Red nostalgia: Souvenirs from the ruins of communism
Countries like Romania, Serbia, and Bosnia upkeep socialist spaces, with the aim of turning them into ‘Instagrammable’ spots where people can experience the regimes of the past
Men and women in the Middle Ages suffered from the same diseases and risk of dying
Analysis of the bones of hundreds of medieval Londoners contradicts the current paradox in which women get sick more often but have a longer life expectancy
The modern dictator’s handbook
A book by Frank Dikötter analyzes the common traits of 20th century despots
To visit authentic dictatorships, travel back in time
To say that we live under tyranny means to ignore the cold, poverty, and terror in which millions of people lived for hundreds of years, and that many millions still suffer