The Cipher Brief1d
In Three European Elections, the Kremlin Squares off Against the West
Elections in Bulgaria, Georgia and Moldova have all served as testing grounds for a Russia v. West contest for influence.
The New York Times1d
In the Footsteps of Dostoyevsky in Three German Spa Towns
It was in service during Dostoevsky’s time in Wiesbaden Felix Schmitt for The New York Times Bad Homburg Bad Homburg, one of the wealthiest towns in Germany, has a 116-acre spa park with 19th-century ...
National Bureau of Economic Research1d
Industry and Identity: The Migration Linkage Between Economic and Cultural Change in 19th Century Britain
How does economic modernization affect group identity? Modernization theory emphasizes how labor migration led to the adoption of common identities. Yet economic development may reduce incentives to ...
Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as authorities struggle to respond
The mire covering Alicia Montero is the signature uniform of the impromptu army of volunteers who for a third day Friday ...
The Forward4d
For Europe’s Jews, owning grand homes symbolized not just wealth, but equality
For Europe's Jews, owning a grand country home wasn't just a symbol of wealth. It was a symbol of equality and the right to ...
Kremlin complains at treatment of Russian press covering US election
The Kremlin complained on Wednesday about what it called "unacceptable" treatment of a team of Russian journalists who travelled to the United States to cover next week's presidential election.