Thread by @samisdatin

Valley of the Shadow of Death is a photograph by Roger Fenton, taken on April 23, 1855, during the Crimean War. It is one of the most well-known images of war.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of…

"The reimposition of income tax was only meant to be temporary. But the increasing cost of gov commitments, pushed up by the Crimean War of 1853-56, made this an increasingly remote prospect. Income tax has remained ever since."
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📜Migrants Across the Mediterranean
By Israel Shamir
"Europeans were forced to take over Maghreb, (likewise 🇷🇺Russians were forced to conquer Crimea) to stop slavers’ raids. That was the beginning of European colonisation of Maghreb."

unz.com/ishamir/migran…

"Up to then I had only a fanciful acquaintance with Paradise. Now I have a clear notion of what it must be like. Whether Paradise is formed from plans of the south coast of the Crimea, or vice versa, I don't know, but they must be from the same design."
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