What the Europeans did not dream was that they were setting in motion the emergence of their first major, modern non-European rival whose rapid rise would stun them, and the world, fifty years later when the “Empire of the Rising Sun” single-handedly defeated one of Europe’s four most...
Modern Ukraine Against All Odds In the 18thcentury, Muscovy appropriated the nameRus’and renamed itself theRussian Empire. Together with Prussia and Austria, they partitioned Poland three times, after which Austria got Galicia (with Lviv region in it) in the West, while Muscovites grabbed the ...
However, unlike some areas of Vilnius and Kaunas the Soviet boroughs of Klaipėda were not skipped by the progress. Many of the city's modern flagship projects have been taking place here rather than in the downtown. Near the intersection of Taikos Avenue and Kauno Street, you can findAkrop...
I made an effort to bridge the gap between our countries with a potato and I failed. But you can't say that I didn't try... OPpawian219 | 24717 16 Mar 2019#217 No, it was just stupid, even if you meant it as a joke. Yawn. But, your silly potatoes triggered some memories abo...
David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the modern State of Israel on May 14th of 1948, and President Truman recognized the new nation on the same day. On the same day the new State of Israel was proclaimed, and the British Army withdrawn, gun-fire broke out between Jews and Arab...
Día de los Muertos is observed in Mexico and other countries in the days leading up to All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, and, therefore, is often conflated with Halloween traditions. However, the holiday combines the celebration of those who have passed with reverence for the act of ...
So many people will have picked up the meme without trying to figure out whether it makes sense. PLus in the modern American scene the right is pro Israel (which is thought of as pro Jewish), and the left some pro and some anti. So by the simpleminded argumentation Jew haters are by...
Up until the mid 1990s, most modern-day developers built enclosed shopping malls in order to create a climate-controlled shopping environment, but more developers are returning to the creation of open-air malls. Outlet malls, shopping centers featuring name brand retailers selling their products at...
In certain hot countries, such as Spain, a short rest or sleep in the afternoon-called a siesta-is perfectly normal. So maybe we should break from the traditional nine-to-five work culture and take up the siesta. The UK’s Sleep Council claims the nine-to-five working day does not fit...
Along with Marx, Engels formed the basis for the modern communist movement. Investopedia / Alex Dos Diaz Early Life and Education Friedrich Engels was born on Nov. 20, 1820, in Barmen, Prussia, today's Germany. He was the eldest son of a wealthy textile manufacturer. At age 17, Engels ...