A Russian citizen being called up for duty.
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A historian looks back at the success – and failure – of mass mobilization efforts by Russia and the Soviet Union.
A woman holds a sign denouncing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, with syringes in the shape of a swastika, during a 2021 rally at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort.
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Many Americans know a simple version of Holocaust history, in which their country played the savior. The reality isn’t so comfortable, a historian writes.
A Ukrainian inspects a ruined Russian tank displayed on the streets of Kyiv.
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Displays of captured Russian weaponry aim to show the strength of the foe Ukrainians face, but also that victory is possible.
Soviet-era monument in Riga, Latvia, which was splashed with the colours of the Ukraine flag the day after Russia invaded in February 2022.
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In much of eastern Europe historical memory of communist rule has been brought into sharp focus by the war in Ukraine.
US military justice as handed down in wartime Britain was found to be racially biased against black American servicemen.
The case showed how American justice meted out to US troops in second world war England was often racially biased.
Priests from several religions pray for the victims of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki upon the 60th anniversary.
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As Japanese victims struggled to process the nuclear attack, many turned to religion. The way they understood the horror still has consequences today.
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A city of contrasts, these books represent the heart and the violence of this Italian city.
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Seven years in the making, this disturbing Australian film looks at the death of 100,000 citizens in during the second world war.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, with Vladimir Putin, accused the West of supporting Nazi ideas in May 2022.
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What do Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova and Kazakhstan have in common with Ukraine? Russian allegations that they are all overrun by Nazis.
The UK emerged from the second world war to build a more economically and socially equitable nation.
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The late 1970s marked a high point for economic equality in the UK. Returning to the progressive policies that made that possible could solve today’s cost of living crisis.
‘Peace for our time’: British prime minister Neville Chamberlain displaying the Anglo-German declaration, known as the Munich Agreement, in September 1938.
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Oversimplified versions of the past lead to bad political decisions.
Malta’s capital Valletta.
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When it comes to writing historical fiction, one author finds that it’s the very human details that resonate with the reader.
Britain’s Prince William speaks during the unveiling of the National Windrush Monument on June 22, 2022.
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The legacy of racism in both the United States and the United Kingdom has impacted the ability of Blacks and other ethnic groups to accumulate wealth.
A military officer salutes during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing.
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Hugh White warns of a potential war between the US and China, drawing lessons from the first and second world wars to explore how Australia might respond to such a conflict – and where to draw a line.
People rally in support of Ukraine outside the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal in April 2022. Scenes like these irritate Russia.
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The Soviet Union and now Russia has long viewed the Ukrainian diaspora with hostility. Here’s why.
Finland and Sweden joined 14 NATO allies in a June 6, 2022, military exercise on the Baltic Sea.
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Sandwiched between Russia and NATO ally Norway, both Sweden and Finland have maintained neutrality in global conflicts. That changed in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Never forgotten: a photograph of the people of Lidice before the massacre of June 10 1942.
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An international campaign to preserve the memory of Lidice – and then rebuild it – helped keep the village alive.
Troops of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade head to shore in Bernières-sur-Mer, Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
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Remembrance for post-veteran generations involves learning about history, trying to comprehend the what, how and why and its relevance today.
A woman walks past beds at a camp in Bucharest, Romania, ready for an influx of refugees fleeing the war in neighbouring Ukraine in April 2022.
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It has taken less than 11 weeks for the Russia-Ukraine conflict to become the greatest trigger for human displacement in Europe since the entire six years of the Second World War.
The Tanganyika expeditionary force in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during East African campaign of the first world war.
Imperial War Museum.
There has been a marked difference in the coverage of Ukraine with media outlets invoking images of the world wars.