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How and why did Rome experience such massive depopulation after the Western Empire's collapse (from 1 million people to only 50,000 in the Middle Ages)?

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How come there isn't a greater Nordic/Viking influence on Russia and its language even though the Kievan Rus' was at first ruled by Varangians? [Attempt #2]

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From Alfred the Great's reign until the Norman Invasion, what was Anglo-Saxon England like in terms of development when compared to continental European kingdoms? How did the Anglo-Saxons administer England during this time period?

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I am a Soviet economics student in the 1960s. What do I learn? How does it differ from how economics is taught in the West, if at all?

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Why did so many Italians emigrate during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

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How come no shogun ever tried to usurp the Imperial Japanese throne?

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What are some good books to read about the history of Chinese Imperial Bureaucracy?

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How come there isn't a greater Nordic/Viking influence on Russia and its language even though the Kievan Rus' was at first ruled by Varangians?

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The Russian Army in WWI seemed to have been in disarray and enabled Germany to win the Eastern Front. How did the Soviets manage to turn the army around by WWII and reach parity with the Germans this time around, especially in spite of the Officer Purge?

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How and why did Rome experience such massive depopulation after the Western Empire's collapse (from 1 million people to only 50,000 in the Middle Ages)?	196
How come there isn't a greater Nordic/Viking influence on Russia and its language even though the Kievan Rus' was at first ruled by Varangians? [Attempt #2]	69
From Alfred the Great's reign until the Norman Invasion, what was Anglo-Saxon England like in terms of development when compared to continental European kingdoms? How did the Anglo-Saxons administer England during this time period?	30
I am a Soviet economics student in the 1960s. What do I learn? How does it differ from how economics is taught in the West, if at all?	23
Why did so many Italians emigrate during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?	21
How come no shogun ever tried to usurp the Imperial Japanese throne?	19
What are some good books to read about the history of Chinese Imperial Bureaucracy?	7
How come there isn't a greater Nordic/Viking influence on Russia and its language even though the Kievan Rus' was at first ruled by Varangians?	6
The Russian Army in WWI seemed to have been in disarray and enabled Germany to win the Eastern Front. How did the Soviets manage to turn the army around by WWII and reach parity with the Germans this time around, especially in spite of the Officer Purge?	4