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Mar
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comment Why are many African nations poor?
Well, I think there was much more socialism in Europe, Central Asia and China than in Africa.
Mar
19
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Mar
18
comment Why does German money from the 1940s not bear Nazi symbols?
Depicting workers is normal for any country, not only for socialist ones. Look for example at this banknote from US state Georgia: propagandahistory.ru/pics/2012/01/1326350165_3011.jpg
Mar
17
comment Why does German money from the 1940s not bear Nazi symbols?
So maybe the use of state symbols was prohibited on occupation marks? Or on banknotes?
Mar
17
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Mar
17
comment World War II - Have Historians Envisioned How The Axis Powers Might Have Won?
Hitler expected a political victory, that is that Soviet government would collapse. If Moscow was captured it could be a possibility. Also Japan could invade from the East and also Turkey. There are many possibilities how Germany could win in theory, so I doubt they had no chance.
Mar
17
comment Why does German money from the 1940s not bear Nazi symbols?
It is quite normal that they printed workers. What is surprising is that there is no coat of arms, emblem, eagle, swastika or any other state symbol.
Mar
16
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Mar
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Mar
15
comment Was Russo-Polish of 1919-1920 a war of independence?
Not any war where independence is at stake is a war of independence. For example, in WWII Britain's independence was at stake, but would we call it "war for independence"? Britain enetered the war to protect their ally Poland, Poland entered the war with Soviet Russia to install a pro-Polish government in Ukraine (which was in accord with Pilsudsky doctrine).
Mar
15
comment Was Russo-Polish of 1919-1920 a war of independence?
As I know, Soviet-Polish war was for Ukraine, not for independence. Poland captured Kiev, then Red Army attacked Warsaw.
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15
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Mar
14
answered How do new countries legally and without bloodshed declare themselves independent?
Mar
14
comment When were the lictors abolished?
I believe there were never lictors in Holy Roman Empire.
Mar
14
comment What does Russia want with Chechnya
@ Sergey Orshanskiy how can you falsify results in a territory that you do not control (I mean, during elections of Dudayev the central authority was very weak and when Maskhadov was elected the territory was not under Russian control at all).
Mar
14
comment What does Russia want with Chechnya
@ Sergey Orshanskiy arrest warrant on Berezovsky was issued in April 1999, while the second Chechen war started in September that year.
Mar
14
comment Why does German money from the 1940s not bear Nazi symbols?
First, you are wrong, he conbined the post of president with that of chancellor. He was undoubtly head of state. But anyway it is not necessary print exactly to heads of state on the banknotes. Very often revolutionary leaders got printed as Lenin in the USSR even after his death. If you look at the Soviet money at the time, btw, you will see portraits of Lenin and multiple instances of state symbols including the state emblem, symbols of Communism such as hammer and sickle and five-pointed stars in various combinations. US dollars also included the president and the seal.