Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana
This site provides a lecture about Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana. The first part of the lecture is about his life and triumphs.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Protestant Revolution
History Guide provides a lecture on the Protestant Reformation during the European Renaissance.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Biographical account of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, reformer of the Soviet Union. Includes information regarding Gorbachev's ascension to power with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and his role in reducing the Cold War...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Khrushchev's Secret Speech, 1956
Excerpt of Nikita Khrushchev's "Secret Speech," delivered before a closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress in 1956. In this speech, Khrushchev admits the many crimes and atrocities of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Nicolae Ceausescu, 1918 1989
A look at the political career of Communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Age of Discovery
A survey of the explorers of the Renaissance period. Includes a general look at the main explorers, with links to biographies of many of them.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 1797
From a college lecture on "The Language of Politics: England and the French Revolution," this biographical sketch connects Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797 CE) to the major political and philosophical thinkers of her time.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Wojciech Jaruzelski
President of Poland from 1989 until the election of Lech Walesa in 1990, Wojciech Jaruzelski was an instrumental figure in the political reforms of Poland, including recognition of the Solidarity movement.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Russian Revolution (1917)
This site provides an excellent lecture providing a wealth of information about the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469 1527
This site has biographical information for Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE), the political philosopher during the Italian Renaissance.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Homer and the Greek Renaissance
Presents a clear, readable summary of ancient Greek history from the Archaic period through the Renaissance which included Homer's epic poems. Explains major historical events and cultural trends as background for those reading Homeric...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Special Mission of Himmler's s.s.
Provides information on the mission of the Schutzstaffel. Includes the following sections: "The Law of Honour of the SS-man," "Blood and Soil," "Bolshevism Is No Transitory Phenomenon," and "The Schutzstaffel."
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Leonid Brezhnev, 1906 1982
From "1989: The Walls Came Tumbling Down," a lecture by a college professor, this biography of Leonid Brezhnev's (1906-1982 CE) life focuses on his role as head of the Communist Party and head of state in the Soviet Union.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: In the Wake of the Black Death
A lecture regarding life in the wake of the blake death.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Early Roman Civilization, 753 509 Bc
A lecture on the early Roman civilization.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: A Brief Social History of the Roman Empire
A lecture on the social history of the Roman empire.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Decline and Fall of Rome
A lecture regarding Rome's decline and fall.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Christianity as a Cultural Revolution
A lecture regarding Christianity as a cultural revolution.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Church Fathers: St. Jerome and St. Augustine
A lecture on the fathers of the Catholic church; St Jerome and St Augustine.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Byzantine Civilization
A lecture regarding the history of the Byzantine Civilization.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Islamic Civilization
A lecture regarding the history of the Islamic civilzation.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Early Medieval Monasticism
A lecture regarding early medieval monasticism.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Ancient and Medieval Europe
Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Romantic Era
This personal site from The History Guide is great background information on the romantic period, though little of it deals directly with music.