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These are some of the most insightful history books to add to your reading list. "Hands up all who know when Tsarist Russia took Finland from Sweden (1809) and when it partitioned Poland (1795)," said ...

Best books of 2023: ... "Goodbye, Eastern Europe" is a lively and sweeping history of a complicated region of the world. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Some places feel straight out of a medieval legend—stone walls stretching into the distance, towers rising above the rooftops, and narrow lanes winding through centuries of history... Carcassonne, the ...

The new books include a glorified account of Russia's history, derision aimed at its enemies and justifications for the invasion of Ukraine. Issued on: 05/09/2023 - 19:41 5 min Reading time ...

As Martyn Rady informs us in “The Middle Kingdoms,” “invasion is a recurrent theme in Central Europe’s history,” lying, as the region does, between the powers of France and Germany in ...

A new school history book is causing controversy in Switzerland, because of its treatment of the country's role during World War II. The book, called Hinschauen und Nachfragen or Look Back and Ask ...

In a new book by Pekka Hämäläinen, a picture emerges of a four-century-long struggle for primacy among Native power centers in North America.

Russia is ramping up its efforts to ensure even its youngest citizens fall in line with the official narrative when it comes to the war in Ukraine.. The country’s Ministry of Education this week ...

As they are set to contest the 2024/25 Champions League final against PSG on Saturday, Inter hope to write their name in the European history books as the latest continental champions.