Retrospect
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY, CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE

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Rawr Rawr Rasputin

In a fictionalized account of Rasputin’s death at the hands of an MI6 Agent, Ambrose Brown details us on the formidable encounter with “Russia’s greatest love machine”.
Examining Venezuela’s Economy and Oil Industry during Hugo Chavez’s First Two Presidential Terms

Hugo Chavez has been the most transformative and constructive leader for modern-day Venezuela. Meenakshi Nirmalan analyzes Chavez’s first two terms as Venezuelan president and how the economy faired under extreme reliance on oil.
The Birth of an Empire

In this fiction piece, Oscar Virdee imagines a conversation that led to the birth of the Roman Empire.
Medieval Miracles: Why and How Clerical Authors Used Omens

Medieval chronicles are extremely useful for historians, acting as a contemporary source available for understanding opinions from this earlier time period. Marnie Camping-Harris takes a look at the use of omens and miracles in them.
“It’s the End of Atlantis!”: Bulgarian Science Fiction in the Western Mind

Science fiction is frequently seen as a genre created in the West that later spread to the rest of the world. Kat Jivkova takes a look at Bulgaria’s own rich sci-fi tradition.
Italian Americans and their Restitutor Orbis

Italian immigration to the United States was high in the nineteenth century, and in the twentieth century when Mussolini came to power, their status between cultures became political. Emilio Luppino takes a look at Italian Americans’ relationship with Mussolini and Italy throughout his reign.
The flammable nature of Malibu beach: A brief history of California’s wildfires in the early 20th century.

Malibu Beach is a picturesque icon of the California coastline, but its urban development has been contested by consistent wildfires. Ishaabhya Tripathi discusses the politics behind the development of Malibu and how the community formed around environmental disasters.
‘Ten Years of Chaos’: Revisiting the Chinese Cultural Revolution

The Chinese Cultural Revolution is one of the most brutal events in history with hundreds of thousands killed in an attempt to create a modern communist society. Edie Christian revisits the history of the Cultural Revolution to understand how citizens were impacted by the immense societal changes.