This novel is a hard pill to swallow. However, it provides an illuminating insight into the workings of a modern society that hasn’t changed much since the 1860s.

Crunchy on top and soft inside, these homemade rolls are easy and fun to make with the kids. 

The “garages” of the imperial palaces hosted great collections of carriages for every occasion. Here are just a few of them.

In the early days of the Soviet era, even children wrote denunciations against their parents. Many sincerely believed they were doing the right and decent thing.

Wehrmacht Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus was believed to have died in January 1943 near Stalingrad, with even his funeral held in Germany. However, in February 1946, he appeared in the Nuremberg courtroom, much to the surprise of everyone in attendance.