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Alexandr Radayev
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Leo XIII in the encyclical Rerum Novarum on class hatred and labour
The Encyclical Rerum Novarum: An Open Letter from Pope Leo XIII on the Relations between Government, Business, Workers and the Church. The letter was made public less than 50 years after Marx and Engels published the Communist Manifesto in 1848, which declares and justifies the aims, tasks and methods of
Architecture · Heritage · Society · Paris
The Eiffel Tower was listed as a historic monument on 24 June 1964 and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, yet the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has decided to keep the Olympic logo on the Eiffel Tower even after the Games are over, that is…
The Eiffel Tower was listed as a historic monument on 24 June 1964 and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, yet the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has decided to keep the Olympic logo on the Eiffel Tower even after the Games are over, that is, an enormous
Architecture · Moscow · Heritage · Education
Young Sechenov students celebrate the Day of Knowledge in a world-famous monument of Soviet avant-garde architecture, the Club of the Kauchuk Factory designed by the architect Konstantin Melnikov
Young Sechenov students celebrate the Day of Knowledge in a world-famous monument of Soviet avant-garde architecture, the Club of the Kauchuk Factory designed by the architect Konstantin Melnikov. A decade-long history of neglect, which had brought this monument of Constructivism to a dilapidated state, ended with restoration
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The Regatta in Venice, 18 September 1881
Faith · Society · People · Rome
Meetings of John Paul II with Reagan and other American politicians
The chief anti-Soviets of their time: Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II. Officially, Reagan met John Paul II at least four times: in June 1982 at the Vatican, in May 1984 in Alaska, in June 1987 at the Vatican and in September 1987 in Miami. In addition, John
Faith · Art
Fra Beato Angelico depicts the Virgin Mary as patroness of the Benedictine order
The Virgin Mary as patroness of the Benedictine Order. The Mother of God covers the servants of the order with her mantle. The sign of salvation is the letter S from Salve, formed by a red fish and blue fish devouring smaller fry. The illustration is by Fra Beato Angelico,
Art
David Teniers, painter of the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century
Supper with the Witches. The Dutch Golden Age painter David Teniers, seventeenth century
NB! · Art · Books
Ilya Kabakov, a castle from Susanna Georgievskaya's book "Auntie Toothache"
Art · Society · People
The Gao Brothers under Chinese Government Scrutiny and Their Secret Exhibitions
In China, the artist and sculptor Gao Shen, who works as a duo with his younger brother, has been arrested. The activities of the Gao brothers have always been under the close scrutiny of the Chinese authorities. Their anti-government stance is partly explained by the fact that in the
Books · Observations · Nature
If bellua is some very large beast, then bestia is any dumb, unreasoning animal, fera a wild beast, and pecus, ǒris any animals kept by humans
Such is Latin
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