# USSR
Fabricated Stories About World War II Still Known by Many
As the twentieth century’s seminal event, the Second World War has inspired its fair share of myths with no grounding…
Lesser Known Facts About World War II
World War II, the greatest conflict in human history, was fought on a massive scale that boggles the imagination, with…
Terrible Schemes that Governments and People Have Tried
Most brainstorms come nowhere near to producing useful and practical ideas. Indeed, if we are honest with ourselves, most brainstorms…
History’s Deadliest Woman and Other Lesser Known Killers
Most people know about history’s greatest murderers - Hitler, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. However, history is full…
20 Lesser Known Battles of World War II That Really Mattered
Lasting for six years, during which time more than twenty-four million individuals were killed in battle - as well as…
20 Fascinating Historic Scandals From Around the World
The drumbeat of scandals has been steady and unceasing over the past few years, and you can hardly turn on…
20 Fascinating Cold War Events and Vignettes
Mankind is lucky to have survived the Cold War, during which the Soviet and American blocs armed themselves with tens…
40 Fascinating But Lesser Known Facts About WWII
Many or most people are familiar with the basics and broad strokes of World War II. It began in 1939,…
The Soviet Union’s Great Famine was one of History’s Greatest Man-Made Disasters
The Soviet Union’s Great Famine of 1932–1933, also known as the Holodomor in Ukraine, was a man-made demographic catastrophe, caused…
The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved Five Times As Many Jews As Oskar Schindler
"Do what is right because it is right, and leave it alone" - Chiune Sugihara. Relatively few know about the…