Mikhail Kalashnikov: Inventor of the AK-47, the deadliest weapon in the world
A fascinating story of a Russian weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov whose famous AK-47 automatic rifle influenced the course of numerous conflicts worldwide.
The Ukrainian Famine: Stalin’s Genocide With Millions Dead
One of the neuralgic points of Ukrainian resistance to anything Russian grows out of the dark events of the early twentieth century—e.g. Stalin’s genocide in form famine.
Josef Mengele: The Dark Story of the ‘Angel of Death’ from Auschwitz Who Escaped Punishment
In Auschwitz, he decided the lives of thousands and conducted perverted experiments whose horrors persist to this day. Despite his crimes, he escaped justice and died as a free man. How did he manage it?
The Glamorous Lives of Classic Hollywood Stars
Hollywood has always been synonymous with glamour, grace, and unforgettable style. From the Golden Age to the modern era, there have been extraordinary stars whose beauty transcended time. These individuals—through their talent, charisma, and classic elegance—left a permanent mark on cinematic history. Here are ten such timeless beauties who shined in Hollywood and continue to…
Wilm Hosenfeld: The Nazi Officer Who Saved Pianist Władysław Szpilman and Inspired a Legendary Film
Wilm Hosenfeld, a German officer during World War II, defied the brutality of the Nazi regime by saving lives, including that of renowned pianist Władysław Szpilman, whose story inspired the Oscar-winning film The Pianist. Despite his heroic actions, Hosenfeld died tragically in a Soviet Gulag, but his legacy endures as one of the ‘Righteous Among the…
Rudolf Höss: Nazi, Loving Father, and Monster of the Concentration Camp Auschwitz
Rudolf Höss was a war criminal complicit in the Holocaust. And also a figure today’s corporate world might appreciate. What can his character teach us about today’s society?
How Is a Monster Born? The Architect of the Holocaust Adolf Eichmann Under the Psychologists’ Microscope
Otto Adolf Eichmann was one of the main architects of the Holocaust, the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II. But was he an inhuman monster or merely a cog in the Nazi machinery?
Ignaz Semmelweis: Wash Your Hands! A Misunderstood Doctor, Savior of Millions
Although his discoveries were undervalued and even ridiculed during his lifetime, his work saved countless lives and laid the foundation for antiseptic practices in hospitals.
Kristallnacht: A Tragic Prelude to the Holocaust
86 years have passed since the prelude to the Holocaust, a coordinated anti-Jewish pogrom that went down in history as Kristallnacht.
Simon Wiesenthal: The Incredible Life of the Legendary Nazi Hunter
He survived the Holocaust and dedicated a large part of his life to pursuing escaped Nazi war criminals. But who was Simon Wiesenthal, really?
