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Bauer, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Bauer, OttoBauer, Ottobouˈər [key], 1882–1938, Austrian politician. His Die Nationalitätenfrage und die Sozialdemokratie (1907) advocated creating nation-states to solve the Austro-…Freneau, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Freneau, PhilipFreneau, Philipfrēnōˈ [key], 1752–1832, American poet and journalist, b. New York City, grad. Princeton, 1771. During the American Revolution he served as soldier and…Modrow, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Modrow, Hans Modrow, Hans hänz môdˈrō [key], 1928–2023, German politician. He served in the German Army…parole
(Encyclopedia) paroleparolepərōlˈ [key], in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he report…Dix, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Dix, Otto, 1891–1969, German painter and draftsman. Dix fought in World War I and returned to Düsseldorf haunted by the horrors he had witnessed. In 1924 he published War, a series of…Leopold III, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold III, 1901–83, king of the Belgians (1934–51), son and successor of Albert I. In 1936, Leopold announced a fundamental change in foreign policy; Belgium abandoned its military…Kun, Béla
(Encyclopedia) Kun, BélaKun, Bélabāˈlŏ k&oomacr;n [key], 1886–1937, Hungarian Communist. A prisoner of war in Russia after 1915, he embraced Bolshevism. After the outbreak of the Russian…Grand Illusion <span class="date" >(1937)</span>
Director: Jean RenoirCast: Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Eric von Stroheim and Marcel Dalio Renoir's examination of the waning influence of the aristocracy is set as a WWI prisoner-of-war drama…Dr. Victor E. Frankl Biography
Dr. Victor E. FranklAge: 92 Viennese psychiatrist who used prisoner-of-war experience to write work on human survival, Man's Search for Meaning, that opened new avenues for modern…Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote dozens of satirical novels whose central theme was life's cosmic joke on humanity. A modern-day Mark Twain, right down to the bushy mustache and black humor, Vonnegut was often…Trending
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