The Soviet Union claimed parts of Finnish territory mainly to create a buffer against a German attack as the Finnish border ...

President Trump says Russia's leader Vladimir Putin is ready to sit down for Ukraine peace talks. Is that a good idea?

The occupation of Poland may have turned out to be the last hurrah of Polish warplanes during WWII, but not the Polish combat pilots, more specifically the ones that escaped into exile in Great ...

Playwrights who work for decades often acquire a moniker. In the case of Howard Brenton, who began his career as a ...

The latest play from theatrical provocateur Howard Brenton is about Winston Churchill's visit to Joseph Stalin in Moscow in 1942, and stars Roger Allam (pictured) and Peter Forbes.

Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

History isn't necessarily an eternal recommencement, but't is rich in lessons. The case of Neville Chamberlain who negotiated ...

The Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste Révolutionnaires ( NPA-R) in France has its first congress on 31 January to 2 February. In the run-up to the congress, we have written to the Socialisme ou Barbarie ...

Your writer, Helen Danielczuk, provides an informative account regarding the mass deportations of the Polish population following the ...

The story of the relationship between Hitler and Bernile had been generally unknown until the Alexander Historical Auction House auctioned this photograph to an anonymous, international buyer for a wi ...

Meet five remarkable Australians who recount their immigration stories to Australia after escaping Europe and the atrocities of the Holocaust. Through their resilience, courage, and triumph, hear ...