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Samuel Russell

New South Wales

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I do labour history, wikipedia and cow clickers. I also do "internet culture."

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Who does the most unpleasant dirty work in full communism?

communism anarchism division-of-labour asked Feb 24 '15 at 1:36
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Why did Giant Space Hamsters cause community outrage?

history-of-gaming adnd-2e spelljammer asked Jun 17 '12 at 14:01
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Is Robert Graves' Greek Myths considered trustworthy?

ancient-greek asked May 12 '15 at 5:07
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How is the discipline of History differentiated from other disciplines in social sciences or the humanities?

historiography asked May 29 '13 at 3:03
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What do historians do when there are no sources?

historiography asked May 29 '13 at 2:55
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What was the Nove / Millar debate, how is it important to the historiography of the Soviet Union?

economy soviet-union historiography agriculture asked Oct 16 '14 at 20:47
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What is a sensible user service schedule for a professional work bike in non loaded applications such as food delivery?

cleaning asked Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
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Why did The Crown give assent to Apartheid legislation during the 1950s?

political-history law democracy south-africa apartheid asked May 12 '15 at 4:43
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12 votes

What is the difference between a professional historian and an amateur?

historiography asked May 29 '13 at 3:00
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10 votes

When did Australia declare war on Germany in WWII

ww2 germany australia diplomatic-history asked Jan 27 '14 at 21:25
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Top Answers
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Is ignoring emails acceptable in academia?
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When can you call yourself doctor?
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Did archers synchronize fire? Why?
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Uniform identification: c20th male, General, mid/light green double breasted, red facing, red neck tags, blue/green shoulder boards
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How did cities operate in medieval times?
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Who does the most unpleasant dirty work in full communism?
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Why do oppressive regimes cheat in the election process rather than simply faking the results?
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Why was PTSD not written about as much before the 20th century?
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How much has U.S. currency inflated since 1792?
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Why did civilisation/city states never take root in Australia and North America?
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Was it possible to organize a women's uprising or feminist movement in the Middle Ages?
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What are the text and subtext of this 1949 Soviet cartoon?
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Is treason ever successful?
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Why do characters with a high prime requisite gain bonus XP?
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If the nazi is a far-right party, why is it socialist?
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What was wrong with Hitler's left hand?
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Why are gender and race mentioned so often in politics, even though they're supposed to be irrelevant in a progressive society?
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How is the Venus Project resource-based economy different than communism?
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Why did the Confederacy think they could win the American Civil War?
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Was there any time in non-recent history where it was fashionable to wear ripped clothes?
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What are the main differences between different types of Marxism?
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What do historians do when there are no sources?
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Why did Canada, Australia and New Zealand separate from the UK?
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In which situation is the broadside more preferable than every gun firing on their own time?
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Did the Germans lose the U-Boat war in World war II because of a shortage of quality, rather than quantity?
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Why did The Crown give assent to Apartheid legislation during the 1950s?
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Do compulsory voting systems allow blank votes or “none of the above” options?
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Should academic papers necessarily carry a sober tone?
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How were medieval guilds formed?
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Was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan one of the major reasons that led to the fall of Soviet Union?
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