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Demolition of Alexander III Monument, Moscow 1918

Russia’s February Revolution and the Precarious Politics of Nostalgia

… weather. Throughout that frigid February, supply trains stopped rolling, bread queues lengthened, factories doors … battles with police, and, crucially, the mutiny of soldiers tasked with quelling the protests. Alarmed, Chairman … To delay is impossible.” The tsar did not reply, instead complaining that “Again that fat-belly Rodzianko has written …
Here, a bus broadcasts the anti-apartheid message to Londoners in 1989.

Inequality After Apartheid

Review of Apartheid Guns and Money: A Tale of Profit, by Hennie van Vuuren (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019)
… and political crimes. One can only hope that subsequent studies follow up on the leads the author has provided. The … politicians, arms dealers, and bureaucrats, among others, committed heretofore underappreciated crimes in the waning … and unsurprising. Was it really “noteworthy” that Christo Wiese offered printing services to the NP valued at R25,000 …
The Norwegians Land in Iceland 872 by Oscar Wergeland (1877).

Why We Love the Vikings

… ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … was not the first one to do so, his work found a captive audience: the Victorians loved Vikings.  In previous … the first European to arrive in the Americas was not Christopher Columbus but Leifr Eiríksson (commonly Anglicized as …
Marchers for the Equal Rights Amount, holding banner that reads "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex"

The Equal Rights Amendment: Then and Now

… Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … professor of History and director of the American Studies program, specializing on gender, women, and science.   … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website, …
a billboard with flags of many countries and the word Peace on it.

A Conscientious Objector Looks Back

… were symbolic munYou would the announcement over the intercom: .. Youhear would hear the announcement sentiment was … are equal in about the way the hippies had been treatsoldier and leave him there to die? It would to attend anti-war meetings and protests, but …
Jair Bolsonaro speaking at microphone

Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the Politics of Nostalgia

… from Brazil: The Old Struggle for a Better Future , Top Ten Origins: Brazil's Presidential Elections , and South … of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. She's an expert on the history of the Brazilian energy … Rhodes, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website
A Biafran child suffering the effects of starvation due to the federal blockade during the Nigerian Civil War

“No Victor and No Vanquished” - Fifty Years after the Biafran War

… and cultural challenges. The crisis that would become the Nigerian Civil War began on January 15, 1966 when a … in July 1966. This countercoup turned out to be bloodier, and this time, Igbos were the victims. Many … the largest ethnic group in the northern territory. They wielded significant political dominance throughout that …
On August 8, 1918, 17,000 German soldiers surrendered to the Allies.

November 11, 1918: The End of World War I?

… the story goes. In January 1918, after forty-one months of combat, Allied troops were ready for a ceasefire, but they … and the failure of the Spring Offensive caused German soldiers’ morale to plummet. The impact was devastating. On … of the conflict itself. While the fusillade may have stopped on the Western Front in November 1918, fighting …
Crowd photo at the 2017 Women's March in Washington DC

The Way We Never Were (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 1)

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … Take, for instance, Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” letter, in which she implored her husband, John Adams, … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …
Cover of The Chiefs Now in This City: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America by Colin Calloway.

Native Americans in Urban Places

Review of , “The Chiefs Now in This City”: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America, by Colin Calloway (New York City, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021)
… in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. … was a man who traveled with an escort of Pennsylvania soldiers; who insisted on not only an interpreter but a clerk … near the New Lutheran Church, 1800. Teedyuscung died in a suspicious fire that engulfed his home city in the …
Person holding sign that reads "Stop Voter Suppression"

From Poll Taxes to Partisan Gerrymandering: Voter Disenfranchisement in the United States

… to include many more citizens since 1776, these gains have come haltingly and unevenly. Even as women gained suffrage, … voter suppression continue to affect electoral outcomes today? Listen in to find out. To learn more about the … represent our interests in Congress and state legislative bodies and local bodies across the country. And this is the …
Actors in the Berezil troupe, 1922.

Ukrainian Theater on the Soviet Stage

… ensuing chaos and devastation, painfully relevant to all audiences who had endured not only World War I , but also the … cavorted with dancing girls. Finally, the figure of comic writer Ostap Vyshnia was depicted hunting a line of … Avant-Garde of the 1910s and 1920s (Rodovid, 2015). Website: “Open Kurbas” created by Tetiana Rudenko and the …
Polin Museum

A Postcard from Warsaw, Poland: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … (Left) Warsaw’s Castle Square, Plac Zamkow w Warszawie; (Right) Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. The core exhibit was … Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, a professor of performance studies at New York University, who was appointed to as the …
Colin Kaepernick and teammates kneeling

The Long View of Sports Protests

… Brenna Miller    Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … where you find examples of athletes finding a large audience maybe in some ways, whether they're seeking a large … Vinas-Nelson. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website

The Secular Roots of a Religious Divide in Contemporary Iraq

… some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … as  ashura . Shi'is believe that Husayn was a martyr who died the rightful leader of the political community. … Party flag.  Founded in 1940, the Baath Party espoused a utopian political and economic philosophy that should have, …
People holding signs: "More Mental Health Care + Less Jail Time" and "Support Mental Health - It's the Right Thing to Do"

Mental Health and American Society

… Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … temptation to say, "Well, I mean, how many people in the audience might have had this experience growing up?" You know, … Vinas-Nelson, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: America's Love Affair with the Two-Party System

… The left side of the American political-entertainment complex has passed the time since the 2012 election watching … After the war, which most Federalists opposed, the party died out. Historians sometimes describe the national … So-called “Reagan Democrats” voted the new coalition at the top of the ticket and the old coalition down-ballot. …
A refrigerator advertisement in The Ladies Home Journal, 1948.

The Feminine Mystique

… magazine. She went on to Smith College, where she studied psychology and completed a year of graduate work at the University of … The Fountain of Age in 1993 as well as two memoirs. She died on her 85th birthday in 2006.   Despite Friedan’s …
Cover of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster.

Babylon Revisited

Review of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. pp. xii, 297)
… some ten thousand years ago to the seventh century of the common era. They tell the stories of successive … known to us) with nearly 1,900 characters utilized for communication. Here, too, the first art-historical … 883-859) provides the first evidence we have for the pork dietary proscription in this region of the world. Among its …
Cover of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals by David SchefferDavid S

Bringing Evil to Justice

Review of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, by David Scheffer (NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012)
… a test of how well the United States, and the international community could create institutions of governance after the … provided with a vigorous defense. Slobodan Milosevic died in a jail cell in The Hague. Meanwhile the Bush administration's hybrid "military commissions," while failing to meet the procedural norms of …

The UN, the WHO, and the Future of U.S. Diplomacy

… through an American-friendly model. These multilateral bodies allowed Washington officials to portray self-interested … policies as altruistic during the ideological competition of the Cold War. But these institutions and … the late 1970s, foreign aid had become a political issue, wielded by Republicans and conservative Democrats to …