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Was there a Soviet policy to establish the Stalin cult, or did it just kind of happen?

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In The Last Crusade, Indy and his dad escape the Zeppelin in a fighter plane. Why was there a fighter plane on a passenger blimp?

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What's up with African Communism? Were they serious about it or just kissing ass to the USSR?

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Is it true that French Nobles could kill "not more than two serfs" on hunting trips?

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How non-aligned was the non-aligned movement?

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In Les Mis, Victor Hugo claims that Napoleon would have won Waterloo if it hadn't rained before the battle. How true is this?

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I'm an East German university student, with mandatory coursework in Marxism-Leninism. What's the class syllabus like? What kind of test questions should I expect?

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Is there a historical basis for Catch-22?

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In the USSR, was there "Lysenkoism" in other fields? i.e., was there a communist version of physics or mathematics?

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Did Greece really ban the letter Z?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there a Soviet policy to establish the Stalin cult, or did it just kind of happen?	27
In The Last Crusade, Indy and his dad escape the Zeppelin in a fighter plane. Why was there a fighter plane on a passenger blimp?	26
What's up with African Communism? Were they serious about it or just kissing ass to the USSR?	17
Is it true that French Nobles could kill "not more than two serfs" on hunting trips?	16
How non-aligned was the non-aligned movement?	15
In Les Mis, Victor Hugo claims that Napoleon would have won Waterloo if it hadn't rained before the battle. How true is this?	14
I'm an East German university student, with mandatory coursework in Marxism-Leninism. What's the class syllabus like? What kind of test questions should I expect?	11
Is there a historical basis for Catch-22?	10
In the USSR, was there "Lysenkoism" in other fields? i.e., was there a communist version of physics or mathematics?	10
Did Greece really ban the letter Z?	9