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The origins of the Soviet camps 1917-21
Following the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917, class based terror and repression of social and political enemies became central to the par…
5 years, 3 months ago
Britain, France, Israel and the Suez conspiracy 1956
In 1956 the British Government, led by Anthony Eden, embarked on a disastrous military adventure with France and Israel that divided the country, spl…
5 years, 3 months ago
Anti Slav hysteria in the Austro-Hungarian Empire - July 1914
Following the shock of the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Vienna, Sarajevo, and other parts of the German and non German spe…
5 years, 3 months ago
Poison gas and its long term impact on the 20th Century
By the end of the First World War, the British, French and American Armies were using gas more effectively than Germany, and the German Army's abilit…
5 years, 3 months ago
Margaret Thatcher, Tony Benn and Great Britain: 1973 - 1983
In the 1970s and 1980s two political figures came to define the polarisation of British politics and society and the end of political consensus betwe…
5 years, 4 months ago
Rumours, letters and humour in Stalinist Russia 1928-38
In all totalitarian societies, individuals instinctively find ways of navigating and interacting with a repressive state. In the USSR, rumours, jokes…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Sino Soviet Split - In conversation with Larry Auton Leaf
In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we hear from history teacher and writer Larry Auton Leaf about Mao, Stalin, Khrushchev and Sino So…
5 years, 5 months ago
Lyndon Johnson and the legacy of JFK - 1963
Following the assassination of John F Kennedy, his vice president, Lyndon Johnson, was unexpectedly propelled into the White House, but faced a staff…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Battle of Guadalcanal: Part Two
The long battle of attrition by the Japanese Army against the resilient US Marine Corps on Guadalcanal began with serious miscalculations by Japan. B…
5 years, 6 months ago
Aspects of working class life in Britain during the 1930s
Working class life in Britain during the 1930s was shaped and reshaped by economic forces. In the first part of the decade, a devastating economic sl…
5 years, 6 months ago