The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic [The Institute for Sexual Research, founded by Doctor Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin, Germany (1919-1933)] (web.archive.org)
“Love is as varied as people are.”...
Great Mystery of How Ancient Egyptians Built The Pyramids Finally Appears Solved (www.sciencealert.com)
Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branch of the Nile River (gizmodo.com)
A ‘plague’ comes before the fall: lessons from Roman history (thebulletin.org)
Pre-print from David Reich et al provides new details and solid dates for the emergence of the Yamnaya, likely proving Indo-Anatolian hypothesis. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
The Yamnaya archaeological complex appeared around 3300BCE across the steppes north of the Black and Caspian Seas, and by 3000BCE reached its maximal extent from Hungary in the west to Kazakhstan in the east. To localize the ancestral and geographical origins of the Yamnaya among the diverse Eneolithic people that preceded them,...
Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio (apnews.com)
Great American hero items to be in the hands of a private person. Just upset its not gonna be me.
MY YEARS, MY WEALTH (lemmy.ml)
Embark on a journey through the personal reflections of a life rich in experience and contemplation. This narrative delves into the true meaning of wealth, beyond the material, and invites readers to consider the legacy we weave through our years. Herein lies a story that resonates across generations, urging us to ponder the...
The Russian Woman!
This article is a heartfelt ode to the resilience and fortitude of Russian women, whose contributions have been pivotal yet often overlooked. It’s a narrative that weaves through personal stories and historical events, shedding light on the silent endurance that has shaped a nation....
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America (www.thecollector.com)
The Banana Wars were a series of US military interventions in Latin America from 1898 to 1934. Why are they relatively understudied, and why are they called banana wars?
Was the Stone Age Actually the Wood Age? (archive.ph)
Ramses III Defeats the Sea Peoples
Those who reached my boundary,...
DON'T CREATE AN IDOL FOR YOURSELF
The TV channel “Russia,” on the initiative of N. S. Mikhalkov, is showing a project called “the main elections.” I don’t quite understand these elections. They show on the screen 12 people who, according to the project leaders, have glorified Russia the most with their deeds, and whose name will be identical to the...
Freedom of Speech!?
Yes, the right to freedom of speech is a great achievement of the bourgeois-democratic revolution. Indeed, such a right contributes significantly to the political and economic development of the state. I understand this well due to my age, experience serving in the Soviet Army, and my status as a historian. I have lived from the...
Plato's Burial Place and Details of His Last Night Revealed in Carbonized Scroll From Herculaneum (gizmodo.com)
Abraha (www.trustpast.net)
*The first thing you should know is that Abyssinia was located in Ethiopia with its capital in Addis Ababa, and Abyssinia included countries such as Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan and Kenya, all of this area was called Abyssinia, and it was the third most powerful kingdom on earth after the Romans and Persians. Another thing...
Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato (arstechnica.com)
The Pyramid Data Nobody Can See (piped.smnz.de)
Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong (www.npr.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14589368
The President of Georgia is making "demands" on Russia!?
Any state has the right to make certain demands on another state. However, in this case, the state making the demands should be either stronger or at least equal in military and economic power. In all other cases, one can only politely ask for something. Therefore, the demands made by Salome on Russia are either extreme audacity...
Reflecting on a Life That Passes
It is indeed very difficult to contemplate the life that slips away beyond our will, against our desire. We often speak of the life that is leaving us. We understand the inevitability of departure from life, including the departure of the people we love the most. We speak freely about it as long as everything is in order,...
Some Issues of History
The president of the country has issued a directive to create a standardized history textbook for schools as soon as possible. That is, to teach the history of the country not as anyone wishes, but solely based on historical documents and facts. The President’s decision is correct and somewhat overdue. Creating such a...
DANGEROUS THRESHOLD!
The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century are full of events that could have severe consequences for the peoples of the former Soviet Union. Undoubtedly, the collapse of the Soviet Union was a tragedy for tens of millions of people who had to radically change their usual living conditions, become...
How Did Ötzi the Iceman Get His Tattoos? Archaeologists and Tattoo Artists Unravel the Mystery (www.smithsonianmag.com)
From the first anniversary of the Great Patriotic Victory to the seventieth (Part 2) (lemmy.ml)
But too quickly, the brilliance of the great victory faded in our country. I will never forget how the Motherland welcomed the front-line soldiers. People fought for 4 years. For 4 years, the front-line soldiers had no more or less normal living conditions. For 4 years, they shivered in the harsh Russian winters. For 4 years,...