Rumor has it that an ancient, powerful curse contributed to the start of World War II. On June 22, 1941, Joseph Stalin ordered Soviet archaeologists to open the tomb of Amir Timur in Samarkand, ...

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Richard Flanagan's Question 7 is this year's winner of the @BGPrize. In her review from our June issue, @rosalyster delves into Tasmania, nuclear physics, romance and Chekhov.

As a Polish war unit prepared to enter the war zone in Italy in 1943, they hit a snag because animals were not allowed to ...

Iran boasts one of the world's oldest civilizations, its history stretching back millennia. In the modern era, however, the ...

Giles Milton hearkens back to those dark days of the war, with its frugal rationing and terrifying air raids, to present a ...

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Trusting Russia’s autocrat Vladimir Putin on Ukraine or anything of any significance to him is like trusting his role model, Joseph Stalin ... during World War II, Stalin gave as gifts two ...

Trusting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine or any significant issue is like trusting his role model, Joseph Stalin, ...