World War II in Europe Before dawn on September 1, 1939, German forces crossed into Poland in an attack so fast and brutal, they called it blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war. This time Britain and France decided to fight, and on September 3 they declared war on Germany. Roosevelt declared the Uni...

Josef Stalin is perhaps the most praised, reviled and recognised dictator in the modern world. His influence as such has reached across the globe, affecting leaders and citizens alike. Many of his techniques have been adopted by prominent leaders, today and in the past. One such example is fellow s...

The Germans plan was to send two simultaneous attacks to capture the rich southern oil field of Stalingrad. Hitler wasn't moved by his generals warnings that his armies were not strong enough to carry both objectives at the same time. This massive military offensive was called Operation Blue. ...

Russian Revolution "Without a revolutionary thought there can be no revolutionary movement." The beginning of the Russian Revolution started with the end of the Crimean War in 1855. The Russian Revolution began on March 1917. WWI is taking place presently; St. Petersburg and other cities ar...

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When the Bolsheviks came into power, everything was in a state of chaos. In 1917, the level of literacy was low. However, soon there were nearly seven times more specialists who had higher education than in 1913, while those with secondary education increased by almost twenty- eight times. Illite...