Ginger Monette

I'll bet you found your way here because you just finished watching Kurt Seyit and Sura on Netflix and you're curious about the show's historical context. Russian Revolution? Turkey?Yikes! Neither topic is given much attention in American classrooms.

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A dashing military hero and a beautiful young woman. A heart-wrenching romance in the midst of war. Tragedy, deceit, heartbreak, and perseverance all wrapped in a saga that had me staying up until 2:00 am and blowing through 46 episodes in a week and still thinking abo...