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History · October, 2023

Stories about History from October, 2023

Undertones: Portugal and the myth of the good colonizer

Past narratives might still underpin Portugal’s sense of self

Written by Civic Media Observatory

31 October 2023

In Russia, a Tajik citizen is detained on charges of spying for Ukraine

His plans might have included joining Ukraine's army in future

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

30 October 2023

A deep dive into Taiwan's drag scene ahead of Pride 2023

Taiwan's drag scene is on the rise

Written by CNA Focus Taiwan

26 October 2023

Vanishing memory: Commemorative plaques to victims of Soviet era disappear in Russia amid war and new repressions

The grassroots initiative started almost 10 years ago to heal historical wounds

Written by Alena Moricheva

25 October 2023

Forty years later, Grenada officially remembers the murders of its Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others

'I ask what efforts we make to recall and not repeat those fatal errors'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

20 October 2023

The number of Indigenous people of Sakhalin island in Russia is drastically decreasing

Documentary showing the life of Sakhalin's indigenous peoples

Written by Daria Dergacheva

19 October 2023

Chile's ongoing debt to human rights victims

50 years after Chile's dictatorship, human rights issues are still pending

Written by Laura Chaparro Piedrahíta Translated by Melissa Vida

18 October 2023

With latex, wood, and flip-flops, Brazilian visual artists create decolonial maps

The works try to re-read and re-interpret South America's lines

Written by Nonada Jornalismo Translated by Liam Anderson

14 October 2023

Yiddish: A language to celebrate also for its hilarious curses

May you grow like an onion with its head in the ground!

Written by Filip Noubel

13 October 2023

Why has Turkmenistan’s succession plan gone sideways?

A narcissist father and his rebellious son are experiencing trouble

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

12 October 2023

The Falkland Islands are an open wound in Argentina

For Argentina, it's a matter of decolonization

Written by Patricia Larrús Translated by Melissa Vida

11 October 2023

Documentary about dying villages in Sakhalin, former territory of Japan in Russia, gets over million views

Although lawmakers want to eliminate small villages, people do not leave

Written by Daria Dergacheva

10 October 2023

While in exile in Lviv, Ukraine, a Crimean Tatar woman promotes her community through cuisine

Lerane Khaybullayeva was born in exile and had to flee twice

Written by Yulia Abibok

10 October 2023

How Russians fought Putinism: A documentary

There were numerous protests in Russia through the years

Written by Daria Dergacheva

9 October 2023

Ahead of presidential elections, Russia rewrites history and promotes nationalism at schools

A new textbook falsifies information about the invasion of Ukraine and Stalin's crimes

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Daria Dergacheva

4 October 2023

Kyrgyzstan’s golden generation of wrestlers continue to shine bright and inspire

Their incredible achievements have turned them into national heroes

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

3 October 2023

Legendary singer Sherali Jo’rayev encapsulated Uzbekistan’s traditional music and poetry

Uzbekistan bid farewell to its most beloved and influential artist

Written by Mukhammadsodik Donaev

3 October 2023

Decolonial perspective on race from the post-Yugoslav region

Racism does not solely rely on the color of one’s skin

Written by Sbunker

2 October 2023

‘Gukurahundi’ genocide survivors struggle for closure in Zimbabwe

Truth commission's failures show 'a lack of political will and acknowledgment of past atrocities'

Written by Zita Zage, Minority Africa

2 October 2023

For African literary criticism: Interview with the founder of francophone ‘African literary chronicles’

Francophone literature from the global south has been marginalized

Written by Filip Noubel Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

2 October 2023

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