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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Europe's changing borders

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

20th Century: The Great War ended in 1918 only for the continent to be hit by a flu epidemic that killed millions. Russia ceased to exist as an independent state after the murder of Tsar Nicholas II and formed 15 constituent republics of the Soviet Union in 1922 until its breakup in 1991. Germany tried twice to assert itself militarily and Yugoslavia, a popular holiday destination, was both created (in 1918) and split into discrete parts towards the end of the century Amazing time-lapse video shows how the constantly changing borders in Europe over the past 1,000 years shaped the continent we know today

The video is a demonstration of a new learning tool by Historicalatlas.com, which has used mapping technology and historical records to show...

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