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Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
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a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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The KGB After Stalin
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
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Hundred Rabbits
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We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
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