Wars are unnatural disasters, and the deadliest wars have the greatest losses and a disproportionate number of people die. But, like all wars, the maximum number of people killed in the deadliest wars in world history is mostly innocent civilians. Warfare has been a feature of human history since
Im not this hair, Im not this skin, Im the soul that lives inside. ” Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi is one of the most enduring poets and thinkers in Islamic history. His deep, beautiful prose - which discusses the nature of love, life and soul - has made him a lasting f
During his fascist dictatorship, four people attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini. Yet only one person came close. On April 7, 1926, a small figure went out of a crowd in Rome and fired a shot at the infamous dictator. Her story is erased from history, swept under a rug and forgotten. Now, almo
The New German Cinema Movement was a period in the German film industry that lasted from 1962 to 1982. During this period, several directors made important and innovative films. Based on the attention their films gained, several of the directors followed Hollywood careers, some gaining fame and fort
Marco Polo may be one of the worlds most famous men. He left his hometown at a young age to travel to Asia with his father and uncle. A book about his travels was published and became an overnight bestseller, although many did not believe him. It is a miracle that we are not yet to understand about
An element of mistrust is an integral part of liberal democracy, which is based on the doctrine of constitutional law on the sharing of power, in which the executive, legislative and judicial authorities are kept separate. This is the system of controls and balances, where each branch is given cer
Mysteries have captured the interest of many people. Treasure hunters, historians and the entertainment industry. There are conspiracies and theories about what happened to some of the worlds biggest mysteries. However, thats all they are. Conspiracies and theories. These are unsolved mysteries.
Laundry has been a part of everyday life since people started wearing textile clothes. Today, laundry hardly takes time to do, and there is hardly any need for physical effort to wash dirty clothes. However, this was not always the case. In todays post, we look at how the process of washing clothe
The Republic of Venice, known as La Serenissima, was one of the most iconic and maritime countries. It left so many traces of the surrounding countries by the Mediterranean while it existed from 697 AD. to 1797 AD The long period of influence took the many coastal towns of present-day Croatia, Slo
You often hear about Salem witch trials, notorious for the brutality inflicted on twenty-five people. There have been many witch trials over the centuries. But the only thing Ill talk to you about today took place in England more than one hundred and fifty years ago. In the English county of Lancash
The rapid rise of surveillance technologies during the Cold War, stimulated by national security concerns, did not lead to a hope for superior social order. Instead, it helped bring about a monitoring status where Orwellian telescopes in every room could soon become a new reality. The origin o
Introduction KwaZulu Natal, the subtropical eastern province of South Africa, is home to 1.3 million people of Indian descent. The modern Indian population in South Africa are descendants of workers who have traveled to South Africa to get a job. In the 1830s, colonial plantations in Port Natal (
Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, best known by his pseudonym Vladimir Lenin, was born near the Volga River in Russia. He first read Karl Marx in 1888, and his political views would build from that time until 1903. Vladimir Lenin would found the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union Socialis
I recently saw a Netflix documentary called The Dark Tourist, a show dedicated to the modern phenomenon of dark tourism. The series follows journalist David Farrier as he visits unconventional tourist destinations around the world that have a gloomy or scary history. The Dark Tourist shines a light
Well, not many of you are familiar with the name Swami Vivekananda. Im sure you must have heard this quote: Arise! Awake! And do not stop until the goal is reached. -Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda was an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and guide for a number of students. He had high
Introduction The Silk Road is an ancient trade route that runs from east to west throughout Eurasia. It was first established in China around 130 BCE during the Hang Dynasty. The Silk Road connects East Asia and Southeast Asia with South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and Souther
The Dawn of Indian Railways When the British came down to rule India, they found the existing modes of travel and communication quite basic and difficult as well. They decided to lay the foundation for what promised to be one of the worlds largest railway networks. For the British, it was import
When we see the term Machiavellian, manipulative rulers and ambitious politicians emerge. It is a word often associated with ruthless dictators of the 20th century:Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Pol Pot; or the brain behind revolutions. Today, the British media also uses the term as a buzzword for the h
The KGB was Russias intelligence agency and secret police force from 1954 to 1991. But Russia has a long history of covert policing and international intelligence operations. When you think of sleeping agents, you probably think of Russian spies posing as Americans with a conspiracy to murder a poli
In 2007, Quentin Tarantino released his film Death Proof . The film was part of a double feature with Robert Rodriguez Planet Terror ; the whole movie was called Grindhouse . The goal of Grindhouse was to recreate the experience of watching exploitation movies on dual features in cinemas refe
A funeral that embarrassed the entire continent. A nickname so embarrassing that it spoils a persons biography even a thousand years later. Plus the bizarre mishaps of heads of state, policemen and members of the resistance movement. When great people enter the scene of history, even greater failure
Kirsten Dunst is Marie Antoinette in the film “Marie Antoinette” In the last years of the reign of Louis XV , the court of Versailles was animated by rivalry , all female, between the two prima donnas of France: Marie Antoinette , future queen and wife of Louis XVI, and Madame Du Barry
Germanys industrial development has accelerated since the countrys creation in the 1970s. Factories related to the metallurgical industry sprang up everywhere, supplying the needs of a growing population. In 1855 the Hermann Gruson company was founded in Magdeburg. The original purpose of the comp
There are several relations and they could not be more different. At the time of his death, did Łokietek threaten his son with disgrace if he turned out to be a failure, or on the contrary - did he beg his advisers to love Kazimierz as much as his father? In politics and in war, fortune seemed to