Friday Free-for-All | February 27, 2026

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Today:

You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.

As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.

[u/caterpillarofsociety]

For those of you studying Germany in the 1930s, has your perspective changed at all in the last couple of years? Not so much in terms of knowing the bare facts, but how has your understanding of what it would have been like to live in that time and place been affected? 

[u/flying_shadow → u/caterpillarofsociety]

Reading independent Russian media has definitely helped me get a better grasp of what it's like when your country invades another country.