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Alexander the Great had confirmed Illyrian ancestry through his paternal grandmother, Eurydice I of Macedon, the mother of Philip II. Even if the Macedonians could be considered "Ancient Greek," Alexander still possessed Illyrian heritage, and since modern Albanians are descended from the...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html After World War Two the US needed soft power. The CIA and allied foundations funneled money into abstract art to sell the idea of American freedom against Soviet realism. Abstract art looked like free expression...