Ksenia Sobchak is perhaps the most unusual candidate for President of the Russian Federation there has ever been
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Russian crackdown on critical voices as Putin coronation nears
Kremlin is clamping down on critical voices as Russia ‘s presidential election is due to take place in about six weeks
How Indian women contributed to Britain’s suffrage movement
Interview explores the contribution of women of Indian descent to British women’s suffrage movement
Suffragette stories come out of the shadows 100 years on
The Suffragettes risked imprisonment and were dubbed “wild” in their campaign for women’s rights to vote
100 Years Ago Today Britain’s Suffragettes Won Their Big Battle
Britain’s controversial Suffragettes were instrumental in securing the vote for British women 100 years ago
VIDEO: Ramzan Kadyrov’s Unusual Dictatorship in Chechnya
Vladimir Putin has given the mini-dictator Ramzan Kadyrov complete control over life and limb in Chechnya
The 20th-Century Jewish Exodus Map You Have Never Seen Before
As far as I can tell, there is no map that shows the geographic extent of the exodus of Jewish people in the 20th Century. I decided it couldn’t be too hard to make my own.
Reviewing the Digital Tools That Can Support European eDemocracy
Digital tools could create stronger connections between European citizens and the EU decision-making process
Why voting by British Monarchs is considered unconstitutional
Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the royal family members have a reason why they don’t vote. There is no law that prohibits Her Majesty and the rest of the royal family members from voting. But it is believed that the queen as the head of the state doesn’t vote, along with her family […]
100 years of women’s suffrage: How British women changed history
British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign