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Alexandr Radayev
Books · Society · Ethnography
Belinsky on the tragic in folk poetry and a folklore tale of Masha and Echo
Frightful Russian folklore. Masha has lost her way in the forest; Echo answers her and tells her that if his father-in-law is struck dead by thunder and his mother-in-law burnt up by lightning, then he will drench his wife in tears and dry her out with
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Joke selfie in a blanket under the caption of Bellini's portrait of Mehmed II
Archive · Cinema · Science · Nature
The legend of the dog Fram and the fate of the dogs on Georgy Sedov's North Pole expedition
Remember the boy in the film "Podkidysh" who dreamed of becoming, at the very least, a border-guard dog? He probably simply did not know the story of the legendary hound Fram. Fram belonged to Georgy Sedov, who perished during the ill-starred expedition to the North Pole
Faith · Art
Angels Help Human Souls Ascend to Paradise
"The Ascent of the Blessed", Hieronymus Bosch, 1505-1515, from the cycle "The Blessed and the Damned"
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The March 1917 issue of *Vogue*, when revolution was raging in Russia
Archive · Moscow
It was 2 May 1934
It was 2 May 1934. Stalin and Voroshilov invited you to an evening at the Kremlin. In the name of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR. Entrance through the Spassky Gate (Red Square)
Archive · Art · Heritage
Let Us Preserve Our Monuments of Culture
Yefim Semyonovich Tsvik, 1967
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Model in a white gown with feathered wings at a show in a gilded salon
NB! · Observations · Society
Greetings to women on 8 March with wishes of love, well-being and a spring mood
Sweet girls, lovely women, wonderful ladies! Congratulations on 8 March! I wish you love, prosperity and a springtime mood, and may you never forget your divine significance! Everything most beautiful ever created in this world has been inspired by you!
Cinema · Observations
So a film that does well at the box office automatically counts as commercial?
In my view, the director Konchalovsky Jr. is quite mistaken in this instance
Archive · Architecture · Art · People
Henri Cartier-Bresson's Famous Photograph of Young People Gazing at a Ceiling Was Taken Not in the Louvre but in the Rotunda of the American Capitol in 1957
Henri Cartier-Bresson's famous photograph of young people gazing at a ceiling was taken not in the Louvre but in the Rotunda of the American Capitol in 1957. The young people are looking not merely at a ceiling but at one of the most beautiful domes in the