Moscow · Observations · Humour
The Snow Queen's Front Entrance, Apparently
Moscow at the moment
Alexandr Radayev
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The United States Remains a Remarkable Country, Where the Showing of Identity Documents at Polling Stations Is a Matter of Debate
The United States remains a remarkable country, where the showing of identity documents at polling stations is a matter of debate. Remarkable indeed.
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Greenland Today
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Tarantino on the Streets of Tel Avivsk
The East · Monarchies · Society · People
Reza Pahlavi says he is preparing to return to Iran after two weeks of unrest
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Announces Readiness to Return to Iran. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah Pahlavi, the son and wife of the last Shah of Iran, have expressed a wish to return to their country throughout all 47 years of their forced exile. And now, after two weeks
Archive · Art · Museums · Paris
The Louvre bought the tiara of Saitaphernes in 1896, but it was made by an Odesa jeweller
In 1896 the Louvre bought the tiara of the Scythian king Saitaphernes for 220,000 francs. Eight of the foremost specialists in antiquity and the history of art pronounced it a masterpiece and assured the museum that it would become the pride of the Louvre. The Imperial Museum in Vienna
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Beaded dress on a mannequin before an Art Deco metal screen
Architecture · Art · Museums · Paris
Exhibition “1925–2025
The exhibition “1925–2025. One Hundred Years of Art Deco” at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris marks the centenary of the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, from which the Art Deco style took its name and won worldwide recognition. The exhibition treats Art Deco
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Mores · Saint Petersburg
Catherine II's Court Carousel, founded in 1765, and the tournaments of 1766
The First Olympic Medal of the Russian Empire. In 1765 Catherine II instituted a special contest, held in a special arena with stands for spectators, in which the competitors rode on horseback and fired at mannequins. The contest was accompanied by a festivity with a display of costumes and jewels,
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Tsar Saltan in the “Fairy-Tale Types” postcard series by the artist E. Sokolov
Tsar Saltan on a postcard from the series "Fairy-Tale Types" by the artist Ye. Sokolov
Art · Heritage · Society
Ten defendants tried over stolen Picasso works found in Peillon near Nice
Court Reopens 2017 Case in Which More Than 20 Stolen Works of Art, Including Seven by Picasso, Were Seized from a House in a Suburb of Nice. The police officers acted undercover, passing themselves off as a Swiss buyer and his assistant. The operation was prompted by information received from
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