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The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, hoped to save the crumbling Soviet state through several democratic and capitalist reforms. What reforms did he implement, which further reforms were planned and what was his vision for a modern Soviet state like?

251 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Pandemics and Quarantine History - Megathread

251 upvotes • SarahAGilbert

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A modern military would have a serious equipment advantage over one of the Napoleonic era. How much of an equipment advantage would the military of say, Rome under Trajan have over Rome under Sulla?

251 upvotes • WeaponsEngineer7

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I am an ethnically English person, born and raised in India, in the late 1940's, and it's clear that Indian independence is imminent. I've spent my whole life here and I want to stay. Realistically, is this an option?

251 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did anti-fascists fighting Nazis in the streets of Weimar Germany help or hurt the Nazis?

251 upvotes • vote4boat

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Is there a "Lost Cause" mentality present in Germany?

251 upvotes • MySkinsRedditAcct

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In "The Americans", Soviet agents are given full American identities and live undercover in plain sight. Do we have any evidence for the reverse also happening, i.e. Americans living in Russia under assumed identities as "average" citizens?

251 upvotes • ExiledToTerminus

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How did whalers keep whales from diving? Couldn't they just take the whole boat down?

251 upvotes • dirtmother

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What led to the stagnation of Muslim innovation and science when they were once considered the leaders in science and mathematics during Medieval times?

251 upvotes • DaddyPlsSpankMe

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The Papal States got involved in physical wars during its existence. How did Catholic rulers justify fighting against an army commanded by God's representative on Earth?

251 upvotes • SentineL-EX

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The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, hoped to save the crumbling Soviet state through several democratic and capitalist reforms. What reforms did he implement, which further reforms were planned and what was his vision for a modern Soviet state like?	251	Pashahlis
Pandemics and Quarantine History - Megathread	251	SarahAGilbert
A modern military would have a serious equipment advantage over one of the Napoleonic era. How much of an equipment advantage would the military of say, Rome under Trajan have over Rome under Sulla?	251	WeaponsEngineer7
I am an ethnically English person, born and raised in India, in the late 1940's, and it's clear that Indian independence is imminent. I've spent my whole life here and I want to stay. Realistically, is this an option?	251	[deleted]
Did anti-fascists fighting Nazis in the streets of Weimar Germany help or hurt the Nazis?	251	vote4boat
Is there a "Lost Cause" mentality present in Germany?	251	MySkinsRedditAcct
In "The Americans", Soviet agents are given full American identities and live undercover in plain sight. Do we have any evidence for the reverse also happening, i.e. Americans living in Russia under assumed identities as "average" citizens?	251	ExiledToTerminus
How did whalers keep whales from diving? Couldn't they just take the whole boat down?	251	dirtmother
What led to the stagnation of Muslim innovation and science when they were once considered the leaders in science and mathematics during Medieval times?	251	DaddyPlsSpankMe
The Papal States got involved in physical wars during its existence. How did Catholic rulers justify fighting against an army commanded by God's representative on Earth?	251	SentineL-EX