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What did the Soviet leadership think about the U.S. inter-party and intra-party politics? Did they have any counterpart to kremlinology? Did they try to predict who would be the next president, secretary of state, house speaker etc.
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Why did Spain become an ally of the Revolutionary France in 1796, when all other monarchies of Europe were still opposed to the Revolution? What caused this betrayal and how did other monarchies react to it?
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When did people of the USSR notice the effects of the stagnation of the Soviet economy? For how long could the government assure people that there are no problems?
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When looking at the paintings and photos of male European monarchs from around 1800s to 1950, they almost always wear parade-grade military uniforms. Why did monarchs' public appearance become so militarized in the 19th century. Did they try to imitate Napoleon?
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How did the word/concept "Frank" change from a name of an ethnic group into the term for a social class of freeholders? Did anyone at the time try to dispute the "Frank-ness" of the newly named franklins?
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Why did the Soviet government choose to lower prices instead of rising wages in 1948-1954? How did it affect consumer behavior?
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The socialist Yugoslavia had a complicated relationship with western banks and the IMF, who were pressuring Yugoslavia to make economic reforms. How did Yugoslavia balance its macroeconomic and monetary policies between Marxism and neo-Keynesianism in the 1970s and 1980s?
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