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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?

answered Mar 17, 2023 at 22:04

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Why did Nazis burn 628 Belarusian villages to the ground?

answered Feb 8, 2023 at 6:40

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Was writing material for to-do list accessible in medieval Europe?

answered Nov 30, 2022 at 0:06

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How did the accounting and capital organization system work in communist countries like the USSR?

answered Aug 7, 2022 at 0:38

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Why was wearing an orange lily so offensive as to warrant assault in Ireland in 1845?

answered Jul 11, 2022 at 5:23

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What was 250,000 rubles worth in 1918?

answered Jun 8, 2022 at 9:32

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Why did some regions end their prehistory much before others?

answered May 29, 2022 at 10:12

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Is there a formal ontology for documenting historical timelines?

answered Mar 19, 2022 at 21:19

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What is the price of modern warfare compared to medieval in terms of GDP?

answered Mar 19, 2022 at 3:59

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Why is Marx more prominent than Engels?

answered Feb 3, 2022 at 7:33

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Why have we settled while foragers used to be healthier instead?

answered Apr 5, 2021 at 3:42

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Why is Germany's history of colonialism and imperialism less prominent compared to other European nations?

answered Mar 2, 2021 at 8:56

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How did conditions in Nazi labor camps and the Gulag compare?

answered Mar 1, 2021 at 8:04

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Why wasn’t the USSR “rebranded” communist?

answered Feb 17, 2021 at 8:12

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What was the relative social status of a "grazier" in Victorian England?

answered Sep 29, 2020 at 11:54

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How can I evaluate the relative fiscal burden on different groups in the US, for various periods between 1790 and 1846?

answered Sep 26, 2020 at 22:45

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What determines whether slavery is economically efficient in industrialized/modern era economies?

answered Sep 20, 2020 at 1:32

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In the past, why was timezone change based on year?

answered Sep 10, 2020 at 19:11

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Did line infantry units have designated marksmen?

answered Aug 31, 2020 at 6:17

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Why did the USSR have two sources of currency?

answered Aug 18, 2020 at 0:35

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Are there alternatives to tripartite periodisation of history?

answered Jul 25, 2020 at 3:09

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Why didn't Sir John Kerr just call an election?

answered Jul 16, 2020 at 7:30

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Are stories passed down from generation to generation considered primary sources?

answered Jul 6, 2020 at 4:50

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When did commercial entertainment begin?

answered Jun 26, 2020 at 7:13

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Is there a name for the critical method of assessing historical narratives via the consultation of primary sources?

answered Jun 13, 2020 at 2:43

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What incentives were there for Soviet and Chinese politicians to try climb to the top when there was so much history of deposing their own?

answered May 28, 2020 at 2:59

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How did the Bolsheviks fund their government?

answered May 20, 2020 at 8:41

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Barring 1784, when has UK Parliament's legal sovereignty over-ridden the electorate's political sovereignty?

answered May 13, 2020 at 6:41

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What received constitutional understandings did Pitt break in 1784?

answered May 13, 2020 at 0:56

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What does a "wage" mean in the time of 'The Odyssey'?

answered May 3, 2020 at 0:31

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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?

Why did Nazis burn 628 Belarusian villages to the ground?

Was writing material for to-do list accessible in medieval Europe?

How did the accounting and capital organization system work in communist countries like the USSR?

Why was wearing an orange lily so offensive as to warrant assault in Ireland in 1845?

What was 250,000 rubles worth in 1918?

Why did some regions end their prehistory much before others?

Is there a formal ontology for documenting historical timelines?

What is the price of modern warfare compared to medieval in terms of GDP?

Why is Marx more prominent than Engels?

Why have we settled while foragers used to be healthier instead?

Why is Germany's history of colonialism and imperialism less prominent compared to other European nations?

How did conditions in Nazi labor camps and the Gulag compare?

Why wasn’t the USSR “rebranded” communist?

What was the relative social status of a "grazier" in Victorian England?

How can I evaluate the relative fiscal burden on different groups in the US, for various periods between 1790 and 1846?

What determines whether slavery is economically efficient in industrialized/modern era economies?

In the past, why was timezone change based on year?

Did line infantry units have designated marksmen?

Why did the USSR have two sources of currency?

Are there alternatives to tripartite periodisation of history?

Why didn't Sir John Kerr just call an election?

Are stories passed down from generation to generation considered primary sources?

When did commercial entertainment begin?

Is there a name for the critical method of assessing historical narratives via the consultation of primary sources?

What incentives were there for Soviet and Chinese politicians to try climb to the top when there was so much history of deposing their own?

How did the Bolsheviks fund their government?

Barring 1784, when has UK Parliament's legal sovereignty over-ridden the electorate's political sovereignty?

What received constitutional understandings did Pitt break in 1784?

What does a "wage" mean in the time of 'The Odyssey'?