/u/Kerkinitis's posts in /r/askhistorians
Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. To which extent political considerations influenced the award? Are his historical writings are credible as secondary sources?
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The Soviet Famine 1932-1933 claimed millions of victims in South Russia and Kazakhstan. How were concurrent famines in South Russia and Kazakhstan different from Holodomor? Should be Holodomor studied outside of the broader context of the Soviet Famine?
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The tale of Alladin - who was Chinese in the tale - was not a part of the Arabian Nights canon, added by its translator Antoine Gallard. Where the tale of Alladin came from? Was Antoine Gallard its author?
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What was the impact of "The Horrors of St. Domingo"(the 1804 Haiti massacre) on the abolitionist cause? Was there a real fear of atrocities if slaves gained freedom or was it a rhetorical smokescreen?
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In Ancient Greece, beards were a symbol of masculinity. Were slaves and helots allowed to wear beards?
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What was the Catholic Church stance on lepers during the Medieval Period? Were their suffering revered? How were leper colonies/hospitals organized?
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In 1998, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave D grade to the condition of the US infrastructure. When and for what reasons problems with infrastructure in America started? Are complaints about crumbling infrastructure new?
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