Hi I'm currently looking for books of Kievan rus era (specifically 800's - 1200's) and soviet era russia (Russian revolution up to end of ww2) if anyone has any recommendations I would appreciate it immensely! Thank you!

In the series Gunpowder James I speak in a very distinct and obvious Scottish accent would this be the case?

I've recently stumbled across the show Hunting Hitler on the History Channel. I'm fully aware that a lot of what is shown on the history channel (Ancient Aliens etc) is dubious and quite comical. But the idea that Hitler escaped Berlin is intriguing and, whilst the evidence presented on the show is in no way concrete, it does pose certain questions.

I was wondering if anyone on here could tell me more information surrounding the theory, and if there is any credibility to it?

I'm currently doing an MA in Modern History, however, my specialty is in the Soviet Union. I have knowledge of the Nazi's but not enough to judge whether or not the ideas presented on the show are worth giving a second thought.

Thanks.

This is a never-ending battle between our people, some say we (macedonians) are bulgarians, others say we are different than them. I personally find the first statement to hold more truth but if someone could clear things up a bit, thank you :).

There are about 6.5 million people in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland combined. How did such a small island produce something like 50 million people of Irish descent in the US and 14 million in the UK. Even countries like Australia and Canada have more people of Irish ancestry than Ireland itself.

Most Western European diaspora populations are similar in numbers to the population in their ancestral homeland, but Ireland's diaspora is something like 7 times larger than Ireland's population.

Is this due to unusually large fertility rates among Irish immigrants in other countries? Or did Ireland already have a larger population than other European countries, but most just left?

I've always wondered what the Byzantines thought about Charlemagne being crowned Roman Emperor considering they themselves were what was left of the Roman Empire.

I have posed this question and most people cite the black book of communism. Is there proof that Stalin was attempting Genocide in Ukraine.

Hi!

I've just graduated with my undergrad in History with a concentration in US history.

I'm excited because I can further my focus, but am unsure of how to begin to find what really fascinates me historically.

It's well known among my friends that I enjoy studying JFK (and that era), but even that is a large period of time in its self.

I'm also not looking to restrict myself - I'm learning French to study French history in French.

So I wanted to ask you all because I imagine you've thought similar things -

How did you find your speciality? Thank you

From what I understand, Bismark started universal healthcare in Germany in the late 19th century as a sort of add-on to german unification. I’m curious when and how other European nations started following suit. Which nation was the first after Germany?

Why is it in history we look at Japanese imperialism as bad, but not western countries?

Attacking the canal was probably pretty risky, since the Canal was heavily defended, but I wanted to know if an enterprising u-boat captain ever attempted to enter the Canal. I have not found any examples, but absence of evidence and all that...

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There are plenty of sources visualizing combat on the western front, but when it comes to the eastern front, they mostly just tell me what strategys were used, not what the combat looked like.

I know that things were "more mobile" but too what extent? What were average distances of engagement? How were fortifications stormed and defended? What was combat like outside of fortifications?

Or is this just a product of the site's demographics?

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I’ve always wondered what the extent of fighting was between the Japanese and the Russians, I know they fought at Manchuria but where else did they fight or was it just mainly at Manchuria?