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Alexandr Radayev
Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations
Art historian and curator Anna Romanova recalls on her page the 2019 exhibition "From the Ant's Point of View", dedicated to Rezo Gabriadze:
"Masha Ovchinnikova and Vadim Ginzburg suggested that I take on an exhibition of Rezo Gabriadze and four Moscow women artists with whom Rezo had enjoyed a friendship of many years. Much in Rezo's life was tied to Moscow. He staged plays here (for a time he even
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Map of European settlements with names containing the word “Saint”
This map marks every European town whose name begins with the root Saint, "Holy" (in the national languages, naturally). One is tempted, of course, to say: France, Spain and Italy, pray for us
Art · Society
Five billion roubles to be allocated in 2021 in support of cultural projects
The cabinet had earlier directed 3.5 billion to projects in the field of culture and the arts, but First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Kiriyenko (who also chairs the committee for the conduct of competitions for presidential grants) has clarified that, for an objective and complete picture, the
Faith · Art · Heritage · Rome
There Are Two Risen Christs by Michelangelo
There are two Risen Christs by Michelangelo. The better known statue stands to the left of the high altar of the Roman church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. The frenzied churchmen of the Baroque age fitted this sculpture with a hideous bronze loincloth, so as not to be embarrassed by
Faith · Books · Observations · Pop Culture
I heard Armstrong's "Let My People Go" on Radio Monte Carlo; it was Paul Robeson who first performed this spiritual, and his voice came, in this connection, to be called divine
I heard Armstrong's "Let My People Go" on Radio Monte Carlo. It was Paul Robeson, however, who first performed this spiritual, and his voice came, in this connection, to be called divine. How many times have you sung along to these rhythmic bars without a thought
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American jeeps in St. Peter's Square, Rome
NB! · Society · Rome
Allied liberation of Rome on 4 June 1944, the first Axis capital freed
Rome was the first Axis capital to be liberated by the Allies. On 4 June 1944 American troops entered the city, although the northern regions of Italy remained under Fascist control almost until the end of the war
Monarchies · Society · People
In 1879 the only legitimate son of the former French Emperor Napoleon III, Louis-Napoléon, more often called Napoleon-Eugène in Russia, was killed by Zulu warriors, thrown from his horse and abandoned by the escort that galloped off…
The circumstances of his death remain somewhat unclear: there are reports that the British troopers, in effect assigned to the prince as a guard, were nearby but did not open fire on the Zulus, who were armed with spears and had no armour of any kind. Moreover, the sortie in
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Paul Joseph Jamin's 1882 painting of the death of Prince Napoleon
The Death of Prince Napoléon. Paul Joseph Jamin, 1882
NB! · London · Monarchies · Observations · People
Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 and her coronation portrait
What a beauty Elizabeth II is in this coronation portrait. On 2 June 1953, 68 years ago, she was crowned.
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Mansfield News-Journal reported in 1963 on a pocket telephone of the future
In the future you will be able to carry a telephone in your pocket. A prediction from 1963