Yugoslavia Burns Again

There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism. - Walter Benjamin Yugoslavia burns again. No, not again those images familiar to the West: the mute shriek of witnessing mothers, the...

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Fast fact about writing

Writing most likely began as a consequence of political expansion in ancient cultures, which needed reliable means for transmitting information, maintaining financial accounts, keeping historical records, and similar activities.