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An artist's rendering of the Tunguska event

The 1908 Tunguska Event and the Threats of Tomorrow

… (in Siberia), on a date that would come to be known as International Asteroid Day . Map showing the location of the … killed some of those involved, including Kulik himself. A Soviet postal stamp from 1958 with Leonid Kulik's portrait … and even more speculation. Scientists in the Soviet Union and abroad began to ponder whether Tunguska could have …
Soviet Union soldier holding a Soviet flag in the air

Stalingrad: The Turning Point of WWII in Europe

In August 1942, the most famous battle of the Second World War began.
… the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad between the Nazi and Soviet armies. Over 1.8 million became casualties. More Soviet soldiers died in the five-month battle than Americans … War began. … Ian Johnson … World War II / WWII … Soviet Union … Military/War/Peace … Germany … Europe … Stalingrad: …
Emergency servicemen and volunteers remove rubble and demine territory after Russian shelling, Kyiv, Oblast, 2022.

Ukrainian Architecture at War

… of Ukrainian architects, there is a growing international recognition and appreciation for Ukrainian … buildings built by Ukrainian architects during the Soviet era. For example, the impressive Derzhprom building … Military/War/Peace … Architecture/Monuments … Former Soviet Union … Ukrainian Architecture at War …
Seal of the University of California.

How Does a Nation Protect Itself in Wartime?

… mail, magazines and movies. In 1917, Wilson authorized the National Guard to protect dams, bridges, trains, telephone … Bush halted air traffic briefly and announced that the National Guard will provide additional airport security. But federal buildings, national monuments and much of the nation’s infrastructure …
U.S. National Archives building

New Laws Needed to Stop Bullying of National Archives

… portions that he donated to libraries administered by the National Archives. Archivists often waited for controversies … to block disclosures from their files. She said the National Archives has the final say on what is opened from … Those laws permit a former President to review what the National Archives proposes to open and to file claims …
The theatrical poster for Birth of a Nation.

3/25/2015: At the Movies: "Birth of a Nation" After 100 Years

… considerable electoral success at the local, state and even national levels. In the book and movie, however, black … while “helpless whites look on,” frozen in horror. Even Union soldiers in the film are shown recognizing the threat …
Allen Weinstein

Will They Be the National (Secret) Archives?

… Allen Weinstein. Weinstein is author of two books on Soviet espionage in the United States and until recently … battle over White House secrecy, this time focused on the National Archives. Most people know the National Archives … release to other scholars his interviews and his copies of Soviet espionage documents. That violates the American …
In this 1919 caricature, Ukrainians are surrounded by a Bolshevik (to the north, man with hat and red star), a Russian White Army soldier (to the east, with Russian eagle flag and a short whip), and to the west a Polish soldier, a Hungarian (in pink uniform) and two Romanian soldiers. Wikimedia Commons  https://theconversation.com/ukraine-as-a-borderland-a-brief-history-of-ukraines-place-between-europe-and-russia-178168

Ukraine in War and Revolution

The decade of war and revolution between 1914 and 1924 is critical for understanding both Russian and Ukrainian statehood up to the present day.
… A. Sanborn … Ukraine … Military/War/Peace … Russia … Former Soviet Union … Ukraine in War and Revolution …
Pioneers Palace in Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian Architecture at War

Architecture is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people.
… Art … Military/War/Peace … Architecture/Monuments … Former Soviet Union … Ukrainian Architecture at War …
anti-communists and nationalists place a Hungarian national flag atop a demolished statue of Josef Stalin

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The date, October 23, 1956, marked the beginning of the ill-fated revolution that ended with the re-imposition of Communist rule and the flight of some 200,000 Hungarians to Western Europe and the United States.
… Europe and the United States. … Harrison King … Europe … Soviet Union … Cold War … Hungary … Revolution … The 1956 Hungarian …
1917 Socialist-Realist worker image

The October Revolution in Russia

Bolshevik Red Guards took control of the Russian capital from the provisional government October 1917.
… L. Hoffmann … Europe … Class & Labor … World War I / WWI … Soviet Union … Revolution … The October Revolution in Russia …
view of the site of the explosion in Tunguska

The Tunguska Mystery Explosion

On June 30, 1908, a massive mysterious explosion of a cosmic body shook the skies of Tunguska (in Siberia), on a date that would come to be known as International Asteroid Day.
… (in Siberia), on a date that would come to be known as International Asteroid Day. But was it an asteroid? Andy Bruno … Outer Space/Universe … Environment … Science & Technology … Soviet Union … The Tunguska Mystery Explosion …
resident Harry Truman, left, congratulates Gen. George Marshall (architect of the Marshall Plan) , Fair Use via AP

The Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan, signed into law by President Harry Truman on April 3, 1948, was intended to revive the economies of war-torn Western Europe.
… Western Europe. … Ryan Metz … Europe … Diplomacy/International Relations … Cold War … World War II / WWII … United States … Soviet Union … The Marshall Plan …
a man kneeling down near tributes to fallen heroes

Heroes Never Die: The Legacies of Euromaidan

Emily Channell-Justice explores the goals and lived experiences of Ukraine’s watershed Euromaidan protests of 2013-14.
… Ukraine … Revolution … Military/War/Peace … Europe … Former Soviet Union … Heroes Never Die: The Legacies of Euromaidan …
the cover of a Captain America comic book

Captain America: Changing Conscience of a Nation

… him—has continued to anticipate and reflect our changing national attitudes toward war and patriotism. Captain … Cap from the realities of the day while reinforcing the national celebration of World War II as the good war fought … even as a commentary on the global surge in authoritarian nationalism . (The real Steve Rogers won out in the end, of …
The Lorraine Motel

Putting Race on Display: The National Civil Rights Museum

… Shaw and Hasan Jeffries about their work renovating the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis . “It really is a … the finishing touches were completed on the redesign of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Its … collection held there. Moreover, the reopening had garnered national attention and acclaim.   Patrick Potyondy   …
Wrangell-St Elias Natl Park by CheWei Chang, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0

America’s National Parks: 10 Moments of Insight

When you “pair the intellect with emotion and place,” what often results is a moment of insight: an unexpected instance where you suddenly understand something deeper about history, about nature, about others, about yourself.
… us bring different sets of values and expectations to our national park experiences.  (Author’s Note, November 2023: … central role in creating the Gateway Arch at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.  In 2018, the Memorial was redesignated as Gateway Arch National  Park .  As part of the relaunch, the park’s …
Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan posing for a photograph in the White House Library.

The American “Nation Building” Mission and Russia

… up in a helicopter over southern California to show the Soviet leader the homes, cars and swimming pools of American … States … Russia … Economics/Business/Trade … Diplomacy/International Relations … The American “Nation Building” Mission …