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London Necropolis Railway: Last Stop, Cemetery Station

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on April 16, 2021

In 1854, London inaugurated a rather odd railway track aimed at carrying dead bodies to…

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Ghosts of Nazino: Inside The Soviet Gulag Nicknamed ‘Cannibal Island’

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on October 30, 2019

The Siberian island of Nazino spreads over less than a square mile; yet it was…

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The Wall Built To Stop A Plague Epidemic

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on September 15, 2019

The history of mankind is, basically, a set of borders moving back and forth, the…

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  • History

The Pen and the Sword: The Untold History of Samurais

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on February 14, 2019

In popular culture, samurais are depicted as brave, inflexible warriors, who master the ancient fighting…

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The Plagued Island / Poveglia, Italy

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on June 29, 2018August 21, 2018

The Venetian lagoon is surely one of the most majestic places in Europe. A hundred…

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