La revolución rusa de 1917

El consumo excesivo de ginebra a inicios del siglo XVIII provocó graves problemas sociales y de salud en Londres. 

En 1853, el británico Richard Burton se disfrazó de derviche afgano para unirse a los peregrinos a La Meca y cumplir su sueño de visitar los lugares santos del islam. 

‏آخر فصلٍ من الثورة الروسية، الحرب التي تركت الندبة في جبين روسيا إلى اليوم 

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In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever. Putting an end to 300 years of the Romanov dynasty, it made way for what ordinary Russians believed would be a fairer, more egalitarian system. But what sparked the rebellion? What was it like to witness the collapse of the autocracy? A ...  Show more