Faith · Observations · Ethnography
Warmest congratulations to all on the approaching feast of Easter! For those who are only now getting ready to dye their eggs, I remind you of the custom of dyeing Easter eggs red. Violet and blue, however, are for a family that has lost someone in the course of the
Cinema · Books · Observations · Pop Culture
The recently released trailer for "Pishcheblok" once again draws attention to Russian television series: it looks intriguing, stylish and atmospheric. The makers have plainly succeeded in recreating the atmosphere of the Soviet era. For those who are not well versed in our contemporary literature, this is an adaptation
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Architecture · Books · Observations · Heritage
“A bright spring day was drawing towards evening; small rosy clouds stood high in the clear sky and seemed not to drift past but to sink into the very depths of the blue. Before the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of the provincial
NB! · Monarchies · People · Society Pages
This morning Elizabeth II was spotted inspecting her horses and the carriages of the late Prince Philip. The Queen wore an ash-grey hooded trench coat and a headscarf.
NB! · Architecture · Geography · Observations
Never before had I seen a monument to ore. Still less a double one. The plaques commemorate the days on which the first and the billionth tonnes of iron ore were extracted at the quarry of the Mikhailovsky GOK in 1960 and 2004 respectively
NB! · Architecture · Geography · Society
The KMA: this business must be pursued with the utmost energy. Such is the mention of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly on the pedestal of the monument to Lenin in the central square of the city of Zheleznogorsk in Kursk Oblast, beside one of the largest iron-ore open-pit mines
Observations · Science
Attention. If any of you are admirers or owners of antique watches, the following information will be of use to you. This applies especially to owners of such makes as Patria, Lancet, Leonidas, Laco-Durowe, Longines, Kienzle, Weisco, Hanhart, Glashutte, Helvetia, Helma, Era, Atima-Sport, the Japanese Seikosha, the Soviet
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Art · Museums · Observations · Society
Meanwhile, in Zheleznogorsk, a town of a hundred thousand in the Kursk region, the Tsikoriy (“Chicory”) Centre for Contemporary Art has opened. The governor himself came to the opening, no less. The centre was launched with the support of Garage. The atmosphere at the opening was very warm and inspiring:
Art · Science
One of ::vtol::'s "robots" is a sound installation that works as follows: if you connect to its access point (there are four of them), it begins to react to whatever you do on your phone, altering the sound environment around it. The artist himself describes the