Dmitry Litvinov

Dmitry Litvinov03.08.2026

The 90th Anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War: the Republic’s response. The Republic’s Fatal Hesitation The attitude of the Republican government toward the approaching military uprising can be summed up in one sentence: they knew that a conspiracy was underway, but they underestimated its scale and the determination of those preparing it. […]

Dmitry Litvinov02.08.2026

The 90th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War: The Rebels Take the Offensive. The Beginning of the Spanish Civil War The uprising began in the city of Melilla, in Spanish Morocco, an hour ahead of schedule. Many soldiers and officers who remained loyal to the Republican government were killed, followed by a […]

Dmitry Litvinov21.12.2025

Some believe that the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II in March 1917 was the result of a “conspiracy of Duma deputies and generals.” This belief persists despite the fact that the February events in Petrograd have been studied in considerable detail by historical scholars. During World War I, Russia experienced a veritable boom in the […]

Dmitry Litvinov11.09.2024

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The Rapid Evacuation of Soviet Factories During WWII Was a Success — But Why? It is known that with the beginning of the invasion of Germany and its allies into the territory of the USSR, the Soviet government carried out colossal work on the evacuation of industrial enterprises to the east and the emergency deployment […]

Dmitry Litvinov18.12.2023

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On December 31, 1600, the Company of London Merchants Trading with the East Indies, better known as the British East India Company, was founded in London. Soon, Queen Elizabeth I granted her a monopoly on trade with eastern countries. Such actions were quite in the spirit of the time, when foreign trade was based on […]

Dmitry Litvinov15.12.2023

The clash of different cultures always gives rise to conflict, which has various forms and consequences. Large-scale industrialization and associated urbanization in the USSR led to a massive migration of people from the countryside to the cities. Despite the fact that this process lasted for decades, overall it went quite quickly. While in 1917 about […]

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Republic’s Response

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Rebels’ Post Victories

Was There a “Conspiracy” in February 1917?

Soviet Evacuation of Factories in WWII Was a Success

British East India Company

Genesis of “Urban Conflict”

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Republic’s Response

Terminator Is about 80 Years Old