After all, Russia invaded Poland too. Where did the Russians get so many Poles to fight for them, occupiers? Especially after the Katyn Massacre?

Weren't Poles who fought for the USSR traitors?

It seems to me that hallucinogenics were used by many tribal and polytheistic religions, or that it may at least have some base. I've heard some think God appearing as a burning bush was from Moses burning some Acacia trees and breathing it in. Also I had heard accounts of what Greeks would drink for wine seems to sound more like hallucinogenics than drunkenness. There are so many more that used it for religious ceremonies , (vikings, etc). It seems to me though like by the time the Mideival era rolled around there was not as much mention of it, and by the industrial era, I feel like it would have been a foreign concept in th e west.

Hello, I'm from Poland and creating a story, I wondered if there were students of African descent in Poland during the 80s and 90s. I have asked my mother and aunt, who went to universities during these times, about this, and they said that there were quite a lot of students from Morocco and Uganda, but I'm more interested in the Republic of South Africa. Unfortunately, they've never made any friends among them, so they don't really know the background of these people, my aunt only said that they rather came from rich families.
I was thinking if there had been some scholarship programmes for the poorer folks, but I can't really find anything and don't in fact know where to search for it. I'll appreciate too if you could send me a link to some good websites about this topic. Thank you!

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I'm a translator and after lengthy fruitless research I decided to ask reddit: What would a regular residence look like in the Fatimid Caliphate during the 14th century? Were there rooms with specific names and functions? Did they have a sort of balcony? And how did the residence of a commoner differ from a wealthy citizen, besides size and general snazziness? :D

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I know in WW2 Hitler seemed to hate the Czechs, and I'm very confused as why - as far as I understand it the Czechs were another Germanic Ethnic group?

What was the attitude to the Czechs, and Bohemia during the process of German unification? Were they thought of as fellow Germans? Were they treated well by the Austrian Empire?

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We are constantly told that the Vikings were the ones that really discovered america, but what did they do with the Discovery?

I was under the impression that medieval peasants never participated in society and lived in the countryside relatively isolated for generations. Was I mistaken? In what ways were medieval peasants subject to the king? What laws did they have to obey? What taxes did they have to pay?

I'm...large. 34 J/JJ depending on brand. In modern day USA, I dont even exist (seriously,I have to buy bras made in countries that acknowledge that boobs come larger than DDD.) How were the large-busted accommodated pre-modern bra era?

Yeah, basically are the events shown in the movie what happened in real life?

Or did most individuals wear enough clothing to protect their skin, even in hot climates like Southern Europe?

My girlfriend and I were geeking out over a couple of facts relating to just how much Italian food must have changed. Marco Polo (anecdotally?) brought the concept of pasta back to Europe from China. Also, tomatoes are native to South America. Seriously, if you take away pasta and tomatoes from Italian food then what is left? It couldn't even be steak and chips, because potatoes are also native to South America.

So what does the archaeological and written record say about Roman/Italian food before these two central staples of their diet? What was the staple diet back when it consisted of foods native to the area now known as Italy?

During the two world wars, would commanders on the ground have known the exact name of the regiment, division or army group?

For example I was reading about Operation Totalize, The 1st Canadian (Armoured) Division and the 1st Polish Armour Division were fighting 12th SS Panzer, 101st SS Heavy Panzer and 89th Infantry Division.

Would commanders have known it was the 12th SS Panzer, 101st SS Heavy Panzer and 89th Infantry, or would it have just been seen as a couple of SS Panzer Divisions supported by a Wehrmacht Infantry Division?

Specifically weaponry. Why werent native americans using rifles or gunpowder? Why didnt they have cities? Why didnt the mayans or aztecs have rifles?

Edit: talking about feudalism

My understanding is that the monarch would give land to the nobles, and in return the nobles would respond with arms if the king called for it.

But if the nobles have all the firepower, to me it seems like they had the ability to just strongarm the monarch and take whatever land they wanted.

Can anyone explain how the monarch was able to handle this situation where he had no real teeth without the nobles?

I am writing a play about the Seminal Tragedy and want to incorporate as much real history as possible. Where are the best places to find information for this event. Thank you for your help.

"King Oswiu of Bernicia seeks Irish support against the forces of Penda. While in Ireland he has a liaison with Fín, the granddaughter of King Colmán Rímid Uí Néill (approximate date)."

• Wikipedia, 650 calendar year, Events: Britain

I can’t find the person actually initially named it. I’ve found all these articles about the origin and Boone settling it, but who actually decided on Kentucky and when? I want to know because of how it has “commonwealth” in its name even though it wasn’t an official state until years after the Declaration of Independence. One would assume that after gaining independence from the British they wouldn’t want to name anything associated with the British, although I could be wrong. Even though commonwealth means good, I read that it was a British term and that seems odd that they would use “commonwealth” in the name of any state after independence. I can sort of understand the other three commonwealths since they existed pre-independence but even then I wonder why they retained a word the British used and no one else did.

We've all heard the story of the Rosetta stone. I understand how Young and other contemporary scholars were able to approximately work out the phonology of ancient Egyptian, but how did this happen for Sumerian? Was there a "Rosetta Stone" for this language?

As an addendum: I've come across the Behistun insciption, but I'm unclear how the Old Persian and Elamite encryption could help with deciphering the Babylonian text, as Elamite itself is an extinct and poorly understood language as far as I've been able to surmise.