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A hero or a murderer? Stalin’s legacy is still a contentious issue in his birthplace, seven decades after his death ...

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The little-known painter who found beauty in bugs, transforming pests into wondrous creatures and works of art ...

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In 1998, Indonesia was deep in crisis. With the country reeling from soaring inflation, mass unemployment and mounting unrest, tensions erupted into protests and riots that brought an end to the three ...

Nietzsche shows us how to embrace our connection with nature – without denying its essential conflict, strife and suffering ...

When notes are grouped together, the result can sound resolved and pleasant, tense and harsh, or anywhere between. But what exactly makes tones played in unison consonant or dissonant, or sound ...

After gaining independence from Spain in 1821, and amid the sweeping forces of the Industrial Revolution, Mexico entered a period of profound upheaval. In this moment of transformation, a pressing ...