At least nine people were killed after shooting broke out Tuesday at a high school in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan – a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Citing local officials, local news agencies reported that two people had opened fire at School No 175 in Kazan. Interfax reported that one of […]
Republic
100 years on, new exhibit reconsiders the Weimar Republic
A divided nation grappling with rising inequality, new mass media and the growth of populist politics. Sounds familiar? Germany’s first democracy, the Weimar Republic of 1919-1933, has long been regarded as a lesson in political failure. Lately, it has also been held up as a cautionary tale for the present. It emerged from the ruins […]