Gothic and Ulm Minster

Using the example of Ulm Cathedral in southern Germany, Danil Golovin explains the features of the Gothic architectural style, which dominated Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages.

Danil Golovin

The Adventures of the Habsburgs in Mexico or the Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire

In the 1860s, a curious political experiment was undertaken in Mexico: a representative of the Habsburg dynasty, with the support of France, took the throne of the restored Mexican Empire to reconcile the rival factions of conservatives and liberals. How this became possible and what it led to – read in the article by Arsentiy Troparovsky.

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Under the Red Flag Against the Bolsheviks: The History of KOMUCH

In the public consciousness, the central conflict of the Russian Civil War is the confrontation between the "Reds" and the "Whites." However, in the summer of 1918, at the forefront of the anti-Bolshevik resistance in eastern Russia were the Socialists - the SRs, who formed the Komuch. Read about its history in the article by historian Said Zalyaev.

Said Zalyaev

Sedevacantism

In the second half of the 20th century, the Catholic Church faced a serious crisis related to the confrontation between modernists and traditionalists. The most radical minority of the latter broke away from the Holy See, creating autonomous communities of sedevacantists—Catholics who do not recognize the current Popes and consider the papal throne temporarily vacant.

Danila Frolov

Civil War: The History of the Concept

In his article, historian Said Zalyaev traces the emergence and subsequent transformations of the meaning of the term "civil war" from Antiquity to the 21st century. At the same time, examples from England, France, the USA, and Russia are used to examine how "civil war" relates to "revolution."

Said Zalyaev