/u/plucky_wood's posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

I just heard a British journalist call the coming COVID-19 depression as “the worst economic crisis since 1709”. What happened in 1709?

1869 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In 1917, the Bolshevik slogan was "All power to the Soviets" - how much power did the Soviets ever actually exercise, and for how long?

64 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

1917. The Bolsheviks said "All power to the Soviets" - how much power did the Soviets ever actually exercise, and for how long?

27 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How were North Vietnamese POWs treated in South Vietnamese / American custody? Were there similar or equivalent human rights abuses? Were there many North Vietnamese POWs captured?

13 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In 1953, during his second term as Prime Minister, Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was the political reaction to this? Was there any controversy about it at the time?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did the British Abolitionist movement continue after the abolition of the Slave Trade?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Who was the first politician in the USA to self-define as ‘Conservative’?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did blinded people actually function in Byzantine society?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I just heard a British journalist call the coming COVID-19 depression as “the worst economic crisis since 1709”. What happened in 1709?	1869
In 1917, the Bolshevik slogan was "All power to the Soviets" - how much power did the Soviets ever actually exercise, and for how long?	64
1917. The Bolsheviks said "All power to the Soviets" - how much power did the Soviets ever actually exercise, and for how long?	27
How were North Vietnamese POWs treated in South Vietnamese / American custody? Were there similar or equivalent human rights abuses? Were there many North Vietnamese POWs captured?	13
In 1953, during his second term as Prime Minister, Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was the political reaction to this? Was there any controversy about it at the time?	2
How did the British Abolitionist movement continue after the abolition of the Slave Trade?	2
Who was the first politician in the USA to self-define as ‘Conservative’?	1
How did blinded people actually function in Byzantine society?	1