Professor Mark Edele

Hansen Chair in History, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

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Arts & Culture

What history can really teach us

History is too intricate to teach simple lessons, but knowing your history is key to understanding the complexities of the present

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Politics & Society

The Battle of Kursk: 75 years on

The human and material toll of the world’s largest tank battle was horrendous as the Wehrmacht’s tactical edge was overwhelmed by superior means of destruction

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Arts & Culture

No laughing matter: The Death of Stalin and Putin’s anxieties

Russia’s ban on the movie reveals how much the Kremlin fears losing its grip on power

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Politics & Society

Is the Russian Revolution over yet?

One hundred years after Red October, when Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks took power, the revolution is still a difficult subject for modern Russia

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