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Why did the Persian language survive while for example Coptic was gradually replaced by Arabic?

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What is the reason Baltics are miles ahead of other ex-USSR countries (for ex. Moldova, Belarus...etc.)

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Is it true the Nazis saw Czechs as superior to other Slavs?

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What were some long-term goals of Prague Spring reforms in 1968?

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What was life like in the Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia (for average non-jewish citizen), especially when compared to Germany itself?

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I have read that "After 1933, all further research in sexual sciences was discontinued, and Czechoslovakia became the last remaining country, where sexology was to be studied/researched freely." How much truth there is to this statement? What can you tell me about Czechoslovak Sexual Sciences?

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When did Armenians stop being a majority in Western Armenia/Armenian Highlands and Cilicia? Were they ever?

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Were there protests in the USSR about the country's involvement in Afghanistan, similar to the USA and Vietnam?

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Why has Arabic not replaced Persian, while - if my understanding is correct - it has managed to do so in the case of Iberian Romance before this process was reversed by the Reconquista?

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Recommendations for books on Medieval Middle Eastern history between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?

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Why did the Persian language survive while for example Coptic was gradually replaced by Arabic?	280
What is the reason Baltics are miles ahead of other ex-USSR countries (for ex. Moldova, Belarus...etc.)	92
Is it true the Nazis saw Czechs as superior to other Slavs?	59
What were some long-term goals of Prague Spring reforms in 1968?	12
What was life like in the Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia (for average non-jewish citizen), especially when compared to Germany itself?	12
I have read that "After 1933, all further research in sexual sciences was discontinued, and Czechoslovakia became the last remaining country, where sexology was to be studied/researched freely." How much truth there is to this statement? What can you tell me about Czechoslovak Sexual Sciences?	11
When did Armenians stop being a majority in Western Armenia/Armenian Highlands and Cilicia? Were they ever?	10
Were there protests in the USSR about the country's involvement in Afghanistan, similar to the USA and Vietnam?	9
Why has Arabic not replaced Persian, while - if my understanding is correct - it has managed to do so in the case of Iberian Romance before this process was reversed by the Reconquista?	8
Recommendations for books on Medieval Middle Eastern history between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?	8