NB! · Observations · Paris · Humour
Two masked men beside a stone chimera in a photo by the Paris police prefecture
On guard. The most brilliant part is that this is a photograph from the Paris Prefecture of Police.
Alexandr Radayev
NB! · London · Observations · Society
English farmers block Westminster with their tractors
Tractors have blockaded Westminster. English farmers: complete understanding and respect
NB! · Architecture · Faith · Paris
The Christmas Tree at Notre-Dame de Paris
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NB! · Faith · Art
Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci, 1501
Books · Museums · Observations · Heritage · People
A winter trip to Boldino and the reconstruction of the Pushkin museum-reserve
Having travelled across almost the whole of Russia in recent years, I set foot on the soil of Boldino, to my own surprise, only this winter. And if we pass over a lengthy description of the protected places of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, where the silence laughs handsomely at the
NB! · In the Press · The East · London · Monarchies · Society
Former President of Israel says Queen Elizabeth refused to admit Israelis to Buckingham Palace because she believed that "every Israeli is either a terrorist or the son of a terrorist"
Art · London · Science
At Sotheby’s Old Masters sale in London, the top lot was Sandro Botticelli’s "Madonna and Child Enthroned"
At Sotheby’s Old Masters sale in London, the top lot was the painting "Madonna and Child Enthroned" by Sandro Botticelli. The picture sold for £10.9 million, more than four times its estimate, becoming the fifth most expensive work by Botticelli ever sold at auction. The work
Faith · Books
Saint Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky on love for others as the essence of a Christian
Be kinder than is customary, for everyone has a war, battles and losses of their own. Live simply, love generously, attend closely to the needs of another, speak gently... And leave the rest to the Lord. It is love, and not faith, nor dogma, nor mysticism, nor asceticism, nor fasting,
Coming Up · Archive · Observations · Pop Culture
In my view, Nokias were the greatest telephones of their era, to which we largely owe the shape of modern telecommunications, so I cannot but rejoice that from 15 January 2025 Finland's Aalto University will be showing a design archive…
The archive will include sketches, presentations, advertising materials and interviews with designers. It offers a view of Nokia's projects that were ahead of their time: early social networks, QR codes, VR and other technologies that have since become commonplace. One will also be able to study the design
NB! · Education · Pop Culture · Humour
When you open a physics textbook after years spent in TikTok
In the Press · Faith · Observations · Society
New banknote series by federal district drops images of religious objects
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Sergei Belov has told Izvestia in an interview that the Bank has decided to abandon religious buildings altogether as images on banknotes:. "...when we changed the concept of banknote design and moved from the city series to the regional one (each banknote is
Faith · Art · Monarchies · People · Saint Petersburg
Brullov depicted Princess Alexandra Nikolayevna in the guise of Saint Alexandra
"Saint Tsaritsa Alexandra Ascending to Heaven", Karl Bryullov, 1845. Clad in a golden silk gown and an ermine mantle, the picture shows Grand Duchess Alexandra (1825-1844), the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas I, a beauty and the darling of all. Alexandra Nikolayevna appears before us in an