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The deep divergence between Ukrainian and Russian identity in the last decade illustrates the power of historical narrative to shape societies and should remind the West that liber..
Godzilla has become an enduring allegory for Japan's complex post-war history, from the horrors of Hiroshima to economic miracles and environmental disasters.
Markets and merchants wove a complex web of trade, cultural exchange and economic innovation across the medieval Baltic and beyond.
An often-overlooked fact about the current Russo-Ukrainian War is that over the centuries Russia has waged several wars to try to conquer Crimea and the Donbas area.
When first published, John Milton's Paradise Lost ignited criticism and controversy for its lack of rhyming poetry and it became part of a battle for the soul of English literature..
The United States' strategy towards China is premised on an unending rivalry. Yet strategic competitions do end and America needs to imagine how its conflict with China might one d..
Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powells' visions of modernity differed in crucial respects, but taken together their work offers a vivid chronicle of Britain's secularising society caught..
From the 1970s onwards, the Soviet Union and Russia were debilitated by old, feeble and inept leaders. American risks following the same path.
The late Albanian writer Ismail Kadare maintained a delicate balance between collaboration and dissent under Enver Hoxha's brutal Communist dictatorship. His openness to both innoc..
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