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The Accidental Fall of the Berlin Wall: Whatever Happend to the Cold War?

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By: Charles Larson

Samhain – Summer's End: The Roots of Halloween Ghosts, Evil Spirits, and Masquerades

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By: Marc Salyer

The Baltic Way – Baltijos Kelias: A History of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Human Chain

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

The Chechnya Deportations of 1944: Why Was the Chechnya Population Exiled During the Second World War?

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By: Fiona Allison

The Romanian Revolution of 1989: How Ethnic Unrest lead to the Execution of a Communist Dictator

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By: Fiona Allison

East European Anti-Semitism: The Kishinev Pogroms of 1903-1905

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By: Fiona Allison

Europe and the Search for Peace After 1918: The Failure of Collective Security and the Eruption of World War 11

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By: Feature Writer Tongkeh Joseph Fowale

The Enlightenment and Global Change: International Ramifications of the European Enlightenment

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By: Feature Writer Tongkeh Joseph Fowale

Ottoman Power in Romania: From the 16th to the 19th Century, Turkish Authority Prevailed

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Michael the Brave of Romania: This Wallachian Prince Briefly United the Principalities

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By: Kerry Kubilius

The Feudal System in Romania: The Early Romanian State Consisted of Landowners and Peasants

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Roman Influence on Dacia: Ancient Romania Gained Much from the Empire

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By: Kerry Kubilius

How Hagia Sophia was Built: Construction of the Byzantine Church

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By: Lorri Brown

Hagia Sophia: Byzantine Christian Church

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By: Lorri Brown

King Decebal and Dacia: Rome Was Threatened by This Early Romanian Leader

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Dacians of Romania: These Early Romanian People Were Also Known as Getae

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Transplanted Bukovina Germans Face New Master: World War 2 Aftermath Places Bukovina in Communist Russia & Romania

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Bukovina Germans Trapped by Shifting Borders: Austrian Germans Cling to Their Culture As Boundaries Change

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By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Rosa Luxemburg: The Life of an Extraordinary Woman

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By: Benjamin Derin

Review of 'The Haunted Land': Europe's Communist Ghosts Speak In This Award-Winning Book

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By: Kerry Kubilius

The Soviet Relationship with East Germany: A Bond Created by the Cold War

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By: Barry Vale

Hegel and Marx after the Fall of Communism: The Unachieved Global Preponderance of Marxism

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By: Barry Vale

Karl Marx and Historical Materialism: A Cornerstone of Communist Ideology

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By: Barry Vale

The History of Germans from Bukovina: German Settlement and Emigration in Austria's Eastern Crownland

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By: Simone Hoedel

The History of the Vampire: A Cross-Cultural Phenomenon and Dracula's Legacy

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By: Megan Winkler

Austria Wears Kilt to Honor Celtic Heritage: Jörg Haider's Death Sparks Carinthian Kilt Controversy With Scotland

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By: Estelle Pigott

The Real Dracula Vampire: An Eastern European King Inspired the Fictional Dracula

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By: John Stringer

Modern Decorated Egg Traditions: Today's Pysanky Serve As Art and Novelty Pieces

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Eastern European History Culture Clues: Art, Literature, Music and Architecture are Important Study Aids

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By: Kerry Kubilius

A Short History of Pan-Slavism: Eastern Europe's Ethnic Movement

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By: Victor Mobley

Museums of Eastern European Heritage in the U.S. Visit One of These Institutions Dedicated to Preserving Culture

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Museums of Eastern European Art and Folk Culture: The United States is Home to Many Centers Promoting Ethnic Heritage

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Over Nine Forests Book Review: Folk Beliefs and Practices from Lithuania to the Urals

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Violence in East European History: Torture, Cannibalism, Abuse, and Murder Were Common in E. Europe

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Learn about East Europe History: Learning about E European History Can Be Painless!

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Soviet Women Labor Expectations: Changing Gender Roles in Pre- and Post-WWII Russia

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Lenin's New Economic Policy: The NEP of the 1920s Permitted a Soviet Version of a Market Economy

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Torture in East European History: Cruel and Unusual Measures of Punishment and Execution Were Used

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Cannibalism in the Soviet Union: The Famine of 1920-21 Caused People to Resort to Eating Human Flesh

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Countries of the Former USSR: The Soviet Union Comprised Nations Within and Without East Europe

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Riches of East European History: Amber, Eggs, Scythian Treasures - East Europe Drips in Jewels

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By: Kerry Kubilius

What is a Kulak? Were 'Capitalist Peasants' Really a Threat to the Soviet Regime?

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Victims of Concentration Camps: Jews, Homosexuals, Roma, and Others Perished in Nazi Prisons

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Major Gods of the Slavic Pantheon: Perun, Veles, Jarilo, Morana Were Eastern European Pagan Deities

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By: Kerry Kubilius

History of East European Languages: Spoken Communication with Indo-European and Finno-Ugric Roots

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Eastern European Easter Eggs: Symbols of springtime, decorated eggs mark a yearly tradition.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Faberge as Businessman: Quality, customer service, and branding gave Faberge his edge.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Unknown East Europe Literature: Books and authors from East Europe seek a Western audience.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

A Short History of Vodka: Russia and Poland lay claim to vodka’s origins.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

History of the Polish Language: Polish language has West Slavonic origins.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Scythians - A Mysterious History: Through kurgan burial mounds, chronicles of Herodotus, and peoples like the Ossatians, evidence of the Scythians remain of interest to scholars and archaeologists.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Christmas in Romania and Moldova: Werewolves, the singing of 'colinde,' and pork are all a part of the Romanian and Moldovan Christmas holiday traditions.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Agrarian Reforms in East Europe: Peasants in Romania, Croatia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Hungary were encouraged to support political change through land redistribution.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

History of Prague's Jewish Quarter: Josefov, the historical Jewish ghetto of Prague, is now a well-preserved look into the past.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Cyril, Methodius, and Cyrillic: The Glagolitic alphabet made written Old Church Slavonic possible for the Slavs of Great Moravia.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Medieval Slavic Marriage Laws: Sex and Society in the World of the Orthodox Slavs by Eve Levin

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Monastic Celibacy, Betrothal, Wed? For Orthodox Medieval Slavs the marital options were few.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Ecclesiastical Slavic View of Sex: Pagan rituals were called heretical and women temptresses in light of traditional Orthodox marriage vows and ceremonies.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Medieval Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia: Director of Medieval Studies at Ohio State University looks at 900-1700 AD

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By: Kerry Kubilius

What is Perestroika? Gorbachev and the Russian Economic 'Reconstruction'

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By: Kerry Kubilius

What is Glasnost? Gorbachev's Policy of Openness and freedom of speech in Russia's Communist Regime

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Roma in Eastern Europe: This ethnic group, often called 'gypsies', are typically poor, illiterate, and outcast due to language, appearance, and large families.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Rusyn Pysanky Easter Eggs: Unlinke the Ukranian tradition of painting these motifs and ancient symbols.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Vlad the Impaler Becomes Dracula: In 1400s Romania saw the ruler of Wallachia revenge his father against the Turkish Sultan and impale his enemies.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

Origins of the Word Slav: From Slave to Glory and Praise, the 'Word' is What It Means.

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By: Kerry Kubilius

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