The Rurik dynasty held its own in some parts of Rus’ for a total of twenty-one generations....
How they came to be Russia’s richest and most powerful people and their relationship with Putin. Introduction...
The term derives from Latin nobilis (“noble but also secondarily well-known, famous, notable”). Introduction Nobility is a social class found...
Financial secrecy laws in states like South Dakota and Delaware have emerged as global centers for hiding...
The Russian Empire functioned as an absolute monarchy on the ideological doctrine of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality....
They worked with a deposed authoritarian president, a bevy of oligarchs, Russia-oriented politicians, and alleged Russian spies....
Scythia was a loose state or federation covering most of the steppe, that originated as early as...
It appears Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to start a new Cold War. Introduction In a very...
The Scythians played an important part in the Silk Road, a vast trade network connecting Greece, Persia,...
Biden tapped into themes of unity with allies while warning Putin that he had badly miscalculated in...
Dominating the steppe of Central Asia, the nomadic Scythians were indeed formidable. Introduction Scythian warfare used state-of-the-art recurve bows...
The West’s targeting of just Russia is certain to make China the main beneficiary of the sanctions....
Each tyrant used propaganda in the way that best enhanced his strength as a leader. The Deinomenid...
Amid a propaganda and disinformation campaign in Ukraine, Russia can’t retain control of the story within Russia....
Written under the patronage of the first emperor of Rome, Virgil’s ‘Aenied’ can be understood as political...
American and allied governments regarded German propaganda as a weapon of war. Since Russia launched its invasion...
The image of a ‘holy warrior’ became much more popular during the First Crusade. By Anakin CaryHistory...
How the information war is playing out inside Russia offers some clues about the factors involved. Vladimir...
The primary targets were government employees, those in the entertainment industry, academics, liberals, and labor union activists....
Would somebody please help me out here: I’m confused,” read the email to me from a conservative...
By January 1954, a Gallup poll found that only 50 percent of the American public supported McCarthy....
His praise for the ruthless dictator should not surprise anyone. As I write this column on February 27,...
It was influential in the creation of state-level legislative investigations into communist or un-American activities. Late in...
The Constitution’s preamble deserves close reading – the words were chosen carefully by intelligent people. The state...
The beginning of marital life is usually a much happier moment than its ending: you are young...
Quakers led some of the early campaigns against sugar being produced by enslaved people. Introduction Buying items...
The amendment ended slavery but also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude. Introduction...
Before the Civil War, U.S. activists sought to combat slavery through sugar boycotts. Instead, consumption grew. Introduction...
The immense powers of prosecutors throughout the US mean that the scales are tipped against defendants. Introduction...
Sugar has deep links with slavery in the U.S. In post-Civil War Louisiana, Chinese workers also toiled...