# Bolsheviks
The Spy Who Led an Army to its Doom With Fake Newspapers and Letters
In 1805, a spy tricked an Austrian general to lead an army of 72,000 men out of a strongly fortified city that it might have held indefinitely, and into the open field.…
Dangerous Women in History that the Law Couldn’t Contain
Dangerous bandit queen Belle Starr began life as a literal Southern belle. She grew up in luxury, and attended a…
WWII’s French Serial Killer Doctor and Other Forgotten Monsters From History
History has no shortage of homicidal psychopaths and other deadly types who derived pleasure from the pain of others. It…
19 Events of the All but Forgotten American Intervention in the Russian Civil War
When the Russian Empire dissolved following the Bolshevik revolution and ensuing civil war, a separate peace was entered into with…
You Won’t Believe these Rare Photographs Showing the Last Days of the Romanovs
The House of Romanov ruled over Russia for over three hundred years, from 1613 until 1917. Some of the most…
One of The Deadliest Acts of Terrorism on American Soil Remains Unsolved
The horrific attack on the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, is by far the deadliest terrorist…
The Incredible Reason Why 150 Australians Volunteered to Fight in the Russian Civil War
In 1914, World War I broke out across the world. When Britain declared war on Germany, Australia soon followed. Despite…
This Day In History: Lenin Is Shot (1918)
On this day in 1918, Lenin was shot after speaking to workers at a factory in Moscow. The Soviet leader…