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Which Soviet leader has said “there is censorship in the West too - it's called money”!

Which Soviet leader has said “there is censorship in the West too - it's called money”!

I vaguely remember hearing a quote from soviet leader (might be Gorbachev, could be someone else), acknowledging media censorship in the Eastern bloc but arguing there is censorship in the West as…

The origin of the Wari civilization is linked to the Nazca and Huarpa cultures

The origin of the Wari civilization is linked to the Nazca and Huarpa cultures

A set of ceramic pieces found in the Wari archaeological complex, in Ayacucho (Peru), reveals valuable information about the origin of the Wari civilization, the first Imperial State of Peru, which served as the basis for the development of the Inca Empire. archaeological site, considered the capital of this complex and well organized pre-Hispanic civilization (600-1200 AD).

How do we derive information for civilizations from periods before record keeping?

How do we derive information for civilizations from periods before record keeping?

Civilizations record their history, but how do we derive information for periods before record keeping started? How much do we know for that era of human civilization?

History Lists: Explorers Not Named Columbus

History Lists: Explorers Not Named Columbus

From John Cabot to Bartolomé de las Casas, learn more about notable explorers NOT named Christopher Columbus in this web exclusive.

Ethnic Cleansing - Definition, Meaning and Examples

Ethnic Cleansing - Definition, Meaning and Examples

“Ethnic cleansing” has been defined as the attempt to get rid of (through deportation, displacement or even mass killing) members of an unwanted ethnic group in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area. Though “cleansing” campaigns for ethnic or religious reasons have existed throughout history, the rise of extreme nationalist movements during the 20th century led to an unprecedented level of ethnically motivated brutality, including the Turkish massacre of Armenians during World War I; the Nazis’ annihilation of some 6 million European Jews in the Holocaust; and the forced displacement and mass killings carried out in the former Yugoslavia and the African country of Rwanda during the 1990s.

Edward Weston

Edward Weston

Biography of Edward Weston