NB! · Geography · Maps
Alexandr Radayev
Aristocracy · Monarchies
Princes William and Richard of Gloucester, cousins of Elizabeth II
The elder of the princes, William, was killed in a flying accident in 1972 at the age of 31: he was piloting an aeroplane in a race in Staffordshire when his wing clipped a tree. The title of Duke of Gloucester was inherited by his younger brother, Richard
Art · London · Museums
Madonna and Child, attributed to Antonello da Messina, 1460s
In the infant's hands is a pomegranate. The painting is usually called the Salting Madonna, after the man who bequeathed it to the National Gallery in London.
NB! · Books · Observations
What can one say: an excellent choice of cover for the Iliad
Books · Observations · People
Portrait of Jorge Luis Borges, who lived from 1899 to 1986
In my next life I shall try to make more mistakes. Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)
NB! · Aristocracy · Archive · Monarchies
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968), beside the portrait of her mother, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna (1882-1957)
NB! · Geography · Maps · Nature
The coastline of the Netherlands in 1300 and 2023 in two comparative images
The Netherlands in 1300 and in 2023. This is what a successful battle with Poseidon looks like
Observations · Society · Paris
Paris to become the first European capital without e-scooters after a referendum
Paris Bans Electric Scooters for Good! Following the April referendum, in which 90% of participants voted against this appalling form of transport, Paris will become the first European capital entirely free of electric scooters. Good Lord, when will it come to pass in Moscow too?
Books · Observations · Education · Society
I have read the new draft of the 2024 Unified State Exam (EGE) and, besides the changes that hold little interest for me, not being a school teacher of Russian literature, concerning the number of tasks (11 instead of 12) and primary marks (48 instead of
So, in order. 1. When answering a question, one may no longer refer to any author at will; one must choose from those named in the question itself. 2. Russian literature before the second half of the nineteenth century has vanished from the codifier of core texts. Now the first
Archaeology · Geography · Museums · Science
Russia's oldest continuously used road found at Gnezdovo near Smolensk
The Historical Museum has announced the discovery of the oldest continuously used road in Russia. The thousand-year-old road lies in the Smolensk region, 12 kilometres from Smolensk, on the territory of the Gnezdovo archaeological complex, which is also home to the largest Viking Age burial mound cemetery in
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Pen drawing of a folk festival with dancing before a city panorama
Coming Up · Art · Moscow · Museums
Tretyakov Gallery opens a small exhibition of Alexander Ivanov's graphic works
A chamber display of Alexander Ivanov's drawings has opened in the main building of the Tretyakov Gallery, which holds the greater part of his legacy. The gallery's collection includes more than 700 separate sheets by Ivanov and 40 albums. The exhibition is in the room next