone, advocate for a cause or even settle a score.
Can You Ace This Quiz About Ancient World History?
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Long before the Internet and gas-sucking automobiles, human beings thrived all over the planet. As their empires rose and fell, they left behind intriguing evidence of their lives. What do you know about ancient world history?
Test Your Vocabulary With This Quiz!
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Want to test your smarts without the headache of a graduate program? Take this vocabulary quiz, and let's find out if you're smarter than a Ph.D. student.
An Historian Explains Ukraine and Russia's Complex Relationship
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University of Michigan historian Ronald Suny answers some questions and corrects some falsehoods about the Ukrainian and Russian history that helped lead up to the current events.
Before Putin, the Holodomor Was Stalin's Genocide Against Ukraine
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In the early 1930s, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's brutal policies starved to death millions of people in Ukraine, setting up the country's fierce nationalism today.
Civil Rights Icon Fred Gray Honored With Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Martin Luther King Jr. called him "the chief counsel for the protest movement." Gray represented everyone from Rosa Parks to MLK. Now he's getting the U.S.'s highest civilian honor.
The Odds Are Against Ex-presidents Who Vie for the White House
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Few former U.S. presidents have ever run again, but even fewer have won. What does this mean for Donald Trump?