The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began.
Tag: History (Academic Subject)
Edgar Feuchtwanger, Who Wrote About Being Hitler’s Neighbor, Dies at 100
He and his Jewish family lived across the street from the German leader in the 1930s. He became a professor and historian in Britain.
Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking
The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict.
How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking
The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict.
Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.
The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.
Statue of French General Accused of Torture Divides His Hometown
An effort to have a statue of Marcel Bigeard removed has reignited the debate over how the colonial past should be remembered.
Jean-Pierre Azéma, 87, Dies; Chronicled French Collaboration With Nazis
He was among the historians who challenged national myths about the compromises his country made after being occupied by Germany in World War II.
The Ukrainian Schoolmaster Teaching History to His Invaders
Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.
For Epidemics to Cross Oceans, Viruses on Ships Had to Beat the Odds
In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore, a new study finds.