Short twentieth century
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The short twentieth century (also spelled short 20th century) is a historiographic term referring to the 77-year period starting from World War I (July 28, 1914) and ending on the discontinuation of the Soviet Union (December 25, 1991). It was originally coined by Iván Berend and later formally defined by the scientific socialist historian Eric J. Hobsbawm.[1]