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How did the Soviet Union go from being a third-world country, a victim of poverty, instability, revolutions, purges, hungers, executions, world wars, invasion, genocide, to a significant player by 1945 and a contender for world power in the 50s and 60s? Seems to defy all logic.

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What do we know about the death of Soviet rock musician Igor Talkov?

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What happened to the Allied force that landed in Russia during the Russian Civil War?

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Did any ancient civilizations recruit and train spec-ops soldiers?

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Is there an easier way to understand the Thirty Years' War and its causes?

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How did chariot battle tactics differ between the middle-eastern nations (say, at the height of the Persian Empire) and those of the British isles (say, during the Roman invasion)? How were they similar?

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Chemical warfare in ancient Europe?

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What kind of an economic system did feudal Europe use?

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What kinds of subcultures, sub-economies, and hierarchies did Hoovervilles develop during the Great Depression?

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Why was there such an anti-war sentiment in Carthage after the Battle of Cannae?

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How did the Soviet Union go from being a third-world country, a victim of poverty, instability, revolutions, purges, hungers, executions, world wars, invasion, genocide, to a significant player by 1945 and a contender for world power in the 50s and 60s? Seems to defy all logic.	27
What do we know about the death of Soviet rock musician Igor Talkov?	25
What happened to the Allied force that landed in Russia during the Russian Civil War?	24
Did any ancient civilizations recruit and train spec-ops soldiers?	14
Is there an easier way to understand the Thirty Years' War and its causes?	12
How did chariot battle tactics differ between the middle-eastern nations (say, at the height of the Persian Empire) and those of the British isles (say, during the Roman invasion)? How were they similar?	12
Chemical warfare in ancient Europe?	10
What kind of an economic system did feudal Europe use?	9
What kinds of subcultures, sub-economies, and hierarchies did Hoovervilles develop during the Great Depression?	9
Why was there such an anti-war sentiment in Carthage after the Battle of Cannae?	9