Really hard to answer... I love Brutalism because concrete surfaces, in a bunch of decades, become really similars to old past architectures that today we consider archaeological or... Читать далее
Во-первых такие улицы есть и их довольно много. Что значит довольно много? А вот тут то и идет во-вторых: а стоит ли называть улицы в честь организатора массовых политических репрессий, в... Читать далее
Associate Professor of modern European and German history at Georgia State University and the author of Christmas in Germany: A Cultural History (2010). @GeorgiaStateU
In 1921, in a Munich beer hall, newly appointed Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler gave a Christmas speech to an excited crowd. According to undercover police observers, 4,000 supporters... Читать далее
Public historian, co-host of BBC2’s ‘Inside Versailles’, Historical Consultant on BBC’s ‘Horrible Histories’, author of ‘A Million Years In A Day – A Curious History Of Daily Life From The Stone Age To The Phone Age‘. @greg_jenner
What most people get wrong is that history is not the same as the past. History is a creative and inventive discipline. You are trying to comprehend and piece together what happened in... Читать далее
It’s important to realise that the Mafia was around in the United States for quite a long time before it became truly powerful. There were groups of Italian gangsters operating along... Читать далее
Who is the most brilliant philosopher of all time?
It’s a question that forces us to try to answer what can’t be answered. This can be a healthy exercise if we look beyond the unhealthy... Читать далее
Well, how difficult it is to learn relates to what your native language is; and this follows as some languages are more similar in terms of sounds, vocabulary and grammatical patterns... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
Having won the 1979 general election with a 44-seat majority, Margaret Thatcher led the Conservative Party to a second triumph in 1983, increasing her majority to a huge 144.
That... Читать далее
Winston Churchill was notorious for enjoying a tipple. His drinks of choice were Champagne, especially Pol Roger, cognac, port and whisky.
> While suggestions that he was an alcoholic... Читать далее
It seems to me that the Queen is a major political figure, perhaps, more important than people have realised for some time. Although I think, historians have recognised her importance in... Читать далее