Question by Scott E: Andrei Tarkovsky Boxset? I am looking at getting the Andrei Tarkovsky Box Set. He has been recommended to me by a friend who said I should like his films, being a Stanley Kubrick fan. I looked at getting Solaris, but it is like $ … [Read more...] about Where can I get an Andrei Tarkovsky Boxset?
What was Boris Yeltsin’s legacy?
Question by sweeeeeettttttt: what was Boris Yeltsin's legacy, and what important lessons can you learn from the way he lived? What was Boris Yeltsin's legacy? What are 2 important lessons you can learn from the way he lived? Answers and … [Read more...] about What was Boris Yeltsin’s legacy?
Why did Perestroika collapse the USSR and restructuring in China didn’t?
Question by Samian's 10th -Giuliani 2012: Why did Perestroika cause the Soviet Union to collapse, but economic restructing in China kept the Communists? I was wondering this, since I know that in the 1980s both Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaopeng led … [Read more...] about Why did Perestroika collapse the USSR and restructuring in China didn’t?
What is the caliber of the AK47?
Question by Edge: What is the caliber of the AK47 assault rifle? Is it superior our .223 NATO round? Answers and Views: Answer by cattledog39.... (Specifically 7.62 x 39mm) Read all the answers in the comments. Add your own answer! … [Read more...] about What is the caliber of the AK47?
Is the book War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy worth reading?
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What was the “kitchen debate” between Khrushchev and Nixon all about?
Question by horselover_idaho: What was the "kitchen debate" between Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon all about? This happened between the Soviet and US leaders of the time. Occured during the cold war. I need to find sources besides Wikipedia and … [Read more...] about What was the “kitchen debate” between Khrushchev and Nixon all about?
What did the bolsheviks and Kerensky think of Rasputin?
Question by Emankcin: What did the bolsheviks think of Rasputin (as well as the more moderate leftists such as Kerensky)? Answers and Views: Answer by RubymI don't think the bolsheviks were all that concerned with Rasputin other than he was … [Read more...] about What did the bolsheviks and Kerensky think of Rasputin?