Wars and Revolutions

Conflicts, revolts and political breaks explained through their causes, strategies, interests and consequences.

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Montagem histórica mostra jogadores húngaros e soviéticos em disputa intensa no polo aquático de Melbourne, com arquibancadas ao fundo e, sobrepostas, cenas da Revolução Húngara com bandeira vazada, fumaça e um tanque.

Wars and Revolutions13/09/20266 min read

Melbourne 1956 at 70: how the Hungarian Revolution became “Blood in the Water”

How the 1956 Hungarian Revolution reached Olympic water polo, what happened in Hungary vs. USSR, and what later memory simplified.

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Ilustração editorial em composição dividida: à esquerda, negociação e retirada soviética em Budapeste sob a bandeira húngara; à direita, tanques soviéticos avançam entre fumaça e barricadas, com as marcações “30 Oct” e “4 Nov”.

Wars and Revolutions13/09/20268 min read

Hungarian Revolution at 70: Why Moscow Reversed the Withdrawal and Intervened on November 4

Documents from 1956 show that the Soviet withdrawal from Budapest genuinely began, but the Kremlin reversed course on October 31, before Imre Nagy declared neutrality.

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Composição histórica do Canal de Suez com soldados, tanque e navios, bandeiras britânica, francesa, israelense e da ONU, além de retratos de Eisenhower, Khrushchev e Anthony Eden ao fundo.

Wars and Revolutions12/09/202611 min read

Suez Crisis at 70: why the 1956 invasion stopped and exposed imperial decline

Seventy years later, the Suez Crisis shows how U.S. pressure, Soviet threats and the UN forced withdrawal — and exposed the limits of European imperial power.

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Campo de batalha do século XIX com bandeiras do Paraguai, Brasil e Argentina, mapas e registros manuscritos com diferentes estimativas numéricas de baixas

Wars and Revolutions16/08/202611 min read

How many people died in the Paraguayan War? Why estimates differ so much

There is no definitive death toll from the Paraguayan War. Incomplete censuses, illnesses, displacements and different methods cause estimates to vary drastically.

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