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Alexandr Radayev
Books · Observations
If we all valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world
Tolkien. But for the time being, humanity persists in building a world that Smaug, Morgoth and Sauron would appreciate
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On 12 February 1929, Leon Trotsky, carrying a passport in the name of Sedov, was deported from the port of Odessa to Constantinople on the steamship Ilyich (formerly Nicholas II), together with his wife and their son Lev Sedov, escorted by officers of the
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An Ancient Greek Lyre of Tortoiseshell and Wood
Archive · Science · Society
After the Revolution, the steamship “Nicholas II”, built in 1895, was renamed “Ilyich
After the Revolution, the steamship “Nicholas II”, built in 1895, was renamed “Ilyich. In the course of her voyages the ship, laid down at a shipyard in the Scottish town of Dumbarton, sailed to the Far East, served as a floating industrial exhibition, represented Russian culture as an exhibition vessel
Art · Observations · Reportage
The mood at the fair is brisk, the young are pondering love, loneliness, existential questions, feeling nostalgic for the nineties, the noughties and, apparently, the 2010s, seeking new forms, expressing themselves in different media, using unusual techni
The mood at the fair is brisk, the young are pondering love, loneliness, existential questions, feeling nostalgic for the nineties, the noughties and, apparently, the 2010s, seeking new forms, expressing themselves in different media, using unusual techniques such as the metal lace of Artem Lyapin. Embroidery and other kinds of
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Photographic portrait in a paper cupcake costume on a gallery wall
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Two 2023 works by Sabina Baisarova in frames with embroidered inscriptions
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A few more impressions worth sharing
A few more impressions worth sharing. Works that caught my eye
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Contemporary design objects at an exhibition: shelving unit, rug and wooden chair
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Contemporary design display: a sofa on a metal platform and light fixtures
Art · Observations · Society Pages
Design section at Blazar with a shelving unit by Bureau Sknypl and a couch by Bureau Saga
In the design section at Blazar I was glad to see the work of my friends: the insanely cool shelving unit from Bureau Sknypl and the laconic daybed from Bureau Saga. It is pleasant to know that our artists, designers and architects produce such a high-quality, competitive product. A