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How did Soviet authorities interact with traditionally nomadic peoples in Central Asia and Mongolia? How effective were their attempts at "denomadification"?

155 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the Soviet Union have a concept of "race" such as codified in the West? What were Soviet "race relations", so to speak, like?

106 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were Native Americans devastated by lack of immunity to European diseases and not the other way around?

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How often would Roman siege weapons, like onagers, be used in field battles?

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Did the Gallic Empire and the Palmyrene Empire have any relations during the Crisis of the Third Century?

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Were elections in the Soviet Union rigged?

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Why does Mexico have relatively few Black people compared to historically less important Spanish colonies?

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Why did the Ottomans lose almost all of their battles in World War I?

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In ancient and medieval Europe/Middle East, how widespread was access to gold and silver among the general populace?

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Was Attila himself a general?

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How did Soviet authorities interact with traditionally nomadic peoples in Central Asia and Mongolia? How effective were their attempts at "denomadification"?	155	AskHistorians
Did the Soviet Union have a concept of "race" such as codified in the West? What were Soviet "race relations", so to speak, like?	106	AskHistorians
Why were Native Americans devastated by lack of immunity to European diseases and not the other way around?	50	AskHistorians
How often would Roman siege weapons, like onagers, be used in field battles?	43	AskHistorians
Did the Gallic Empire and the Palmyrene Empire have any relations during the Crisis of the Third Century?	25	AskHistorians
Were elections in the Soviet Union rigged?	24	AskHistorians
Why does Mexico have relatively few Black people compared to historically less important Spanish colonies?	22	AskHistorians
Why did the Ottomans lose almost all of their battles in World War I?	20	AskHistorians
In ancient and medieval Europe/Middle East, how widespread was access to gold and silver among the general populace?	9	AskHistorians
Was Attila himself a general?	8	AskHistorians