Dictatorships | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/dictatorships/RSS feed for DictatorshipsenThu, 12 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000Four Decades After the Fall of Argentina’s Dictatorship, a Fight Over the Country’s Darkest Chapter Is Reopening Grievous Woundshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/four-decades-after-fall-argentina-dictatorship-fight-over-country-darkest-chapter-reopening-grievous-wounds-180985587/Inside the fight to memorialize victims of the military junta that ruled over the South American nation in the 1970s and '80sThu, 12 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/four-decades-after-fall-argentina-dictatorship-fight-over-country-darkest-chapter-reopening-grievous-wounds-180985587/You Can Now Visit Mussolini's Underground Bunker in Romehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-visit-mussolinis-underground-bunker-180984190/The dictator constructed the shelters below his family's residence after Italy entered World War IIMon, 22 Apr 2024 20:03:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-visit-mussolinis-underground-bunker-180984190/Before He Rose to Power, Adolf Hitler Staged a Coup and Went to Prisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/adolf-hitler-coup-prison-beer-hall-putsch-180983207/The Beer Hall Putsch was a spectacular failure. It also set the stage for Nazi GermanyWed, 08 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/adolf-hitler-coup-prison-beer-hall-putsch-180983207/You Can Now Visit the Site Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/julius-caesar-murder-rome-180982409/Rediscovered in the 1920s, the Roman square is now welcoming visitors for the first timeThu, 22 Jun 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/julius-caesar-murder-rome-180982409/How the Nazi Regime Upended the Lives of These Bavarian Villagershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-nazi-regime-upended-the-lives-of-these-bavarian-villagers-180981923/A new book draws on long-overlooked sources to chronicle how Oberstdorf's residents navigated the rise—and dictatorship—of Adolf HitlerFri, 07 Apr 2023 13:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-nazi-regime-upended-the-lives-of-these-bavarian-villagers-180981923/Hans and Sophie Scholl Were Once Hitler Youth Leaders. Why Did They Decide to Stand Up to the Nazis?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hans-and-sophie-scholl-were-once-hitler-youth-leaders-why-did-they-decide-to-stand-up-to-the-nazis-180981643/Archival evidence offers clues on the radicalization of the German siblings, who led a resistance movement known as the White RoseFri, 17 Feb 2023 13:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hans-and-sophie-scholl-were-once-hitler-youth-leaders-why-did-they-decide-to-stand-up-to-the-nazis-180981643/David Byrne’s Disco Musical About Imelda Marcos Comes to Broadwayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/david-byrnes-disco-musical-about-imelda-marcos-will-open-on-broadway-180981468/'Here Lies Love' is an immersive stage production about the Philippines’ former first ladyThu, 19 Jan 2023 17:28:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/david-byrnes-disco-musical-about-imelda-marcos-will-open-on-broadway-180981468/Spain's Oft-Forgotten Nazi Tieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spains-oft-forgotten-ties-to-the-nazis-180981304/A new law recognizes the thousands of Spaniards killed by the Germans during World War IIFri, 16 Dec 2022 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spains-oft-forgotten-ties-to-the-nazis-180981304/A Roman Coin Minted as a Salute to Julius Caesar's Assassination Is Up for Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-coin-was-minted-to-celebrate-julius-caesars-murder-180979743/The 2,000-year-old gold piece, perhaps worn by one of the murderers, could sell for $2 millionWed, 23 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-coin-was-minted-to-celebrate-julius-caesars-murder-180979743/A Century Ago, American Reporters Foresaw the Rise of Authoritarianism in Europehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-american-journalists-who-chronicled-the-rise-of-fascism-and-communism-in-interwar-europe-180979718/A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalismMon, 14 Mar 2022 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-american-journalists-who-chronicled-the-rise-of-fascism-and-communism-in-interwar-europe-180979718/