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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week ago

The Role of Workers' Soviets in the Russian Revolutions

Soviets originated in the Russian Revolution of 1905 as worker councils, representing worker interests during strikes and advocating for improved conditions and pay.
History
Artificial intelligence
fromOpen Culture
2 weeks ago

Man as Industrial Palace: Watch an Animation of the Famous 1926 Lithograph That Depicts the Human Body as a Modern Factory

Fritz Kahn's 1926 lithograph depicted the human body as an industrial factory, symbolizing the impact of industrialization on Western life.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Photos show the extreme inequality between rich and poor Americans during the Gilded Age

The Gilded Age was marked by extreme wealth for a few and severe poverty for many.
Travel
fromwww.thelocal.se
7 years ago

Why do the Swedes take such long summer holidays?

The entrenched tradition of long summer vacations in Sweden is deeply rooted in the history of industrialization and union negotiations.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Under a cloud: the city smothered in smog in pictures

The article highlights the environmental issues faced by the impoverished community in Saint John due to industrial activities.
History
fromWorldhistory
3 months ago

Futures after Progress by Chloe Ahmann (Book Review)

Chloe Ahmann's "Futures After Progress" explores the interconnection of environment and urban history in late industrial Baltimore.
fromtime.com
3 months ago

The 19th Century Thinker Who Touted Tariffs

Protectionists presented tariffs as the essential policy to quicken the development of manufactures as well as a remedy to the social ills that afflicted the emerging industrial working class.
Right-wing politics
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