NB! · Archive · Nature · Ethnography
A Little Inuit Girl with a Puppy in Her Hood, Photographed in 1949
A little Inuit girl and her puppy. 1949
Alexandr Radayev
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A fine time it was, when "Russians" was written with a capital letter
NB! · Architecture
A spiral staircase in Genoa by the architect Robaldo Morozzo della Rocca, twentieth century
Education · Society
Russia's Ministry of Science and Higher Education announces abandonment of the Bologna system of higher education and a transition of universities to an updated one from 1 September 2026
Under the reform, higher education in Russia will consist of three levels: Basic higher education: study lasts from 5 to 6 years and replaces the bachelor's degree. Specialised higher education: the master's degree, residency or assistantship-internship, lasting from 1 to 3 years. Postgraduate study (aspirantura)
NB! · Archive · People
Russian President Boris Yeltsin Playing Tennis, 1992
NB! · Monarchies · Humour
But Prince Philip understood it all long ago
NB! · Cinema · Pop Culture · Humour
Russell Crowe Is Coming to Find Out What on Earth Is Going On Here
NB! · Faith · Observations · Rome · Humour
Another Circus in the Vatican
Another circus in the Vatican. Nothing new.
NB! · Observations · Paris · Humour
As the French actor Ivan Odouard put it, no opinion polls this week: let us try to guess our own true intentions unaided
NB! · Observations · Society · Humour
Complaint about prolonged days off and their effect on business activity
Good Lord, it turns out today is still a day off. How much longer? Can anyone explain why there are so many non-working days? It literally paralyses every form of business activity; surely people have rested enough by now?
Art · Books · Observations · Humour
Denizens of Moominvalley, wake up: the holidays are over!
Drawing by Tove Jansson
Monarchies · Society Pages
The King and Queen of Denmark Receive Supreme Court Judges, the Life Guards and the Officer Corps of the Guards Regiment at the New Year Reception at Amalienborg Palace
Frederik X became reigning King of Denmark on 14 January 2024. Only a year has passed since he became head of the Danish state, supreme commander of the armed forces of Denmark and head of the Church of the Danish people.