Intrigued by Walker’s suggestion, Seward — who was negotiating with Copenhagen to purchase the Danish West Indies — asked ...

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There has been a lot of debate over whether or not recent Russian history has been somewhat cyclical in nature.

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In January 1919, two disparate Ukrainian states – the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic – merged into one.

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