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The Y in History

Jul 24, 2021

After fighting two Anglo-Afghan wars, the Afghans are able to gain foreign policy independence from the British post the 3rd Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. Post that, Afghanistan mostly stays on path to modernization, though the transfer of power across governments is marked by violence - assassinations and coups....


Jul 10, 2021

From Hitler's rise to power in Germany in 1933 to Stalin's brutal policies in the Soviet Union, this episode looks closely at execution pattern and thought process of some of the most brutal dictators of the 20th century.