Poetry has always been present in times of war but with mixed success at improving conditions.
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Literature in Time of War
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Vladimir Putin as Sauron
Putin resembles Sauron in various unsettling ways–and like as with Sauron, the world had a chance to stop him early and failed.
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How Nazis Used Art’s Soft Power
Hitler and Mussolini took the arts seriously and tried to use them to extend their power. They had mixed results.
