A moving first-hand account of the Siege of Leningrad from a civilian who lived through it, transcribed and introduced by his great nephew, Mikael Kai Zakharov.
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Bolsonaro: Back in from the Cold
Rather than looking for American or European parallels, Michelle Carmody argues, Jair Bolsonaro’s rise to power is best understood in the context of Brazil’s own Cold War past.
Kashmir’s Women’s Militia at the End of Empire
Andrew Whitehead reveals how a women’s militia marked a moment of political empowerment as still unresolved conflict erupted in Kashmir at the end of empire.
Letters of Soldier Dissent from the Vietnam War
Thousands of US soldiers protested and dissented against the Vietnam War. Their letters are windows into that hidden history.
