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Lernen ist Wissen, Wissen ist Macht. In Geschichtsbüchern und in den Schulen wird so wenig über die jüngste Vergangenheit berichtet. Vom Kuckucksruf und den Sirenen der Luftangriffe, von der Besetzung Wiens spannt sich der bewegende Bogen der vielen spannenden Tondokumente der österreichischen Nachkriegsgeschichte über den Staatsvertrag 1955, den Ungarnaufstand und das Treffen Kennedy-Chrustschow in Wien bis zu Bruno Kreisky.

For centuries much of Europe was in the hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw off – through luck, guile and sheer mulishness – any number of rivals, until finally packing up in 1918. From their principal lairs along the Danube they ruled most of Central Europe and Germany and interfered everywhere – indeed the history of Europe hardly makes sense without them.

It was during the carnival of 1913 that a young Stalin arrived in Vienna on a mission that would launch him into the upper echelon of Russian revolutionaries, and it was here that he first collided with Trotsky. It was in Vienna that the failed artist Adolf Hitler kept daubing watercolors and spouting tirades at fellow drifters in a flophouse. Here, Archduke Franz Ferdinand had a troubled audience with Emperor Franz Joseph - and soon the bullet that killed the archduke would set off the Great War that would kill 10 million more.

The Habsburg family ruled central Europe since the early medieval times to World War I, but they still exist as one of the most prestigious Austrian families. To keep themselves in such high positions, the Habsburgs had to develop unique strategies to fight their political enemies. They wanted to rule the world and saw themselves as the only dynasty worthy of such divine right. To keep the family pure, they often married within their family, which resulted in a very weak genetic pool and many mental and physical problems.

In the mid-1950's were tumultuous for the Soviet Bloc. Several countries saw Stalin’s death and the apparent change of direction, even the softening of policy under Khrushchev, as an opportunity to pursue a reformist path...the uprising with the greatest impact on the bulk of the Cold War took place in Hungary in 1956, when protestors took to the streets to demand freedom from tyranny and a greater say in their own destiny. When the Hungarians rose up against the status quo in October 1956, they were met with a brutal response from Moscow.

Lernen ist Wissen, Wissen ist Macht. In Geschichtsbüchern und in den Schulen wird so wenig über die jüngste Vergangenheit berichtet. Vom Kuckucksruf und den Sirenen der Luftangriffe, von der Besetzung Wiens spannt sich der bewegende Bogen der vielen spannenden Tondokumente der österreichischen Nachkriegsgeschichte über den Staatsvertrag 1955, den Ungarnaufstand und das Treffen Kennedy-Chrustschow in Wien bis zu Bruno Kreisky.

Lernen ist Wissen, Wissen ist Macht. In Geschichtsbüchern und in den Schulen wird so wenig über die jüngste Vergangenheit berichtet. Vom Kuckucksruf und den Sirenen der Luftangriffe, von der Besetzung Wiens spannt sich der bewegende Bogen der vielen spannenden Tondokumente der österreichischen Nachkriegsgeschichte über den Staatsvertrag 1955, den Ungarnaufstand und das Treffen Kennedy-Chrustschow in Wien bis zu Bruno Kreisky.

Of all the steppe peoples in the medieval period, perhaps none were more important to European history than the Magyars. Like the Huns and Avars before them and the Cumans and Mongols after them, the Magyars burst into Europe as a destructive, unstoppable horde, taking whatever they wanted and leaving a steady stream of misery in their wake.

From 1890 and through the early years of the 20th century, Vienna became a dazzling beacon. The city was powered by an unprecedented number of extraordinary people - artists Klimt and Schiele, thinkers such as Theodor Herzl, and fashion icons like the glamorous Empress Sisi. The influence of early 20th century Vienna is still detectable all around us. The way we think about ourselves has been largely determined by Vienna's most celebrated resident: Sigmund Freud. Mortal Secrets is the story of Freud's life, Vienna's golden age, and an essential reappraisal of Freud's legacy.

Don't miss this opportunity to explore the enchanting world of the Balkans, Hungary, and Romania. Immerse yourself in the captivating stories, struggles, and triumphs that have forever changed the course of history in these fascinating regions.

Lernen ist Wissen, Wissen ist Macht. In Geschichtsbüchern und in den Schulen wird so wenig über die jüngste Vergangenheit berichtet. Vom Kuckucksruf und den Sirenen der Luftangriffe, von der Besetzung Wiens spannt sich der bewegende Bogen der vielen spannenden Tondokumente der österreichischen Nachkriegsgeschichte über den Staatsvertrag 1955, den Ungarnaufstand und das Treffen Kennedy-Chrustschow in Wien bis zu Bruno Kreisky.

As he rose to power, Hitler's hatred toward the Habsburgs and their diverse empire fixated on Franz Ferdinand's sons, who became outspoken critics and opponents of the Nazi party and its racist ideology. When Germany seized Austria in 1938, they were the first two Austrians arrested by the Gestapo, deported to Germany, and sent to Dachau. Within hours they went from palace to prison. The women in the family, including the Archduke's only daughter Princess Sophie Hohenberg, declared their own war on Hitler.

For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future - until, at four o’clock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Budapest awoke to the shattering sound of Russian tanks ravaging their streets. The revolution was over. But freedom beckoned in the form of a small footbridge at Andau, on the Austrian border. By an accident of history, it became, for a few harrowing weeks, one of the most important crossings in the world, as the soul of a nation fled across its unsteady planks.

The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe.

"Oft taten wir nichts anderes als schauen. Zu schauen gab es immer etwas." Während der "Optionszeit" verließen viele Südtiroler Familien ihre Heimat, um in eigens errichteten Wohneinheiten in Österreich und Deutschland ein neues Zuhause zu finden. Margit Weiß wuchs in den Sechziger- und Siebzigerjahren in einer solchen Südtirolersiedlung auf. Mit den Augen eines Kindes betrachtet sie den damaligen Alltag und die illustren Persönlichkeiten in der Siedlung: Da gibt es den blumenpflückenden Herrn Maier, die Fani-Tant mit ihren Liebschaften oder den geliebten Großvater Carlo.

De la mano de Juana La Loca desembarcó en España una dinastía extranjera que había hecho de los matrimonios entre parientes su seña de identidad en el resto de Europa. Los Habsburgo ("los Halcones") aterrizaron en la península y pusieron la hacienda y la infantería castellana a disposición de sus disparatadas empresas. Cada generación más endogámica; cada vez más chiflados. Carlos I, el depresivo; Felipe II, el imprudente; Felipe III, el ludópata; Felipe IV, el vicioso; Carlos II, el endemoniado.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a figure that is cemented in the annals of history as one of the greatest composers of all time. A fascinating and enigmatic character, Mozart was hailed in his own lifetime as a child prodigy and a musical genius. His travels throughout Europe exposed him to art, music, and education, offering plentiful opportunities for his gifts as a composer and musician to evolve and thrive. Despite his preternatural talents, the artist struggled significantly throughout his life, and he died in his prime.

Ragnar Lothbrok is a story of a mighty Viking warrior from the Early Middle Ages. There is no doubt that Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary Norse hero whose name is often mentioned in the several Old Norse poems and Icelandic sagas. Many historians have debated the very existence of Ragnar Lothbrok. Ragnar Lothbrok was a renowned chief of the Norsemen during the Viking Age, but some historians tend to credit him for the deed of other historical characters of his time.

The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa - one of the most renowned women rulers in history - and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.

In Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, Victor Sebestyen vividly recreates not only the days of the uprising but the events, meetings and days that led up to it. He goes back to give us snapshots of seminal moments in history that would decide Hungary's fate, such as the October 9, 1944, meeting in the Kremlin with Churchill or October 15, 1949, a day that marked the execution of Laszlo Rajk, a fierce Stalinist and one of the chief architect's of Hungary's police state and the beginning of the Bolsheviks starting "to devour [their] own children".