Is there a record anywhere of "dead" surnames?

Hi Redditors!

I really need your help. I am an Italian exchange-student currently living in Moscow and studying at MSU for a semester. I came here to write my thesis, which is about Russian revolution from above.

I have all the material I need, but I can't really put up a nice work. I'm having some troubles with organizing the whole thing. If there's anyone specialized in russian history of the XIX - XX centuries, I'd like to ask some questions. Maybe you know history better than me and could advise.

I expect the lines will be blurry at best, but if we think of "tourism" in the sense of travel undertaken mainly for the purposes of entertainment/relaxation/etc. and not motivated by religious, educational or professional interests.

Hello everyone,

I was wondering when the name America started to be used and why this name came in usage? I know at some point it was the West-Indies (or was it just the caraibes?).

Anyway, thanks for the answer,

Andro

I don't understand what he would have gained with this marriage.

Say I'm a WWI veteran in Nazi Germany. I am missing my left leg and right hand. I am unable to find work to support the Reich because of these disabilities. Am I still a favorable person in the eyes of the Reich or am I a drain on society? How can I expect to be treated?

I thought they were iron, but someone told me they were actually bronze. I did a bunch of searching and everywhere I look seems to say they were a different material, though most of them say they were iron.

Does anyone know a reliable source that would let us know for certain?

Edit: To be more specific, by 'weapons' I mean their spearheads, and their shortswords.

Has the DNA of royalty ever been tested to determine their genetic make up? Is there a way to surmise their genetics just by looking at the historical record?

I know Anglo-Normans intermarried with Anglo-Saxons, but would the higher royalty have kept more just to the Normans?

Bonus question: To what extent were the Normans of Viking descent?

"We've got the seven seals of the apocalypse, as each of these seals breaks you get one step closer to Armageddon and the world ending completely, which is what the Romans thought was happening. Attila the Hun was death on a horse, and you didn't really want to get involved"

"Going back to the religion, that's a really nice point because we are telling that story of the apocalypse as seen through the eyes of the Catholic factions. So we are focusing on west and east Rome, and how they literally thought the world was going to end because of the climate change and how Attila was this god coming to punish them for their sins."

Some quotes from an interview. How much truth is in this?

Was house-to-house fighting common before the 20th century? And by house to house I mean clearing of houses one by one in the city by ground troops, or did most big battles for cities take place outside of the city limits?