Laura Elvery’s novel, Nightingale, invites us to see the legendary nurse not as a symbol, but as a person shaped by illness, desire, pain and time.
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Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, despite US attempts to broker a ceasefire. Russia has repurposed history to build its power since the 1500s – that continues, too.
A study of images of soldiers from the Crimean to the Iraq War examined how images may be just as significant for what they leave out as for what they reveal about soldiers as individuals.
Among her 5 decades of accomplishments, Nightingale founded the world’s first nursing school and advocated health care for all.
Just because deep-rooted Russian fears might not seem reasonable doesn’t mean they aren’t real in Vladimir Putin’s mind.
Many Ukrainian Americans feel connected to Ukraine’s history and independence, including scholar Katja Kolcio. She writes about her family’s work preserving Ukrainian culture as immigrants in the US.
Russia appears inching closer to invading Ukraine, despite warnings from the US and other Western powers. Here are a few key ideas to help better understand what led to this looming crisis.
As Ukraine wrestles with the latest threat from its larger neighbor, two scholars explain how the independent country is often viewed as part of a greater Russia – and why that inflames tensions.
Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that will deliver Russian gas to Western Europe – and, by extension, increase Putin’s influence across the continent. That makes Ukraine and some other countries nervous.
The Lady with the Lamp also did some of her most important work from home.
The Charge of the Light Brigade was brave but fruitless. Could it have worked if the feuding British leaders had interpreted their orders differently?
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Professor of Operations Research, Brock University
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Teaching Associate, Department of History, University of Nottingham
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Russian and East European Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida
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Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Dance, Environmental Studies and Education Studies, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor, English Language and Literature, Brock University
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Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
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