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For questions spanning a significant proportion of the 20th century. Questions focused on the latter decades should consider using the contemporary-history tag. Individual tags exist for specific decades.
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Why didn't Stalin use force to bring Tito into line?
Stalin lacked adequate forces while maintaining other commitments during his life time to do so. While organisation for an offensive was desultory during the 1947-1950 period, from 1950 the Soviet Un …
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What relation do the early sexual experiences of Lolita and her classmates bear to the real ...
Lolita is a novel by a European literary author whose purpose is to convey aesthetic and critical perspectives on the process of reading and writing itself. New England, Americana, and paedophilia ar …
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Uniform identification: c20th male, General, mid/light green double breasted, red facing, re...
It appears to be a painting of Pavlo Shandruk (Ukrainian: Павло Шандрук, Polish: Pawło Szandruk).
As Pieter noted it is a mid 20th century fascist German uniform in style.
As Luiz noted the cockade …
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How popular was the Soviet Union?
From 1921 to 1991 the RSFSR and later Soviet Union successfully maintained state hegemony. To this extent it was "popular." This was counteracted by repeated political strikes and insurrections. Th …
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Why did China annex Tibet?
An incidental cause would of course be the presence of an independent Tibetan communist party. The extensive solitary suffered by Wangye is indicative of the vehemence with which the CCP opposed an in …
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Why are the ceilings so high in older houses?
Aside from smoke ventilation and cooling, the miasma theory of disease was prominent in the 19th century. Higher ceilings allowed for cleaner air, which was seen as desirable for health.
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Did the Germans lose the U-Boat war in World war II because of a shortage of quality, rather...
If you look at ace sinking by year you'll find that aces could only develop their sink counts during "happy times," when a technical and doctrinal superiority favoured mass sinkings. These times ofte …
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How did the Chinese help Khrushchev?
Refuse to support the anti-party bloc, thereby reducing the support for the anti-party bloc in the political committee. See Granville's book, The First Domino: International Decision Making during th …
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Did Radio Free Europe say that the Allies would come to the rescue during the Hungarian Revo...
RFE Hungarian desk was obliged to not foment revolution, "Special Guidance No. 26 of March 27, addressing the emerging ferment in the Communist world, cautioned, “There is no likelihood of military ac …
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Pre-1950s views of West European Socialist parties on the welfare state
I assume your interest is primarily in Marxist social democracy as opposed to Marxist bolshevism or Marxist council communism.
Regarding social democracy:
"Welfare" is a suspicious term for an avowe …
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Was the N.E.P. of Russia successful in terms of economics?
No. It is generally considered to be a failure.
The chief problem was the recurrent scissor's crises due to the agricultural sector not being incorporated into a commodity economy. As the price of …
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What aspects of Soviet life were not controlled by Stalin?
The main historiography, which you should really have searched prior to asking the question. Most obviously Sheila Fitzpatrick's work on everyday Stalinism at the work unit level, particularly Everyd …
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Could you help me identify this photograph that was taken shortly after World War 2?
It is the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
Check the wall pattern and light:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IMTFE_court_chamber.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mil …
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What was wrong with Hitler's left hand?
The encyclopaedia, following Kershaw, Ian (2008). Hitler: A Biography. New York: W. W. Norton & Company p 782, claims Parkinsons. This is I believe the standard account.
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What was the reaction of Western Communist Parties to Kruschev's 1956 speech denouncing Stalin?
I wish to supplement choster's answer.
Communist Party of Australia (CPA)
CPA leadership discovered the Secret Speech as the CPNZ leadership transhipped through Australia early in the year. Accordi …
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