#125 – The Berlin Blockade
The fault of the Berlin Blockade is often laid at the feet of Stalin. But the truth is a little more complicated. By 1948, the situation in Germany was still messy. The Four Powers (USA, USSR, UK, France) in control of Germany couldn’t agree on a path forwards....
#93 – The X Article
* The X Article.* George Kennan, the Soviet expert who wrote the Long Telegram, wrote another piece, but this time published publicly and anonymously, in July 1947, just after Truman’s “Truman Doctrine” speech.* The actual title of the article was “The Sources...
#89 – The “Long Telegram”
* Stalin’s speech in February 1946 wasn’t a declaration of war.* It wasn’t anything that couldn’t have been said in the past.* He issued no direct threats toward the United States, and emphasized above all else the security of the Soviet state and the communist...
Has anyone else watched Domina, the new series about Livia? I watched the first episode yesterday. It started off badly when the very first graphic called Julius a tyrant. Then the depiction of Augustus is completely wrong. He is made out to be a cool, bad ass blood thirsty psychopath, not a coward who relied on Agrippa. Don’t think I can keep watching it.
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