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Alexandr Radayev
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Arseny Tarkovsky’s poem “In the Middle of the World” about man between infusoria and the stars
In the Middle of the World. Arseny Tarkovsky I am a man, I am in the middle of the world, Behind me are myriads of infusoria, Before me are myriads of stars. I have lain down between them at my full height, Two shores joined by the sea, A bridge
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Helen Mirren in Gzhel, or rather in Delft porcelain, whose characteristic style is a hundred years older than Gzhel painting? It is, of course, for us, the public of the internet, to decide
Helen Mirren in Gzhel, or rather in Delft porcelain, whose characteristic style is a hundred years older than Gzhel painting? It is, of course, for us, the public of the internet, to decide
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The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula. 1931, and all of them made up
London · Museums · Observations · Heritage · Humour
The Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum earns £66,000–79,000 a year, which in roubles comes to 4.5–5.5 million, or 350,000–450,000 a month
The Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum earns £66,000–79,000 a year, which in roubles comes to 4.5–5.5 million, or 350,000–450,000 a month. When you think about it, that is not so very much for a passive-aggressive
Mores · Society · Humour
The permitted and the forbidden compared in England, Germany, France and the USSR
Churchill is credited with this aphorism:. In England everything is permitted except what is forbidden. In Germany everything is forbidden except what is permitted. In France everything is permitted, even what is forbidden. In the USSR everything is forbidden, even what is permitted.
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The Batmobile Has Changed a Little
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Woman in a black gown with gold ornament in an interior
Art · Cinema · Observations · Heritage
On Gustav Klimt's birthday, a reminder of the 2015 film "Woman in Gold" with Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds
On Gustav Klimt's birthday, a reminder of the 2015 film "Woman in Gold" with Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. The plot is based on the story of Maria Altmann, heiress of the Austrian sugar magnate Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, who sued Austria for the return of works
Coming Up · Moscow · Observations · Education
Lecture on how history differs from memory, Pryamaya Rech, Moscow, 19 July
Friends, next Tuesday, 19 July, I am speaking in Moscow. I shall be giving a lecture at the “Pryamaya Rech” lecture hall, on the difference between history and memory, how the two complement each other, and who really shapes our notions of the past. Do come, there are still tickets
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