As the OP suggests, what exactly was "Communism" referring to in the early to mid-19th century?

My default presumption was that it was referring to the sort of communes you'd associate with Robert Owens, these sort of idealized planned communities where all property is common and people live cooperatively and so forth.

But reading up on the French Revolution, it occurred to me that it might actually have been meant to refer to the Commune, as in the Paris Commune of 1792-1794 and the particular social forces it represented. From that perspective, "Communism" to someone in the 1840s would mean identifying with things like the Commune, which would be seen as a vehicle for more direct control and action by the working class man on the street, versus more bourgeoisie institutions represented by things like the National Assembly.

Is that right, or am I off base?

Can someone explain why Josip Broz Tito didn't ally himself with Stalin, and controlled Yugoslavia without it being under the influence of the USSR?

I was 8 years old when Nixon resigned, so I remember very little of it. I'd always assumed he resigned for altruistic reasons and so that the country could move on after he left office.

But I also wonder - did the Commission (or some other part of the government) have some type of damaging evidence that could have led to something catastrophic, and they agreed to bury it in exchange for his resignation?

Over the web, I found few informations. It is stated that Sikh Empire claimed victory over British East India Company, retaining control of Punjab, and it was fought 1810-1820. Nothing more than this.

I appreciate that this question borders on the 20 years or greater rule, so if it isn’t allowed let me know and I’ll remove it!

We hear a lot the rumour of silver bullets used by exorcist for “werewolves “ and “vampires” but were they ever actually used for any reason? Edit: I know werewolves don’t exist!

This question has perplexed me for awhile, and not sure if it fits here, but hopefully someone versed in Cold War equipment and tactics could answer.

Why was the SKS rifle even manufactured and issued in such mass scale if the AK47 was to replace it so quickly? Both used the same intermediate cartridge, but the AK Seem infinitely more useful and flexible than the SKS carbine. Was this due simply to simple bad luck (like, the SKS being planned, but the AK rapidly developing), or due to some sort of strategic decision (long range rifle and “submachibe gun”).

Likewise, client states of the Soviet Union were often granted permission to manufacture soviet arms. In these countries, we also see manufacture of the SKS (East Germany, China, etc) while the AK existed and was being manufactured. Why would this happen, was it due to quirks in how the Soviets handled technology sharing, cost of manufacture, or some sort if “tactical” reasoning?

This came about because of an odd article I read that stated that the PLA during the Sino-Vietnamese War encountered issues because their army mostly consisted of SKS armed soldiers, with AK pattern rifles reserved for NCO’s. However, their NVA opponents were armed with entirely AK’s (Chinese supplied, at that!).

Given that in Chinese terminology, both the SKS and AK were designated “Type 56”, and were adopted at the same time, this just seems like a crazy choice.

Apparently, women started to ride this way in Europe since a bohemian princess did so in her way to her wedding with an english prince. By riding this way her hymen would be kept intact and nobody could question her virginity.

Is there any truth to it? It sounds a bit too novelesque.

Hey, here in Finland the army has now started serving vegetarian food once a week.

This has created quite an argument and someone claimed that the Romans had a mostly vegeterian diet when they were out in the field conquering Europe, how true is this and if not, what was the actual diet like?

Lots the novels I've read from 19th century that people would call for a doctor and he promptly comes and charges them a small amount (compared to what would they charge today). When did people start going to a doctor's office instead?

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I'm interested in whether the Troubles can legitemately be seen as awar or not as that is what the Hunger Strikers seem to hinge their argument on. I dont think the troubles are black and white (good/bad), I think the whole things rather more complex and theres good and bad on both sides. This is a question that I think really highlights that, as it to me is not clear what the answer is

I remember playing 2k17 MyCareer, and your character has to make a decision on which college he will play for. Whatever selection you highlight plays that, what I believe is, the specific university's anthem. What I noticed was that it's really based on the drumline and pep. What is the history of this? Which college started this? And what type of music would this be called?

I'm looking for a book which makes me a more knowledgeable person about every religion and it's branches but if you now a good book about let's say Islam and history that's okay too. I'm looking for a kind of "a brief history of everything" but about religion.