/u/BewareofCrisps's posts in /r/askhistorians
In the Cold War drama 'The Americans' the espionage situation in the US mainland in the 1980s is portrayed as a cat-and-mouse game between the seemingly equally capable KGB and FBI. To what degree is this portrayal accurate? Did the KGB really have that much influence in Washington DC?
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Was Christian influence responsible for the creation of the idea of Ragnarok in Norse/Viking mythology?
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I am well-to-do Chinese male living in the year 1215AD. As Genghis Khan's forces invade my homeland I surrender to the Mongols and defect to avoid the annihilation of myself and my family. What are my prospects under the new Mongol Empire?
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Were the deified Emperors of the Roman Empire viewed with the same reverence as their more traditional gods?
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