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