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Hace 4 días · Several attempts were made to take the life of Rasputin and save Russia from further calamity, but none were successful until 1916.
Hace 5 días · Industrial Revolution. A map depicting the spread of the Industrial Revolution through Europe in the 19th century. In the period 1760 to 1830 the Industrial Revolution was largely confined to Britain. Aware of their head start, the British forbade the export of machinery, skilled workers, and manufacturing techniques.
Hace 2 días · Was the Revolution an inevitable conflict rooted in class divisions and exploitation, or a contingent political and financial crisis that might easily have been avoided? What were the aims and motives of the people who made it? Why did attempts to stabilise successive political regimes fail? Why did the Revolution become so violent?
Hace 2 días · The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
Hace 5 días · This fascinating and deeply researched book examines how, beginning under Khrushchev in 1953, a generation of Soviet citizens moved from the overcrowded communal dwellings of the Stalin era to modern single-family apartments, later dubbed khrushchevka.
Hace 4 días · The claims about the protest street art and graffiti that have proliferated across public Egyptian walls since 2011 have been many, and include: the spread of revolutionary graffiti in Egypt was a sign and act of citizens reclaiming public space from the regime; street art worked to raise awareness and build community and solidarity among people...
Hace 5 días · “The frame was made by the late Ian Kilner of the now long-gone Revolution Motorcycles in Northampton, and was the third off the jig for their signature monoshock FJ frames. Ian and I joined the Chopper Club at the same time – him in Bucks and me in Northants, which he later transferred to.
