History

Boredom Weeps: Graffiti, curses, inscriptions of May 1968

Submitted by wojtek on Jan 16 2019 10:34

A book of graffiti and sloganeering from the events in France, May '68.

Socialist antisemitism and its discontents in England, 1884–98

Submitted by wojtek on Jan 8 2019 13:57

Satnam Virdee's essay exploring the relationship between English socialists and migrant Jews amid the new unionism of the late nineteenth century.

1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Submitted by Reddebrek on Dec 31 2018 08:40
Soviet tanks in front of the Darulaman Palace in Kabul

An interview with a former Soviet army veteran and a member of the Soviet News Agency's Afghan news desk about the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Covers some disturbing subjects, CW: discussion of suicide.

1989-90 - Beninese campaign for economic justice and democracy

Submitted by Reddebrek on Dec 23 2018 10:09

In 1989 students, teachers and civil servants in Benin began strike actions in protest at the governments freezing of scholarships and the four month delay in wage payments in 1988. The government's stalling and repression dragged the campaign on into 1990 and escalated the conflict to the point where the regime crumbled.

1831 The Jamaica Slave Rebellion

Submitted by Reddebrek on Dec 7 2018 23:48
Destruction of the Roehampton Estate, January 1832, by Adolphe Duperly

A short account of the Baptist War, the revolt by Jamaican slaves in 1831 that forced the British Empire to abolish slavery within its borders in the aftermath.

Police Regulation of Working Class Life in 19th Century France

Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 21:39
A police commissaire is seriously injured in a Paris riot

One of the consequences of the frequent insurrections, riots and demonstrations of 19th Century France was the increased surveillance and repression by the police, army and government. This article details the rise of the Party of Order and then Napoleon III's police state and the state of emergencies in the countryside.

1848: Impact of Revolution on French Colonies

Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 21:08
Daguerreotype view of a baptismal ceremony for slaves shortly after their emanci

An article on French Colonialization and the impact of the Revolution of 1848.

1848: Peasant Agitation in Italy

Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 20:22

A short article about the conditions of peasants on the Italian peninsular in the 1840s and their agitation and what this meant for the Italian revolutions of 1848.

1848: Students of Paris

Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 19:07

An article about the politicisation of the students of Paris and the role they played in the revolt and reaction of 1848.

1850: Bulgarian Peasants Revolt

Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 18:44
Turkish Bashi-Bazouks

A short history of an uprising by (mostly) Bulgarian peasants in the waning Ottoman Empire. The peasants fought to abolish their feudal duties and taxes, but many of their leaders were also motivated by a mix of national autonomy and Christianity. The revolt was defeated but outrage over the severe reprisals by the authorities forced the Ottoman Empire to back down and introduce limited land and tax reforms.