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In a recent interview with the BBC, Mikhail Gorbachev state that he stepped down to avoid a civil war in the Soviet Union, which he claims they were 'well on the way to having'. Was that really a distinct possibility?

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Are these Popular Ideas about Soviet Tactics in WW2 Fact or Fiction?

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It's Sometimes Alleged that Nazi Germany Lost WWII due to Hitler's Meddlings on the Eastern Front. How accurate is this?

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How and why did the slave economy of the Roman Empire give way to what is commonly termed as 'feudalism' in Western Europe?

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In a recent interview with the BBC, Mikhail Gorbachev state that he stepped down to avoid a civil war in the Soviet Union, which he claims they were 'well on the way to having'. Was that really a distinct possibility?	2532
Are these Popular Ideas about Soviet Tactics in WW2 Fact or Fiction?	15
It's Sometimes Alleged that Nazi Germany Lost WWII due to Hitler's Meddlings on the Eastern Front. How accurate is this?	13
How and why did the slave economy of the Roman Empire give way to what is commonly termed as 'feudalism' in Western Europe?	8