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The winner of the first category of the The Art Newspaper Russia XII awards, Restoration of the Year: the Moscow Palace of Pioneers on the Sparrow Hills, built in 1962, for its careful treatment of an example of Soviet architectural modernism

The winner of the first category of the The Art Newspaper Russia XII awards, Restoration of the Year: the Moscow Palace of Pioneers on the Sparrow Hills, built in 1962, for its careful treatment of an example of Soviet architectural modernism. The prize is presented by Elizaveta Likhacheva, Director of

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The ceremony of the annual, as it turns out already twelfth, The Art Newspaper Russia Awards at the Pushkin Theatre

The ceremony of the annual, as it turns out already twelfth, The Art Newspaper Russia Awards at the Pushkin Theatre. We await a performance created jointly with artificial intelligence: it is reported that it took part in the staging on an equal footing with human beings. On an equal footing

Monarchies · Museums · Saint Petersburg

The two-seater carriage of Alexander II, in which the Emperor was travelling at the time of the attempt on his life on 1 (13) March 1881

The two-seater carriage of Alexander II, in which the Emperor was travelling at the time of the attempt on his life on 1 (13) March 1881. In the course of this attempt Alexander II was wounded and died. As can be seen, the bomb severely damaged the body of

Faith · Art · Museums · Mores · Ethnography

Two Versions of the Origin of the Word Carnival Before Lent

The week before Great Lent is maslenitsa with us, and carnival in Europe. The word carnival derives from the Italian carne, meat + vale, farewell, which accords with the Christian meaning of the festival preceding Great Lent. True, there is another etymology of the word carnival: some trace it to the

Faith · Society · People · Rome

Today the 87-year-old Pope Francis I marks the eleventh anniversary of his accession to the papal throne

The Vatican reports that the Bishop of Rome enters the twelfth year of his pontificate in a dark hour, when the fate of humanity lies in the hands of rulers unable to weigh the consequences of their decisions, who appear to be surrendering to the inevitability of war. We, for

A group of carpenters in hard hats waves from the rafters of Notre-Dame's new timber roof frame, with scaffolding and stone towers behind.

NB! · Architecture · Faith · Observations · Heritage · Paris

Carpenters mark completion of the Notre-Dame roof framework

Carpenters salute the completion of the roof structures of Notre-Dame. It is gratifying that the church is regaining its physical body. And it is especially pleasing to see such a close-knit company of masters of an ancient biblical trade, who have applied their skill and put their souls

Coming Up · Cinema · Moscow

On 27 March the second "Art Theatre Prize" will be presented on the Main Stage of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, including an award in the cinema category

On 27 March the second "Art Theatre Prize" will be presented on the Main Stage of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, including an award in the cinema category. The shortlist in this category is as follows: Category "CINEMA": the actress Darya Konyzheva for the role of

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The Vakhtangov Theatre Pays Tribute to Rimas Tuminas, Who Died on 6 March Aged 72

The Vakhtangov Theatre has paid tribute to Rimas Tuminas, who died on 6 March at the age of 72. Tuminas was artistic director of the Yevgeny Vakhtangov Moscow Theatre from 2007 to 2022

Architecture · Faith · Observations

Jacob's Ladder on the west façade of Bath Abbey and in church art

At school we were taught a song, "to get to heaven you need a ladder and one more thing", and I remembered its words at once when I saw the cathedral wall of the abbey in the English city of Bath, with Jacob's Ladder. A sculpted

NB! · Monarchies · Observations · Saint Petersburg

Good Night from the Thunder Stone, Catherine II and Peter I

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Painting by Antonio Tibaldi in the Pushkin Museum's exhibition of Italian Baroque painting

- Come and get your Chardzhou melons! Sweet as honey, smooth as a maiden! Step up, snap them up! As you see, the first to swoop down was the Italian master of still life Antonio Tibaldi (1635-1675). The painting is in the display «Flowers, Fruits and Musical Instruments in Italian

Archive · Humour

How It Went:

Kolya, my dear fellow! Yes, yes, I agree, I agree, only put out that cigarette!

Alexandr Radayev