Stories
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Inside the Cold War mind
Martin Sixsmith explores the competing national psyches of Russia and America, and a world divided between their irreconcilable visions of human nature.
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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death
Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.
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Communities of cross-feeders
A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
Catalogue
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Russia in the time of cholera : disease under Romanovs and Soviets / John P. Davis.
Davis, John P.Date: 2018- Ephemera
Russia / Thomas Holloway.
Thomas Holloway (Firm)Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Books
Russia and the experience of centralization / Sergey Averbach.
Averbach, Sergey, 1947-Date: 1996- Books
Russia and the cholera, 1823-1832 / Roderick E. McGrew.
McGrew, Roderick E. (Roderick Erle)Date: 1965- Books
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Russia's last capitalists : the Nepmen, 1921-1929 / Alan M. Ball.
Ball, Alan MDate: 1990, ©1987