Historical Reviews
Structured analysis of key events in world history
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CrisesPopular
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. The US-Soviet confrontation over Soviet missiles in Cuba became the climax of the Cold War.
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WarsPopular
World War I
The global military conflict of 1914–1918 that became one of the largest and most destructive in human history.
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WarsPopular
World War II
The largest armed conflict in human history (1939–1945). A war that claimed over 70 million lives and changed the world order forever.
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PersonalitiesPopular
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the USSR from 1924 to 1953. One of the most controversial figures of the 20th century: for some—the victor over fascism and creator of a superpower; for others—a tyrant responsible for millions of deaths.
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