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In the Soviet Union, was "Kremlinology" really a thing? Were Kremlin watchers really able to learn what has happening behind the scenes in the govt by interpreting seemingly minor gestures & details? Examples?
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125 years ago in both America and Europe owning a personal firearm was not particularly unusual. How unusual was personal firearm ownership in 1880s China? What was the legality of owning a personal firearm in 1880s China?
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House of Cards meets r/AskHistorians. Who is this a portrait of? How might they be used as symbolism in a show about a power hungry Machiavellian U.S. Politician?
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What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for the Wildlife? Since defoliants destroyed so much forest
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Since some states and nations use rivers as borders has the shifting or drying up of a river caused a border dispute or movement of a border?
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Were any "southern aristocrat" families ever regarded with any legitimate aristocratic privileges in dealing with or visiting Europe? Did their youth go on Grand Tours or were their patriarchs ever honored at receptions?
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If the pharaohs were believed to be divine, how did the Ancient Egyptians rationalize dynastic change?
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