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“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”
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“In Russia, war will never be popular with the profound masses of people. Revolutionary ideas are more in their taste than a victory over Germany. But one does not escape one's destiny... - Russian Minister of the Interior, Nikolai Maklakov, on 29 July 1914.”
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San Diego
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— last activity Mar 30, 2023 04:23PM
This is for the city and county of San Diego- for now all of it. Also includes Imperial County, Tijuana and Mexicali
The History Book Club
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— last activity Jan 20, 2026 03:13PM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
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— last activity Jan 12, 2026 01:45PM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!
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This is a book group for Goodreads users in the UK, but members from other countries are welcome too so long as all posts are made in English. Please ...more
Great War (1914-1918): The Society and Culture of the First World War
— 481 members
— last activity Dec 06, 2021 05:06AM
A place to discuss the cultural milieu of the Great War (also referred to as the First World War, World War I, WWI, World War One). The intent of this ...more
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