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If someone were to die today because of an accident involving an unexploded WW2 bomb, would they be added to the list of WW2 casualties?

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I recently heard that the Muslim custom of leaving as little skin exposed as possible was simply a method for avoiding sun burning and sun poisoning, and has only recently become a religious custom. Does anyone know if this is true?

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I'm a Soviet citizen in the 1930s, the NKVD search my home and find forbidden western literature, what happens to me?

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How were the works of Tolstoy, Chekov, and Dostoevsky treated under Stalinist Russia?

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Did Stalin ever express regret over the liquidation of the experienced Military Elite during the initial success of Operation Barbarossa?

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How were Italian, Croatian, Romanian, ect. POWs treated by the Soviets on the eastern front during WW2?

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What was the USSR's reaction when "Back in the USSR by the Beatles" was released?

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I'm a mid level guy in the communist party during the 1930s. If I keep a low profile and go with Stalin's views, how likely am I to survive the purges?

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Who were the most influential figures in the Bolshevik Party who weren't executed during the purges? Why did Stalin spare them?

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Did the Carthaginians in antiquity actually sacrifice their children in religious rituals?

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If someone were to die today because of an accident involving an unexploded WW2 bomb, would they be added to the list of WW2 casualties?	2876	AskHistorians
I recently heard that the Muslim custom of leaving as little skin exposed as possible was simply a method for avoiding sun burning and sun poisoning, and has only recently become a religious custom. Does anyone know if this is true?	400	AskHistorians
I'm a Soviet citizen in the 1930s, the NKVD search my home and find forbidden western literature, what happens to me?	86	AskHistorians
How were the works of Tolstoy, Chekov, and Dostoevsky treated under Stalinist Russia?	67	AskHistorians
Did Stalin ever express regret over the liquidation of the experienced Military Elite during the initial success of Operation Barbarossa?	56	AskHistorians
How were Italian, Croatian, Romanian, ect. POWs treated by the Soviets on the eastern front during WW2?	51	AskHistorians
What was the USSR's reaction when "Back in the USSR by the Beatles" was released?	44	AskHistorians
I'm a mid level guy in the communist party during the 1930s. If I keep a low profile and go with Stalin's views, how likely am I to survive the purges?	35	AskHistorians
Who were the most influential figures in the Bolshevik Party who weren't executed during the purges? Why did Stalin spare them?	34	AskHistorians
Did the Carthaginians in antiquity actually sacrifice their children in religious rituals?	19	AskHistorians