Looking for resources that cover the reconstruction of Berlin from 1945-1950 from a more humanitarian perspective and less geopolitically focussed?

(Not sure if this is not the appropriate sub for recommendations so apologies if not)

so does Christmas have pagan origins?

In contemporary media, I often see medieval peasants with incredible singing voices employing intricate harmonies, rich tones, timing and other vocal techniques. Is this accurate? What's a modern equivalent we could compare the average medieval peasant to?

Cheers,

It was clear that Hitler targeted minorities, a dictator who was simply interested in war, a simple reading of his book would suffice. Was there a counter preparation procedure that allowed Hitler to lay claim on Czechoslovakia unopposed or rather that the anti-communist sentiment of West that allowed him to roam somewhat freer?

As a second question: Why was not Hitler declared Antichrist by churches of that time?

I feel like those two are interconnected with anti-communist sentiment of democracies wanting to see fascist-dictatorships rather than the socialist-communist ones. (The tolerance towards Hitler even though his extremely revanchist writing)

The denouncing would also allow more intelligence to flow as Nazis would be extremely divided if the war stalled, and with the gamble on elite forces being in the flank-coast, I wonder that if British and French overestimated themselves with regards to "try it if you can".

In other words, what were the zeitgeist and practice of the holiday before Victorian culture codified what we know today?

I understand many of our sources come from Ancient greek writers and historians, and therefore much of what we know is from what the Greeks saw. But why is it that peoples on the Eastern side of the empire haven't recorded similar histories?

Horses are a mainstay of medieval fantasy. But how common were they really? Before the industrial evolution most people were peasants. Was it mostly the upper class that had horses? Could horses comparable to owning a luxury car in today's relative richness?

Looking for book suggestions on Scottish history. Just realized I have massive gaps in knowledge when it comes to Scotland so really any time period is fine.

I guess I'm looking to learn about some of the more fascinating events/time period in Scottish history and would love a good book on it.

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"Those people were so numbed by narcotics that they were just rushing forward for certain death. And maybe fighting against them was less risky than against a trained rebellion but it was really uncomfortable because a man was aware that he was shooting to innocent people. To dazed, innocent people."

So, is it true? I know the brutal policy of the Soviets during WW2 could be explained by such a thing. Maybe it was just alcohol? Or was meth/opiates/etc also common?

Something I realized while watching a documentary, most of the videos or photos I see of tanks, on either side in WWII, that have been destroyed or knocked out have their guns facing downwards. Why did this happen?

Before the picts arrived in Scotland, where did they originate from in mainland Europe? Surely they came from somewhere in mainland Europe??? Which modern day country? And any ideas on when they arrived (year approximate) in Scotland?

Where did medieval university students have to go to school before they could attend university? Today, there's K-12 education and other national education systems. But how did it work in the medieval age? Did students just go to university without any prior schooling (perhaps knowing how to read and write), or was there a sort of admissions process or requirement for prior knowledge?

My dad guesses they sounded so different because many actors were originally stage trained, meaning they spoke and projected differently. I thought it was due to changes in recording equipment or evolution of the way the American accent sounds. Does anyone know? Are either of us correct?

This question arose in a dinner with friends the other day. What's the Soviet contribution to the field of History? What historiographical methods were developed there? Who were the biggest influences, and why didn't they became better known names, even in countries with a strong Marxist influence in History Academia like those of South America? In Physics, for example, we have Soviet household names like Landau and Cherenkov, and every physicist knows what a Tokamak is