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    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! The French Foreign Legion is a military unit within the French military that consists mostly of foreign volunteers to fight for France. Notorious for their brutal training and elite fighting […] More

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    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 in the news now and again. Micronations takes the geekiness to a whole new level. The Principality of Sealand keeps the flag flying, and others were well-known such as the […] More

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    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 to pay for the medicine of her mother who has fallen sick from slavery as landlord Pae’s servant. In spite of her devotion, her mother dies and Kkotpun sets out […] More

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    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 Korea’s film industry, arranged an elaborate ruse to kidnap Shin Sang Ok, once one of South Korea’s most famous directors, and his ex-wife Choi Eun Hee, once one of South […] More

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    Modern Japan’s Most Violent Public Assassination

    Whilst Imperial Japan was well known for its ability to create shocking acts of violence in public view, post-WW2 Japan is often considered fairly mild in comparison. The country moved on to shed its imperialist past and head into a new era. However, like in any country, there is always a minority who long for […] More

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    What’s the actual story with Bir Tawil?

    Never heard of Bir Tawil? Well it is the “only” unclaimed piece of land on earth. Partly. Now whilst no government claims it a hell of a lot of weird folk do claim it. Ironically it is thus probably the most claimed piece of land on earth. You will read a lot of people talking […] More