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avvaСабреддит /r/AskHistorians остается одним из любимых мест в интернете. Я нечасто читаю его целиком, но если вы зарегистрированы на реддите и подписаны на него, они присылают раз в неделю список самых интересных/активных вопросов и ответов. Там всегда бывает что-то интересное. Вот некоторые из вопросов последних двух недель:
- What did J.R.R. Tolkien think of later fantasy fiction?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10q8is9/what_did_jrr_tolkien_think_of_later_fantasy/)
(из ответа я узнал, что Толкин однажды написал письмо Джину Вульфу, но это было до того, как Вульф что-то опубликовал, и в нем обсуждалась исключительно этимология слова warg. Еще Толкину нравилась фантастика Азимова)
- When did the idea of ‘India’ as a single entity, and of ‘Indians’ as a single group come to be?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10qcyet/when_did_the_idea_of_india_as_a_single_entity_and/j6sfrv6/)
- Is the AI ChatGPT a good source to know about history?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10qd4ju/is_the_ai_chatgpt_a_good_source_to_know_about/)
- Do cities still get buried over time?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10ohs79/do_cities_still_get_buried_over_time/j6kzvzs/?context=3)
- I'm an English peasant in the year 1200, and I want to get a dog. How would I go about doing that, and what sorts of dogs would be available?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10sod0c/im_an_english_peasant_in_the_year_1200_and_i_want/)
- What pop history book has done the most damage to the study of your particular subfield? (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10iunfq/what_pop_history_book_has_done_the_most_damage_to/)
(десятки интересных ответов, некоторые из них сомнительные)
- In Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor praises people who are not superstitious. What did he consider as superstitious and would his view be shared by the average roman of his time?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10lqjl9/in_meditations_by_marcus_aurelius_the_roman/)
- Is there any historical context for secret doors made out of bookshelves opening with a movement of a single book as seen in movies? Was this a thing? Any famous historical examples?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10hyz9g/is_there_any_historical_context_for_secret_doors/)
- Were would-be eunuchs in the Ottoman Empire given extra torture in the pre-operative process of turning them into eunuchs?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10b9pia/were_wouldbe_eunuchs_in_the_ottoman_empire_given/j4wgpg1/)
- Currency devaluation is often cited as a reason for the economic decline of the late Roman Empire, but how did people especially your average joe know that their coins had say 5% less gold. And on among traders were there people keeping track of currency values or was this just common knowledge?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10kqcse/currency_devaluation_is_often_cited_as_a_reason/j5yti4j/)
- Why was Colditz Castle, supposedly the most escape-proof Maximum Security prison during WW2, so easy to escape? (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10ld76k/why_was_colditz_castle_supposedly_the_most/j5wjh0s/)
- What did J.R.R. Tolkien think of later fantasy fiction?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10q8is9/what_did_jrr_tolkien_think_of_later_fantasy/)
(из ответа я узнал, что Толкин однажды написал письмо Джину Вульфу, но это было до того, как Вульф что-то опубликовал, и в нем обсуждалась исключительно этимология слова warg. Еще Толкину нравилась фантастика Азимова)
- When did the idea of ‘India’ as a single entity, and of ‘Indians’ as a single group come to be?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10qcyet/when_did_the_idea_of_india_as_a_single_entity_and/j6sfrv6/)
- Is the AI ChatGPT a good source to know about history?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10qd4ju/is_the_ai_chatgpt_a_good_source_to_know_about/)
- Do cities still get buried over time?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10ohs79/do_cities_still_get_buried_over_time/j6kzvzs/?context=3)
- I'm an English peasant in the year 1200, and I want to get a dog. How would I go about doing that, and what sorts of dogs would be available?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10sod0c/im_an_english_peasant_in_the_year_1200_and_i_want/)
- What pop history book has done the most damage to the study of your particular subfield? (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10iunfq/what_pop_history_book_has_done_the_most_damage_to/)
(десятки интересных ответов, некоторые из них сомнительные)
- In Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor praises people who are not superstitious. What did he consider as superstitious and would his view be shared by the average roman of his time?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10lqjl9/in_meditations_by_marcus_aurelius_the_roman/)
- Is there any historical context for secret doors made out of bookshelves opening with a movement of a single book as seen in movies? Was this a thing? Any famous historical examples?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10hyz9g/is_there_any_historical_context_for_secret_doors/)
- Were would-be eunuchs in the Ottoman Empire given extra torture in the pre-operative process of turning them into eunuchs?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10b9pia/were_wouldbe_eunuchs_in_the_ottoman_empire_given/j4wgpg1/)
- Currency devaluation is often cited as a reason for the economic decline of the late Roman Empire, but how did people especially your average joe know that their coins had say 5% less gold. And on among traders were there people keeping track of currency values or was this just common knowledge?
(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10kqcse/currency_devaluation_is_often_cited_as_a_reason/j5yti4j/)
- Why was Colditz Castle, supposedly the most escape-proof Maximum Security prison during WW2, so easy to escape? (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/10ld76k/why_was_colditz_castle_supposedly_the_most/j5wjh0s/)
