#20th century europe

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

my great-grandpa's recount of wwi !!!!!

Unos años antes, en el año 1914 se declaró la Primera Guerra Mundial. Se provocó porque creo que mataron en Sarajevo a unos príncipes y al no ponerse de acuerdo las naciones en pedir responsabilidades, el Kaiser de Alemania Guillermo II les declaró la guerra a Francia y a Inglaterra y a otras naciones. Creo que le ayudó Italia y Austria Hungría y duró cuatro años, y creo que murieron de entre unos y otros 24 millones de personas. Y por qué se están matando ellos lo sabrán, porque las gentes de los pueblos no llegamos a saberlo nunca. De aquello desaparecieron algunas pequeñas naciones, y Austria Hungría dejó de ser una y se convirtió en dos. España fue neutral, pero las gentes unas pensaban de una manera y otras de otra. Se hicieron unas chapas redondas del tamaño de una perra gorda que decían “yo soy francófilo”, y otras “yo soy germanófilo”, y otras “yo soy neutral”, y las llevábamos puestas en el pecho. En el año 1918 se acabó, y “¿quién perdió?” Alemania, pero en realidad perdieron todos, porque aquellos 24 millones eran de todas las naciones, y no estoy de acuerdo con estas cosas pues creo que deben de haber medios para arreglar estas cosas sin necesidad de una guerra.

and here's the english translation don't worry :

A few years earlier, in the year 1914 the First War World was declared. It started because I think they killed some princes in Sarajevo and the nations couldn't figure out who was responsible, so the Kaiser of Germany William II declared the war to France and England and other countries. I think Italy and Austria-Hungary helped them, and it lasted four years, and I think that between both sides 24 million people died. And why they were killing each other they'll know, because we the people from the towns never really knew why. After that, some small nations disappeared, and Austria-Hungary stopped being one and turned into two [countries]. Spain was neutral, but people aligned themselves with one or another side. There were these round badges big as a perra gorda [a type of coin] that said "I am a francophile", and others "i am a germanophile", and others "I am neutral", and we had them on our chests. In the year 1918 it ended, and 'who lost?' Germany, but in truth everyone lost, as those 24 million [deaths] were from all the nations, and I don't agree with these things, as I believe there have to be means to solve these things without a war.

[mapsontheweb]

Approximate death toll of Stalinism by each country, from 1924 to 1953.

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Art Nouveau fairy door handles. Late 19th / early 20th century, Warrington, ENGLAND

[diemelusine]

Nerissa (1906) by John William Godward. Private collection.

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

24th August 1991: Ukrainians celebrate their declaration of independence. X

The majority of people in every region of Ukraine voted to break free from the Soviet Union.

[vintage-russia]

Otricoli,Italy (October 1982)

Photography by Andrey Tarkovskiy (1932-1986)

[easterneuropeancrafts]

Girl from Veľký Lom. Karel Plicka. Slovakia. 1928. Slovenská národná galéria, SNG

[uhhgoodd]

Portrait of Kornei Chukovsky by Il'ya Repin (1910)

[solcattus]

Mountain landscape with Castle

By Franz Hienl-Merre

[canberramaidan]

Khreshchatyk, Kyiv's main street, blown up by the russians on the 24th of September, 1941. It was part of a long pattern of communist cultural destruction across Ukraine, which included the demolition of medieval cathedrals and churches.

[throughtheages]

Ajaccio, Corsica, 1910

Photo: Jacques Boyer

[wardrobeoftime]

The Crown + Costumes

Queen Elizabeth II's white & golden dress in Season 02, Episode 03.

// requested by anonymous

[mapsontheweb]

Europe before the First World War, 1871-1914

by 1blomma/deviantart

[the-spirit-of-yore]

Cerfs dans un paysage hivernal, Georges Frédéric Rötig,1873-1961, France

[diemelusine]

Portrait of Helen Beatrice Myfanwy Hughes, daughter of Billy Hughes, Prime-Minister of Australia (1931) by Philip de László. Private collection.

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

The fall of the Soviet Union in Ukraine.

A majority of people in every Ukrainian region voted for independence in 1991.