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War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Russo-Turkish War, 1875-1878

This is the least-known of the wars discussed in this...

War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Crimean War, 1854-1856

The Crimean War is remembered in Britain mainly for its...

Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire

During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...

Playing with the language of music

The pre-concert talk provides an overview to the series and...

Why learn a language?

With English emerging as the main world language, studying foreign...

Talking with Beasts: Human and animal languages

Identity and integrity in Stalin’s Russia: The case of Shostakovich

'The Mountain has Many Paths'

Hawaiian religion has a saying: 'The mountain has many paths'...

Exploring the Brain: Aspects of Language

Although the brain is exquisitely sensitive to receiving inputs from...

The Russian Millennium: The Morning After

In June 1988, the Russian Orthdox Church celebrated the millennium...