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Ivan Turgenev's novel 'Fathers and son' portrays the split between the liberal Russian parents and the new 'nihilist' generation who's embrace of socialism eventually led to the Bolshevik Revolution. What caused the Russian youth to be disillusioned with liberalism and become socialist instead?
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Not sure if this is correct sub, sorry if it’s not. I’m Looking for a source that’s friendly for a learning disabled adult that has accurate but simplified history of Native American tribes.
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My dad has always told me that Napoleon tried to replace the Maltese language with French during the Napoleonic occupation (1798-1800) as he found the language too 'Arab.' I can't find anything on this topic myself; so is there any truth to this?
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After France was split into occupied and non-occupied Zones by the Nazis in 1940, how difficult was it for civilians to travel from one Zone to another?
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How did Soviet people and/or leaders react to news of the Holocaust? Did it leave a lasting cultural impression on them the way it did in the West? Did it decrease anti-Semitism in the USSR?
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How did the Pope justify crowning Charlemagne “Emperor of Romans”? Did the West not see the Eastern Roman Empire as Roman?
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