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Contributing Articles in E European History

The Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl nuclear accident of 26 April 1986, was the world's worst nuclear accident.
International Women's Day in Russia
Learn why International Women's Day is so important historically in the Russian Federation.
Outline of Russian Slavophile & Westerner Ideals
The Russian intelligentsia of the 1840s either longed for Western progress or idealised the peasantry. The opposing idealists were known as Westerners and Slavophiles.
Russians Defeat Germans at Stalingrad in WWII
According to some historians, the battle of Stalingrad, with its two million casualties, was the bloodiest in human history and the major turning point of World War II.
October Revolution 1917
This article is a straightforward, easy-to-understand history of The October Revolution.
Soviet Union History
This article is a straightforward, easy-to-understand history of how the Soviet Union came into existence.
Anti-Semitism in History
The story of God's chosen people has been one of persecution, pain and death. Has it been racial persecution or a social and economic one?
Who Is Mirjana Markovic?
Slobodan Milosevic's wife was a professor of sociology, a magazine columnist and a party leader but she will go down in history as the power behind the throne.
Historical Movies Filmed in Romania
Romania is now a desired historical filming location. Learn why this Eastern bloc nation offers unrivaled shooting locales and scenery.
Jiri Menzel's Closely Watched Trains
Jiri Menzel's Closely Watched Trains won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film in 1967. Incredibly, it was released during a time of Communist censorship.
The Meaning of Western Betrayal
The policies of the Western Democracies from the end of World War I to the Cold War are considered treachery by many Eastern and Central European nations.
Dracula and Vlad the Impaler
While some aspects of Count Dracula's character were undoubtedly based upon Vlad, the Impaler's legacy is not so cut and dried.
The Western Balkans
Once called the "powder keg" of Europe, the W. Balkans still confound academicians. A history of what would become Yugoslavia provides background for modern tensions.
Poltava and the Rise of Imperial Russia
Charles XII's invasion of Russia was halted at Poltava June 8, 1709 when Peter the Great decisively defeated the Swedes, ultimately winning the Great Northern War.
Russian Political History
Russian History is politically complex. From its earliest emergence to the present Russian Federation, the country's long story is fascinating.

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