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How come in Russian the "United" part in "USA" is called "Соединенные" and not "Oбъединенныe" which would make more sense in terms of meaning of words? Why then United Emirates use the word "Oбъединенныe"?

220 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I am half-tatar and half-russian. I know a lot about the Russian history but very little about tatars. Can anyone recommend good books on history of Tatar people? More info in description

154 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was travelling during "The Roman Empire is just about to fall" era dangerous? Could I as a travelling person simply go from one "country" to another without being murdered?

20 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How dynamic was the every-day-life like in late Roman Empire?

14 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[FF] Persuade or explain to an alien envoy whose civilization spans millions of galaxies why his race should not eradicate humanity to mine iron from the Earth's core in 100 words.

9 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[EU] League of Legends characters realize through some sort of game bug that all this time they were just part of an online computer game called League of Legends.

8 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Sources for history of Siberia and Russia's Far East? Very Early to Middle Medieval times? History of Khanates, tribes and people in the area?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You were tasked by God to one-by-one possess bodies of random people and get them into shape, once the work is complete and the person is healthy you are switched to the next body. This one time, seemed like any other, but once the body was healthy, you didn't seem to move on...

3 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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When reading Assize of Arms of 1181 and other similar legislations of England, why were Jews not allowed to bear arms in service to king?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[EU] There is a bug in League of Legends match, characters realize that they are part of a computer game and that the reality they lived in their entire life is created for entertainment of millions. Bonus for including gamer's reaction/interaction between gamer and the characters.

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How come in Russian the "United" part in "USA" is called "Соединенные" and not "Oбъединенныe" which would make more sense in terms of meaning of words? Why then United Emirates use the word "Oбъединенныe"?	220	AskHistorians
I am half-tatar and half-russian. I know a lot about the Russian history but very little about tatars. Can anyone recommend good books on history of Tatar people? More info in description	154	AskHistorians
Was travelling during "The Roman Empire is just about to fall" era dangerous? Could I as a travelling person simply go from one "country" to another without being murdered?	20	AskHistorians
How dynamic was the every-day-life like in late Roman Empire?	14	AskHistorians
[FF] Persuade or explain to an alien envoy whose civilization spans millions of galaxies why his race should not eradicate humanity to mine iron from the Earth's core in 100 words.	9	WritingPrompts
[EU] League of Legends characters realize through some sort of game bug that all this time they were just part of an online computer game called League of Legends.	8	WritingPrompts
Sources for history of Siberia and Russia's Far East? Very Early to Middle Medieval times? History of Khanates, tribes and people in the area?	7	AskHistorians
[WP] You were tasked by God to one-by-one possess bodies of random people and get them into shape, once the work is complete and the person is healthy you are switched to the next body. This one time, seemed like any other, but once the body was healthy, you didn't seem to move on...	3	WritingPrompts
When reading Assize of Arms of 1181 and other similar legislations of England, why were Jews not allowed to bear arms in service to king?	3	AskHistorians
[EU] There is a bug in League of Legends match, characters realize that they are part of a computer game and that the reality they lived in their entire life is created for entertainment of millions. Bonus for including gamer's reaction/interaction between gamer and the characters.	2	WritingPrompts