Synopsis of The Day Historical Introduction a. We are not amused! b. A Sociological Analysis c. How and why did things change in...

In the aftermath of The Great Patriotic War, as Russians call World War Two, Russia and its leader, Stalin, rose in importance and power...

It is perhaps difficult today to think that once civil war raged throughout England's green and pleasant land - to say nothing of Wales,...

Everyone knows of the Communist October 1917 Revolution in Russia which brought Lenin to power. Fewer, perhaps, are aware of the earlier...

The one thing everyone knows about the last Romanov Tsar is the nature of his death. Along with his entire family he was shot by a...

'A PRISON AGAIN': 1956-89 The curtain falls again : November 1956 1956 and The West. Parallels to today? Goulash Communism Miklos...

The reign began in bloodshed. Alexander III's father, Alexander II, was assassinated by home grown terrorists. The new Tsar's reflex...

HUNGARY: WORLD WAR II. From Authoritarianism to Authoritarianism The policies of Horthy leads Hungary to side with Germany The rise of...

Known to many Russians as 'The Last Great Tsar', the final judgment on Alexander II must be that although some reform was achieved during...

The groundwork for a modern European Russia, laid down in the previous century by Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, was eschewed...

ALBANIA Free - Coming of Age at the end of history by Lea Ypi. This memoir has received rave reviews and gives great insight into a...

From War to War 1914-41 A strange tale with which to begin: The Angel Makers of Nagyrev War breaks out (1914) and Franz Josef dies (1916)...

Peter died in 1725 at the relatively young age of 53. Russia ceased to build on Peter's reforms until the reign of Catherine II...

Peter's reign began in 1682 and ended with his death in 1725. He was a larger than life figure; quite literally as he stood at just over...

Short Introduction to the period 1867=1914 Two important players in Hungary's politics: Deak & the Empress The Compromise of 1867 that...

From Ottoman to Habsburg Rule 1699 1703-11 Hungarian Revolt under Rakocszi Maria Theresa 1740-80 Enlightened Absolutism Joseph II 1780-90...

Free Speech N.Warburton (OUP Very Short Introduction Series) The First Freedom N.Hentoff (American history of the concept) Burning...

At War with The Bolsheviks R.Jackson (Allied Forces during Russian Civil War) Ivan the Terrible I. De Madriaga Armies of Ivan the...

NB You can attend in person or by zoom (to book phone 020 7433 8988. Lecture 1: Early Days 896-1526 Introduction - A far away country of...