Political

Helen Rappaport tells the story of James Abbe, a little-known American photographer, whose images of the USSR in the 1930s record both the official and unofficial faces of the Stalinist regime.

Peter H. Wilson suggests that the aggressiveness of Wilhelmine Germany was not necessarily a direct consequence of the Prussian social system of the eighteenth century.

Siegfried Beer looks at the links between The Third Man and British intelligence.

David Dutton analyses Austen Chamberlain's impact on British foreign policy, and European affairs, between the wars.

Edgar Feuchtwanger assesses Bismarck's controversial career and legacy.

Michael Morrogh explains why Gladstone took up the cause of Irish home rule and why his policies failed so tragically.

Reggie Oliver looks at the links between some of the highest-placed women in Louis XIV's court and some notorious Parisian dealers in drugs, death and the dark arts

The Russian emperor was assassinated on 23 March 1801.

Gabriel Fawcett looks at the efforts being made by history teachers in Germany to combat racism and neo-Nazism.

The Prussian Kingdom was founded on January 18th, 1701, when the Elector Frederick III had himself crowned Frederick I at Konigsberg.