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europe
6y
Principles of political life
Principles of political life
Principles of political life
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maps
6y
Drainage basins of Europe
Drainage basins of Europe
Drainage basins of Europe
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photography
6y
Ominous Giraffe
Ominous Giraffe
Ominous Giraffe
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photography
6y
Road
Road
Road
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uboat
6y
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The boat
The boat
The excellent film 'Das Boot', especially the iconic scene in which the U-boat sinks to below it's supported depth and then resurfaces and the diesel engine roars to life is the best possible illustration
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communism
8y
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A gun for hire or the private war of Rafał Gan-Ganowicz
A gun for hire or the private war of Rafał Gan-Ganowicz
An interview with a mercenary who fought in the Congo Crisis and in Yemen, revealing many intriguing details about the nature of a his work and the conflicts he took part in. Worth a watch!
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history
8y
Some photos of the ruins of Whitby abbey in thick fog
Some photos of the ruins of Whitby abbey in thick fog
Some photos of the ruins of Whitby abbey in thick fog
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art
8y
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The Beguinage, 1910
The Beguinage, 1910
The Beguinage by Urushibara Mokuchu (漆原木虫) A great print of an interesting building, in turn representing an interesting religious movement. Below a beguinage in Bruges, perhaps the one pictured by Urushibara.
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history
8y
In what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 3.
In what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 3.
When reflecting on the influence of new borders one should first understand the mindset of the people who drafted them, and, while it would not be nonsensical to ascribe authorship of the Versailles order
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history
8y
In what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 2.
In what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 2.
While Hungarians strived to regain a multinational state, the young Ukrainian nation was determined to form a state for the first time in history. The partition of Ukraine between two new political organisms,
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history
8y
In what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 1.
In what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 1.
The question posed can be answered in at least two major ways. One would be to describe the processes that were triggered by the establishment of borders in regions that were ethnically complex and prove
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history
8y
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 4.
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 4.
President Andrzej Duda at the premier of Historia Roja, shaking hands with the director (author Stach Leszczyński, PAP) Sometimes the story of a film's production can be more valuable then its content.
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history
8y
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 3.
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 3.
Andrzej Wajda's 1976 Człowiek z Mamuru (Man of Marble, see above) is a film shot not only about time but in time. The story of a young film-maker who decides to do her dissertation on a mysteriously
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history
8y
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 2.
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 2.
The years after the second World War in Britain were spent forging a new social consensus, modifying the pre-war class relations. The battle brotherhood of the classes over time became a new national myth,
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memory
8y
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 1.
Is nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 1.
When Ernst Junger (pictured above) wrote his account of the hellish reality of the first World War he couldn't have foreseen the cult status his work will achieve for National Socialist youth in the Weimar
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chicken
8y
Green-legged Partridge mongrel posing under sunflower
Green-legged Partridge mongrel posing under sunflower
Perhaps not the best photo, but this one is also quite lively. It's a mongrel breed closely related to the Green-legged Partridge, native to Poland and known for its good quality eggs and white eggshells,
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chicken
8y
Speckled hen
Speckled hen
A hen not popular among breeders as it is small, lays small eggs and is quite intelligent, intent on escaping. The breed is Polish, apparently from around the town of Tęczynek.
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news
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Fact-Checked news platform with no bias
Fact-Checked news platform with no bias
The people on Steemit at the moment seem to be an interesting mix of individuals who won't have it the standard way and gobble up just about anything that is being chucked at them via media. Hence I would
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history
8y
Grave of Royal Artillery member in Sheffield
Grave of Royal Artillery member in Sheffield
Found this under some brambles in the Sheffield General Cemetery that is being finally taken care of. This chap probably fought in the Crimean War (1853-1856). I've always thought it rather ironic that
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history
9y
The transition from so-called feudalism to so-called capitalism
The transition from so-called feudalism to so-called capitalism
So... which option would you pick? My money is on C.