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What options would a person seeking mental health help in the Khrushchev-era Soviet Union have?

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Women's rights were restricted in ancient Athens, even though the city was dedicated to a female goddess. Did anyone at the time make note of this irony?

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I recall learning that many of the infamous torture methods that are considered "Medieval" came into practice with the Spanish Inquisition, after the Medieval period. Is this true, and if so, why are they still associated with the Medieval period today?

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Richard Wagner has a reputation in the music world for being notoriously anti-Semitic. Were his views considered extreme for his time, or were they shared by his contemporaries?

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What was the nature of Gogol and Pushkin's friendship?

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I read that in 1956, "an Alabama law barred blacks and whites from playing cards, dominoes, checkers, pool, football, baseball, basketball, or golf together." Can anyone provide some elaboration on this law and how people reacted?

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How was the American Revolution generally viewed in 20th-century Russia?

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The name “Johnny” shows up a lot in sea shanties. Why is this? Does “Johnny” refer to a specific person or an archetype of people?

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In Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," two characters in a puritan society have an affair before the events of the play took place. How common were affairs in puritan New England, and do we have any documented evidence of cases?

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In 1932, Maurice Ravel got into a taxi accident and suffered from aphasia for the rest of his life. What therapy methods would have been used in 1930s France to treat mental conditions?

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What options would a person seeking mental health help in the Khrushchev-era Soviet Union have?	20
Women's rights were restricted in ancient Athens, even though the city was dedicated to a female goddess. Did anyone at the time make note of this irony?	20
I recall learning that many of the infamous torture methods that are considered "Medieval" came into practice with the Spanish Inquisition, after the Medieval period. Is this true, and if so, why are they still associated with the Medieval period today?	18
Richard Wagner has a reputation in the music world for being notoriously anti-Semitic. Were his views considered extreme for his time, or were they shared by his contemporaries?	15
What was the nature of Gogol and Pushkin's friendship?	9
I read that in 1956, "an Alabama law barred blacks and whites from playing cards, dominoes, checkers, pool, football, baseball, basketball, or golf together." Can anyone provide some elaboration on this law and how people reacted?	7
How was the American Revolution generally viewed in 20th-century Russia?	6
The name “Johnny” shows up a lot in sea shanties. Why is this? Does “Johnny” refer to a specific person or an archetype of people?	5
In Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," two characters in a puritan society have an affair before the events of the play took place. How common were affairs in puritan New England, and do we have any documented evidence of cases?	5
In 1932, Maurice Ravel got into a taxi accident and suffered from aphasia for the rest of his life. What therapy methods would have been used in 1930s France to treat mental conditions?	4