On June 17th 1940 (85 years ago) Soviet Union invaded Latvia and began illegal occupation of it, Latvia being final Baltic state to be invaded by the Soviet Union after Lithuania and Estonia. Lasting 50 years and leading to brutal oppression, russification and Latvians to the brink of extinction

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September 3, 1967: Sweden switched from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic

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Polish families being expelled from Western Poland by the Nazis, as they annexed more land

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On this day in 1968 warsaw pact forces crossed czechoslovak borders and murdered 137 civilians

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This amazing shot from the 1957 Soviet war film “The Cranes are Flying”

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My dad (light jacket in front) leading a political protest he organised - 25th May 1981, Katowice, Poland

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"Nazi following their leaders" German PoW's escorted by French irregulars during the liberation of France (1944)

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A rally in Belarus against the election results

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On this day, 81 years ago Poles in Lviv started an uprising against Nazi Germany

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Unseen photos from inside East Berlin the day the Berlin Wall fell

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The liberation of Auschwitz: 27/1/1945, 80 years ago today

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I colorized a few iconic historical photos

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Unseen photos from inside East Berlin the day the Berlin Wall fell