Hip Hughes History
Fascism Explained: World History Review
A look at the rise of fascism in post WWI Europe focusing on Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
Hip Hughes History
The Foreign Policy Dance Review U.S. Foreign Policy Review
HipHughes dances some American foreign policy, covering nine major policy shifts. Designed for students but enjoyable for all. By turning each step into a dance move, you will not only be moved to groove and jive but the clear...
John D Ruddy
Cold War in 9 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Cold War, Capitalism vs Communism, Red Scare, the Berlin Wall, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan etc.
John D Ruddy
Vietnam War in 13 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Vietnam War, going from colonial French Indochina, through its war against the United States and beyond, and how this conflict slotted into the events of the Cold War.
John D Ruddy
Russian Revolution in 10 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Russian Revolution, what led to it, how it began, who was involved and how it slotted into the events of WW1.
Mr. Beat
Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism Compared
Mr. Beat explains the difference between capitalism, socialism, and communism. Karl Marx was the one who first articulated it, but boy is he misunderstood by many today.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Radical decentralised politics or centralised government?
Few take anarchism and the abandonment of organised government as a viable political goal.æYet in economics, capitalism is just such a leaderless anarchic system. Might a radically decentralised political system be more credible than we...
Hip Hughes History
The Red Scare for Dummies
Travel back in time with HipHughes as he dips and dives through America's first red scare.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Forms of Government Around the World
Learn all about the most common forms of government around the world, such as monarchy, constitutional government, democracy, dictatorship and communism. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen,...
Curated Video
Romania looks back 30 years to the revolution that ended communist regime
Thirty years ago, an uprising in Romania ended the communist regime in the country. The uprising broke out in December 1989 in Timișoara as a small crowd gathered to protest the eviction of pastor Laszlo Tokes. Those memories still haunt...
Curated Video
How Hanoi’s women are guarding Vietnam’s culinary traditions | Fork the System Season 1 Episode 3
Secret family recipes, communist rations, and street food: How Hanoi’s women are keeping Vietnam’s culinary traditions alive.
Curated Video
Beyond the Wall: Part 1 - The Rise of Germany's Far-Right | People & Power
Thirty years ago, the Cold War came to an end and Europe was awash with hope, but have the years since been squandered?
Curated Video
360° tour inside Hungarian cultural dissent
In an ordinary apartment in Budapest, Hungary, hanging is a painting that defied communist rule. Depicting public figures and symbols in the late 1960s. It was created by the artist Gyórgy Kemény in 1971. It is pop art in style and...
Curated Video
Historic Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is European Capital of Culture 2019
The Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is officially European Capital of Culture . It is one of Europe's oldest cities, with many architectural landmarks dating back to Thracian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman times. To celebrate the ancient...
Curated Video
Andrej Babis EU funds scandal: Czech protesters use revolution anniversary to call for PM to quit
Thousands marched to call for the Czech Republic’s billionaire prime minister to quit amid an EU funds scandal. The protests against Andrej Babis dominated commemorations marking 29 years since the fall of communism. It comes after...
Curated Video
The stage play ‘Stalin Watchmaker’ reflects the life of the former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin
A man or a murdering monster? Who was Joseph Stalin? A stage play called “Stalin.Watchmaker” is set to open later this month in the Rostov Academic Theatre in Russia which will examine the complex character of the former Soviet leader....
Curated Video
Art from behind the Berlin wall
An exhibition currently on show in Berlin takes us back to the time of the Berlin Wall. Under constant state surveillance and censorship, resistance took on many forms. Voices of Dissent: Art in the GDR 1976-1989 showcases the varied and...
Curated Video
Bulgarian businessman turns passion for Soviet-era cars into museum spectacle
Classic cars and bikes and wax works of their famous owners, from Joseph Stalin to Mikhail Gorbechev, have gone on show in Bulgaria. The Varna Retro Museum is the brainchild of businessman Tsvetan Atanasov, who’s turned his passion for...
Curated Video
Finding Selam: A gateway into Ethiopia's complicated history | Witness
A filmmaker is determined to find out what became of her aunt who disappeared in the 1970s Ethiopian revolution.
Curated Video
How soldiers with Nazi ties ended up in Canada after WW II
Canada has been home to many people — some historians say thousands — who fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. But how did they get into the country and why isn’t more being done to bring them to justice?
Curated Video
Slovakians rally against populism on anniversary of fall of Communist system
The protest united the opposition, including the liberal Progressive Slovakia, pro-business Freedom and Solidarity and the conservative Christian Democrats who all say Fico is a threat to democracy.
Getty Images
Berlin Wall: East Berlin Checkpoint
/ view of Berlin Wall / East Berlin Checkpoint / flag waving in the wind against backdrop of buildings / Volkswagen Beetle drives up to checkpoint / soldiers mill about. Berlin Wall: East Berlin Checkpoint on August 31, 1962 in Berlin,...
Getty Images
East Berliners escape over Berlin Wall
Crossing the Berlin Wall / cemetery with dogs and barbed wire fencing / men on the back of a truck pulling a ladder up the side of the Berlin Wall / Stanislaus Gefroerer, on opposite side of wall places his ladder against the other and...
Getty Images
City streets around Berlin Wall
/ view looking from Berlin Wall onto busy city streets below / tram car traveling down the road / CU street signs along the wall / bricked up buildings along the border. City streets around Berlin Wall on August 31, 1962 in Berlin,...