A beautiful memorial commemorating the destruction of several villages in southern Crete and the mass murder of over 500 villagers by the German army, 78 years ago today.2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
Chicago Sunday Tribune front page from 82 years ago, following the Soviet invasion of Poland2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
OTD in 1928, Albanian President Ahmet Zogu declared himself Zog I and Skanderbeg III, King of the Albanians2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
OTD in 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out. Initially declared so small a woman might piss it out, the fire ended up destroying 80% of the city, including old St Paul’s Cathedral2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
European countries won 240 golds at the Paralympics, and 12 of the top 20 places2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
42 years ago today, the 9 EEC members started voting in the first European Parliament Elections. The UK issued these stamps to celebrate.3yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
The King is Dead! The abolition of monarchies in Europe (x-post from /r/dataisbeautiful)7yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
European country names in Navajo: iron-hat-people land and other WWII Code Talker neologisms [1240x1338] [OC]6yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/MapPorn
Funeral procession of Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Meisel, chief rabbi of Łodz, Poland, in 19123yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
Most representative country flag per continent (xpost from /r/dataisbeautiful)5yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/vexillology
Moscow Metro stations Babushkinskaya and Domodedovskaya temporarily renamed DomaBabushkinskaya (grandmother at home) and DomaDedovskaya (grandfather at home)4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
A Union flag for if Scotland leave the UK: St George, St Patrick & St David (and a symmetrical design!)2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/vexillology
Average flags of the world: means, modes and medians (xpost from /r/dataisbeautiful)6yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/vexillology
The third closest country to the US (after Mexico and Canada) is Britain: the US and British Virgin Islands are separated by less than a mile4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/MapPorn
Letter and next letter frequencies for 24 languages (see comments for non-English plots) [OC]2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/dataisbeautiful
European recipes: Google.com autocomplete for How to make [European nationality] ... [1256x1366] [OC]6yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/MapPorn
Dis-proportional representation: winners and losers of the UK's first-past-the-post voting [OC]4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/dataisbeautiful
France’s longest border is actually shared with Australia! (though not recognised everywhere, the border is recognised by both countries)4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/MapPorn
Stop This [Socialism] Vote Conservative (UK general election poster, 1929)7yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/PropagandaPosters
On this day in 1943, General Sikorski, the Polish commander-in-chief and PM in exile, died in mysterious circumstances in a plane crash off Gibraltar4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
A new EU flag for a post-Brexit age? (x-post from /r/europe by way of /r/vexillology)7yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/vexillologycirclejerk
Condemnation, hope, escape or redemption: The Shawshank Redemption in different languages2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
OTD in 1990, pro-Soviet Moldovan separatists established Transnistria, hoping to remain part of the Soviet Union. 31 years later, it remains an unrecognised but de facto independent state in Europe2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
“In the countries of capitalism: the way of the talented. In the countries of socialism: make a way for the talented!” (USSR, 1948)4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/PropagandaPosters
The most famous deceased American born in each US state, according to Wikipedia [OC] [2420x2250]7yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/MapPorn
First historical figures on European stamps (excluding saints and living monarchs or presidents)4yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
Winter Olympics: Norway versus Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania [OC]2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/dataisbeautiful
Electoral system disproportionality in the EU and G7 (x-post from /r/dataisbeautiful)3yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
European country names in Navajo (xpost from /r/MapPorn) [1240x1338] [OC]6yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/etymologymaps
The first Cannes Film Festival began 75 years ago today, with 21 countries participating2yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/europe
Method and year of last peacetime execution across Europe (x-post from /r/europe) [1240x1337]6yr ⋅ Udzu ⋅ r/MapPorn
