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Challenges to the Tsar's power
In 1904 war broke out between Russia and Japan. They were fighting for control over Korea and Manchuria. The war was a disaster for the Tsarist Empire. In January 1905 the Russian held port of ...
The New York Times27d
THE RUSSIAN MENACE.
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Opinion: In Kursk, the Ukrainian invasion is back
There is only so much Yevkurov can do with an army relegated to fighting with weapons from the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905 (Mosin-Nagant 3-line rifle), World War I (Degtyaryov machine gun ...
On This Day: China puts Wuhan in lockdown over COVID-19
On Jan. 23, 2020, the Chinese government issued a travel ban for all residents of Wuhan, the epicenter of a novel coronavirus ...
If not for the Brits, ‘invasion day’ could have been a whole lot worse
The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary celebrations of 1938. The painting depicts the moment that Captain Arthur Phillip ...
Artnet29d
What’s Gustav Klimt’s Most Iconic Work? We’ve Ranked 10 of His Best
led by Water Serpents II (1904–1907), which sold to Russian fertilizer mogul Dmitry Rybolovlev for $184 million in 2013. Comprising hundreds of paintings and thousands of works on paper ...
aspistrategist.org.au6d
The geopolitics of Australia Day
The Founding of Australia 1788 was painted in 1937 by Algernon Talmage. It was commissioned for the sesquicentenary ...
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It happened today – this day in history – January 17
1595: Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1601: France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in a treaty with Spain. 1706: Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts. 1718: An avalanche ...