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News outlets are reporting that Russia may soon default on its national debt. Historically, what has happened in countries that defaulted on their debt?

2438 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did Julius Caesar really win against Pompey due to his superior knowledge of the Roman calendar?

137 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the 1920s, the Soviet Union briefly adopted "state capitalism" to foster economic growth. How would this compare to the "state capitalism" practiced in modern-day China?

35 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Josef Stalin was an ethnic Georgian during a period when Georgia sought (and briefly achieved) independence from Russia. Was his ethnicity ever a factor in how he was perceived in Moscow? More broadly, did Georgians, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, etc., face discrimination within the Soviet Union?

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When mother asked me again if I had gotten my first period yet, I bit my lip and admitted that no, I still hadn't.

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[WP] All of the living actors who have played Batman in the movies wake up in a room. A dusty old television set starts playing a VHS tape. It's a recording of Adam West. "I bet you're wondering why I brought you here..."

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You told your significant other, "my heart belongs to you." But then you broke up, and now they won't give it back.

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
News outlets are reporting that Russia may soon default on its national debt. Historically, what has happened in countries that defaulted on their debt?	2438	AskHistorians
Did Julius Caesar really win against Pompey due to his superior knowledge of the Roman calendar?	137	AskHistorians
In the 1920s, the Soviet Union briefly adopted "state capitalism" to foster economic growth. How would this compare to the "state capitalism" practiced in modern-day China?	35	AskHistorians
Josef Stalin was an ethnic Georgian during a period when Georgia sought (and briefly achieved) independence from Russia. Was his ethnicity ever a factor in how he was perceived in Moscow? More broadly, did Georgians, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, etc., face discrimination within the Soviet Union?	12	AskHistorians
When mother asked me again if I had gotten my first period yet, I bit my lip and admitted that no, I still hadn't.	12	TwoSentenceHorror
[WP] All of the living actors who have played Batman in the movies wake up in a room. A dusty old television set starts playing a VHS tape. It's a recording of Adam West. "I bet you're wondering why I brought you here..."	5	WritingPrompts
You told your significant other, "my heart belongs to you." But then you broke up, and now they won't give it back.	1	WritingPrompts