At YPT, we’ve got a real interest in separatist movements and the idea of new countries. We’ve written a few articles on the subject! Being […]
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The Operation That Snatched The Atomic Bomb From The Nazis
Who knew that all it took was one daring ski trip to stop the Nazis in time from obtaining the atomic bomb! Just imagine what […]
Pioneer Podcast Episode 8 – Felix Abt
If you’re unfamiliar with the Pioneer Podcast, then let us introduce you! YPT life will be interviewing a number of rather interesting travel people. They […]
Ragtag Foreign Paratroopers of the 2nd REP
So, Foreign Paratroopers From Where? If you’ve read the ypt.life article about the French Foreign Legion in Algeria, you’ll know exactly where this is going! […]
WW2 in Belarus: A War of Extermination
I dunno if you’ve heard of WW2, but it was a pretty big deal back in the day. Quite a few people died and it […]
The Shocking Era of Train Bombs & Mass Expulsions in Communist Bulgaria
Terrorism and Communist regimes often do not go hand-in-hand. The repressive nature of the latter ensures that any attempt to resist the state is met […]
The Kalakuta Republic
The Kalakuta Republic. Unrecognised Countries is a category every geopolitical geek can get quite obsessive about. Transnistria, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, Western Sahara pop up […]
The Flower Girl
1972, Dirs. Choe Ik Gyu and Pak Hak With little sister, Sun Hui, who got blind by the cruelty of the landlady, Kkotpun sells flowers […]
The Emissary Unreturned
Dir. Choi Eun Hee and Shin Sang Ok, 1984 No Korean synopsis available. In the late 1970s, Kim Jong Il, frustrated by stagnation in North […]