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Quote of the day by Spanish poet Luis Cernuda: ‘If I do not know you, I have not lived; If I die without knowing…’ – on love, desire and the search for a meaningful life

Spanish poet Luis Cernuda explored desire and reality in his influential Generation of '27 works. His poetry openly addressed homosexual desire, facing significant social consequences at the time. The Spanish Civil War led Cernuda into lifelong exile, impacting his artistic perspective. He taught in Britain and the United States before…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by George Orwell: 'Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to...' - motivational quote by Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four author teaches life lessons on power, authority, leadership, ambition and dangers of absolute control

Quote of the day by George Orwell: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four warns about power becoming the ultimate goal. His quote highlights that control is sought for its own sake. Orwell, born Eric Blair, explored oppression and totalitarian rule in his works. He experienced colonial rule and the Spanish Civil War…

The Economic Times

Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins

On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the fighting. A newer settlement stands nearby, separated…

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How the Spanish Civil War turned Belchite into a ghost town: Inside the Spanish settlement frozen in the aftermath

In the heart of Spain, Belchite offers a poignant glimpse into the devastation of the Spanish Civil War. After experiencing catastrophic destruction, General Francisco Franco opted to preserve the town's ruins as a stark reminder of the era. Now, Belchite draws visitors eager to understand the heavy toll of this…

The Economic Times

‘Historical time’ helps students truly understand the complexity of the past – and how they fit into it

Was the Franco dictatorship a cause or consequence of the Spanish Civil War? Was Einstein a medieval scientist? Confusions like these are quite common among secondary school students, who tend to learn history as a rote series of names and dates in varying degrees of detail.

The Conversation

Scottish band’s song about Spanish Civil War to go on show in international museum

A SCOTTISH rock band is to have one of its songs showcased in a museum dedicated to the Spanish Civil War ...

The National (Scotland)

If something can happen once, it can happen again – Dennis Glover’s reading of history sounds an alarm about the present

Are we living in a pre-war rather than a post-war world? This is a legitimate question, given that there are more than 120 armed conflicts worldwide. The International Crisis Group has noted that 2024 began with:

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Spanish Civil War: how the works of Ernest Hemingway and Robert Capa still define the conflict today

From 1936 to 1939, the Spanish civil war divided neighbours, friends and families, and people both inside and outside Spain kept a close eye on what was happening in the country.

The Conversation

English Football Team's Jerseys Weave Anti-fascism With History

Two children in red, yellow and violet shirts ran along the perimeter of one of the oldest football pitches in London, cheering on their team.

International Business Times

OPINION - When it ran in fright over Róisín Murphy, the BBC betrayed its purpose

In his biography of his father Richard, Jonathan Dimbleby writes of his father’s shame at the timidity of the BBC during the Spanish Civil War. The BBC, thought Dimbleby senior, was, in effect, through editorial selection, siding with the Franco regime. It is a reminder that, even when they do…

Evening Standard

Canfranc Estación: staying in the ‘Titanic of the mountains’

Canfranc International railway station in the Spanish Pyrenees inspires “almost instant comparisons” with the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel in Wes Anderson’s film of that name, said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. “Ten times bigger than London’s St Pancras”, this “splendid beaux-arts construction surrounded by snow-capped peaks”, was the second-largest railway station in Europe when…

The Week

Spain identifies 212 German, Austrian and Dutch fighters who went missing during Spanish Civil War

Spain’s government researchers say they've identified hundreds of foreign fighters who disappeared in the region during the Spanish Civil War

The Independent UK

Spain begins exhumation of 128 Franco civil war victims

Forensic scientists have begun exhuming the bodies of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from the former mausoleum of General Franco.

The New Daily

Spanish Civil War soldier saw the world 'backward' after bullet pierced brain, historic case report reveals

After being shot in the head, a soldier in the Spanish Civil War woke up to find a world that's completely backward.

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Mystery over man who started seeing the world backwards after being shot in the head

Patient M miraculously survived after taking a missile to the head during the Spanish Civil War but his injuries left him seeing the world very differently to his reality

The Guardian - AU

‘Brothers in arms, a long way from home’: the first Australians to fight fascism overseas

The discovery of a rare photo from the Spanish civil war raises questions about why volunteers from Australia are not commemorated

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