Category Archives: History

The Secret Space Program of Yugoslavia

Posted on 2022-09-23 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. After my brother and I unexpectedly and rather accidentally discovered a secret Yugoslav submarine port in Montenegro (please read that story first, otherwise this one won’t make any sense), we were still completely excited and out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bosnia–Herzegovina, Cinema, Croatia, History, Military, Montenegro, Technology, USA | Tagged , | 6 Comments

King and Peasants discuss the British Monarchy

Posted on 2022-09-08 by Andreas Moser

The following clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) is still one of the best contributions in the debate about (not only British) monarchy: I found the following transcript of the dialogue: [ARTHUR and PATSY riding. They stop and … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, they were looking for the Center of Brazil – September 1922: Brasília

Posted on 2022-09-03 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. As you know, I am currently searching for the geographical center of Europe, which, over the next few months, will take me to obscure villages from Ukraine to Sweden, from France to Belarus, from Estonia to Belgium. … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago, Sweden almost gave up on Booze – August 1922: Prohibition Referendum

Posted on 2022-08-31 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Before I went to Sweden last summer, I received a lot of well-meaning advice from friends in Germany who had already been to Scandinavia: “Take enough beer with you, it’s prohibitively expensive in Sweden!” “As an EU … Continue reading →

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Journey to the Center of Europe – Kruhlyi, Ukraine

Posted on 2022-08-22 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. For the project “Journey to the Center of Europe”, I am going to visit all the places that have ever laid claim to being the geographical center of Europe or the European Union. And write about them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Europe, History, Photography, Romania, Travel, Ukraine | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, two young Men left Bavaria for the United States – June 1922: the Vogl Brothers

Posted on 2022-07-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When thinking about migration, we distinguish between push- and pull-factors when we try to get to the bottom of migrants’ and refugees’ reasons to move/flee. The former refer to incentives to leave a place and move away. … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Tourism – Then and Now

Posted on 2022-06-09 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. The following is the English translation of a presentation I gave during a field trip with my university to Ypres. Because it’s a German university, there is a focus on German (language) sources and on the German … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, History, Military, Travel, World War I | Tagged | 8 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, Germany and Russia laid the Foundation for World War II – April 1922: Rapallo

Posted on 2022-05-01 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Did you ever notice that the term “discovery” is only used when a white guy first steps onto some territory, where non-white folks have been living for a long time? And that fake explorer fame is even … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, History, Italy, Military, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, the Habsburg Empire was finished for good – April 1922: Emperor Karl I

Posted on 2022-04-25 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. In April 1922, so much stuff happened that, as earth-shattering as each of the events may have been, I can only devote a cursory glance to some of them. Like the death of his beloved majesty, Emperor … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, History, Hungary, Madeira, Portugal | 3 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, they Showed a Movie that Should Never Have Been Made – March 1922: Nosferatu

Posted on 2022-03-31 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. When I started this series, I promised that we wouldn’t deal with war, revolution and upheaval every month, but sometimes also explore the lighter things in life. Cats and culture, for example. That’s why we are heading … Continue reading →

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