Some Early History
A set of simple overviews, including recap from week 1
The Northern Caucasus ,ie north of the mountains and today 100% Russian
The Khazars: Jews?
The Mongols
The Southern Caucasus, today dominated by Armenia, Georgia, & Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
Persian Empire, modern day rump state of Iran
The Kurds but no Kurdistan: Outside and Inside The Caucasus
Democracy finally arrived in Germany in the wake of a Civil War that immediately followed the breakdown after World War One. It arrived in the form of The Weimar Republic (named after the city where
Kaiser Wilhelm II C.Clarke The Sleepwalkers (road to war) C.Clarke Ring of Steel (Germany and Austria at war) A.Watson The Three Emperors M.Carter Berlin (in 20th Century) S.M
Once Bismarck had been dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1890, Germany's Foreign Policy took a distinct turn to what, in the end, became the policy of Weltpolitik, that is world politics; the attempt