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During the 1920s, the Soviet Union was the most sexually liberated society on earth, decriminalizing homosexuality and abortion, promoting free love and encouraging sexual experimentation. A decade later, Soviet society became one of the world's most socially conservative. What happened and why?

4250 upvotes • Bibelwissenschaftler

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Why is the term "steal" always used when talking about indian land and not "conquered" like all other civilizations?

4248 upvotes • Oki-Wan-Benobi

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I was looking at the floor plans to old Sears Homes from the early 1900s. At one point they go from naming things Parlors and Chambers to Living Rooms and Bedrooms. What caused this change? Was this a cultural thing? Why did we go from having parlors/chambers to living rooms and bedrooms?

4248 upvotes • ManInBlack829

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Megathread on recent events in Ukraine

4237 upvotes • jschooltiger

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I've read that the Mongols destroyed Mesopotamia's canal system, and as a result the population of the region is lower today than it was before the Mongol invasion. What exactly did the Mongols do in Mesopotamia, and why did the population never recover?

4236 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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(why) were there no Hitler statues in Nazi Germany?

4227 upvotes • CharLimitsAreBullshi

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Did any Russian person who was alive for the whole lifespan of the Soviet Union, from the Revolution to the Fall, ever publish any retrospective or opinions on the matter?

4219 upvotes • should-stop-posting

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Is there a reason why the spread of Islam followed dry and arid climates in a bizarrely consistent way?

4218 upvotes • All_Tan_Everything

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Rules Roundtable XXVII: 'AskHistorians Sucks!' or: How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Go Somewhere Else NSFW

4211 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Why was everybody kung fu fighting?

4209 upvotes • DGBD

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During the 1920s, the Soviet Union was the most sexually liberated society on earth, decriminalizing homosexuality and abortion, promoting free love and encouraging sexual experimentation. A decade later, Soviet society became one of the world's most socially conservative. What happened and why?	4250	Bibelwissenschaftler
Why is the term "steal" always used when talking about indian land and not "conquered" like all other civilizations?	4248	Oki-Wan-Benobi
I was looking at the floor plans to old Sears Homes from the early 1900s. At one point they go from naming things Parlors and Chambers to Living Rooms and Bedrooms. What caused this change? Was this a cultural thing? Why did we go from having parlors/chambers to living rooms and bedrooms?	4248	ManInBlack829
Megathread on recent events in Ukraine	4237	jschooltiger
I've read that the Mongols destroyed Mesopotamia's canal system, and as a result the population of the region is lower today than it was before the Mongol invasion. What exactly did the Mongols do in Mesopotamia, and why did the population never recover?	4236	RusticBohemian
(why) were there no Hitler statues in Nazi Germany?	4227	CharLimitsAreBullshi
Did any Russian person who was alive for the whole lifespan of the Soviet Union, from the Revolution to the Fall, ever publish any retrospective or opinions on the matter?	4219	should-stop-posting
Is there a reason why the spread of Islam followed dry and arid climates in a bizarrely consistent way?	4218	All_Tan_Everything
Rules Roundtable XXVII: 'AskHistorians Sucks!' or: How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Go Somewhere Else NSFW	4211	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Why was everybody kung fu fighting?	4209	DGBD