Political background During the chaotic period that followed the outbreak of the French Revolution rose one man, whose name came to dominate the early 19th century of European history, Napoleon Bonaparte. After conducting some brilliant campaigns in Italy during the 1790s, Napoleon became popular enough to overthrow the Directorate in 1799 and…

Be careful what you wish for. The Russia of Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine exactly a week ago. The Russian aggression faced almost unanimous condemnation from the Western World, and since then, Russia was hit by the harshest economic sanctions they ever faced. Despite their bleak outlook, the Ukrainian army and…

Fiction or reality? Disclaimer: this article contains spoilers, so if you haven’t seen Vikings yet, and do not want me to spoil the show for you, leave this article immediately. To differentiate the plot of the show and my commentary on the historical inspirations of the plot, I decided to…

Fighting against the inevitable For centuries, the Ottoman Sultans were the undisputed masters of the Balkan peninsula. Such was the power of the Sublime Porte that the head of the House of Osman directly ruled over a territory that encompassed modern-day Greece, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and Macedonia, while…

Let’s see some of the more important changes Running from 2011 to 2019, Game of Thrones was without a doubt the most popular tv show of the mid to late 2010s. Such was the popularity of the show that from the fourth season onwards, I regularly had to keep myself…

The best of the bests — The history of Hungarian films is a rather strange one when we compare it to the filmographic story of other countries. Why do I say that? The answer is easy. Contrary to what people would probably expect, the greatest Hungarians films were produced during the Communist regime of Janos Kadar…

The rule of the elderly Am I the only one who starts to feel as if we are increasingly living in an age of gerontocracies? For those, who are not familiar with the word, a gerontocracy is a political system where the average age of the top echelons of political…

Or is he overrated? Anyone who watches football( soccer) knows the name, Pep Guardiola. The Catalan success coach burst onto the scene of world football in the 2008/09 season when he took over FC Barcelona. …

With the first race of the 2023 F1 season out of the way, I think it is time to make some predictions regarding the rest of the season. Pundits and experts expected reigning champions Red Bull to continue their brilliant 2022 form in the opening round, and the champions did…