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What is taught about Stalin in Russia?

274 upvotes • saddetective87

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Loincloths, they are a common caricature of stone-age 'primitive' civilizations and societies. Where did this caricature come from? To what extent is it accurate?

274 upvotes • MordorsFinest

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Why is Nordic paganism so well understood relative to say, Irish or Slavic paganism?

274 upvotes • BZH_JJM

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How were acts of homosexuality viewed by Native American cultures? [NSFW]? NSFW

274 upvotes • BloodMC

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Is it correct to say that the American Civil War was so bloody because it was fought with 17th/18th century tactics (rank and file, for example) and 19th century technology, such as rifling?

274 upvotes • Irish-lawyer

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I have heard it said that the colonisation of Africa largely cost European countries more than it benefited them, and this colonisation was carried out more for political than financial reasons. How true is that view?

274 upvotes • cake_flattener1

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Is Rasputin really viable candidate to hold a title of Russian Greatest Love Machine?

274 upvotes • Ilitarist

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George Orwell was extremely critical of the British intellectual class. How did Orwell form this opinion?

274 upvotes • Severian_of_Nessus

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Back in the days of Napoleon when men fought in lines and fired in volleys, was being in the front row of a formation virtually a death sentence?

274 upvotes • thats-a-fAirball

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Why did the first civilizations all arise within a few thousand years of each other when humans have existed for millions of years?

274 upvotes • GracchiBrosWereRight

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is taught about Stalin in Russia?	274	saddetective87
Loincloths, they are a common caricature of stone-age 'primitive' civilizations and societies. Where did this caricature come from? To what extent is it accurate?	274	MordorsFinest
Why is Nordic paganism so well understood relative to say, Irish or Slavic paganism?	274	BZH_JJM
How were acts of homosexuality viewed by Native American cultures? [NSFW]? NSFW	274	BloodMC
Is it correct to say that the American Civil War was so bloody because it was fought with 17th/18th century tactics (rank and file, for example) and 19th century technology, such as rifling?	274	Irish-lawyer
I have heard it said that the colonisation of Africa largely cost European countries more than it benefited them, and this colonisation was carried out more for political than financial reasons. How true is that view?	274	cake_flattener1
Is Rasputin really viable candidate to hold a title of Russian Greatest Love Machine?	274	Ilitarist
George Orwell was extremely critical of the British intellectual class. How did Orwell form this opinion?	274	Severian_of_Nessus
Back in the days of Napoleon when men fought in lines and fired in volleys, was being in the front row of a formation virtually a death sentence?	274	thats-a-fAirball
Why did the first civilizations all arise within a few thousand years of each other when humans have existed for millions of years?	274	GracchiBrosWereRight