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Career Question: Do you publish under a pen-name/nom de plume or under a different last name? Has this ever caused problems when taking credit for your own work?

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TIL: (WW2) My Polish grandfather claimed he was made to sign NKGB papers agreeing to remain silent about conditions in Russia before he left to join the Polish II Corps. Can anyone back this up/clarify?

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For Historians: Have you ever drastically changed your chosen historical subject/period/topic and why? (or seriously considered it)

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Why was my Polish grandfather not allowed to return to Poland after serving with the British in WWII?

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I recently saw 'The Book of Life', and noted the intermingling between Spanish Catholic and Aztec religious traditions around the Day of the Dead, to what extent did the Church/Colonial Gov't encourage or discourage this cross-pollination in New Spain and later Mexico?

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Occupied Germany/Austria: the extent of 'Denazification' seems to have varied a lot between the different occupying powers (US, USSR, UK, France). Why was this?

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Career Question: Do you publish under a pen-name/nom de plume or under a different last name? Has this ever caused problems when taking credit for your own work?	141
TIL: (WW2) My Polish grandfather claimed he was made to sign NKGB papers agreeing to remain silent about conditions in Russia before he left to join the Polish II Corps. Can anyone back this up/clarify?	95
For Historians: Have you ever drastically changed your chosen historical subject/period/topic and why? (or seriously considered it)	38
Why was my Polish grandfather not allowed to return to Poland after serving with the British in WWII?	14
I recently saw 'The Book of Life', and noted the intermingling between Spanish Catholic and Aztec religious traditions around the Day of the Dead, to what extent did the Church/Colonial Gov't encourage or discourage this cross-pollination in New Spain and later Mexico?	4
Occupied Germany/Austria: the extent of 'Denazification' seems to have varied a lot between the different occupying powers (US, USSR, UK, France). Why was this?	4