The Annenhof Grove was wiped from the face of Moscow in a single day, which is symbolic, if the legend of its appearance here in one night on the arrival of Anna Ioannovna is to be believed (not by a miracle, naturally, but by the efforts of Biron)
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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the
Frederic Leighton
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration
