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Alexandr Radayev
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I had never given it a thought, but it turns out that all these cups have names of their own, depending on their shape
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It turns out that this Great Lent may be the last chance to prepare for the Last Judgement
Archaeology · The East · Art · Museums · Paris
Stele of Naram-Sin, taken to Susa by an Elamite king and found there in 1898
Stele of King Naram-Suen depicting his victory over the Lullubi. Down the mountain comes the routed army of the enemy, begging for mercy, while up the mountain climb Naramsin's soldiers, full of vigour. One of the outstanding monuments of Akkadian art, dating from around 2250 BC, though
The East · Geography · Society
Azerbaijan, or Ancient Media within Persia, before the Treaty of Gulistan of 1813 and the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828
By the Treaty of Gulistan, concluded after the first Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813, Persia recognised the transfer to Russia of Dagestan, Eastern Georgia (that is, Kartli-Kakheti), Imereti, Mingrelia, Guria and Abkhazia, as well as the Karabakh, Ganja, Sheki, Shirvan, Quba, Baku, Derbent and Talysh khanates of Northern
Almaty · Archive · The East · Society
The 2nd Semirechye Cossack Regiment in Persia and its return to Verny in 1918
The Semirechye Cossacks in Eastern Iran during the First World War. The photographs of the 2nd and 3rd Separate Sotnias of the 2nd Semirechye Cossack Regiment were taken in the vicinity of the city of Mashhad in the province of Khorasan. The Semireki knew the local realities perfectly well, drawing
In the Press · Science · Society
Selection of articles on the Northern Aral Sea, French restitution, Gucci and censorship
February reminds us that the coldest time of year is always followed by renewal, and we recall the key publications of the last winter month. A of the most interesting posts of the past 28 days:. 📌 A living sea. Kazakhstan has solved the environmental problem of the North Aral 📌 “Ministerial
NB! · Observations · Mores
A Universal Rule for Healthy Relationships
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Persian attitudes toward Christians and Jews in an old account
On the Treatment of Israelites in Persia, from the Observations of Gaspard Drouville during His Persian Journey of 1812 and 1813. The Persians live as good neighbours with all Christians; they even often go to them to drink wine, while they hate the J***s excessively. It is well known
Art · Paris · People
Elizaveta Epstein, a Russian-born artist who worked in Paris from 1904
Meet her! Epstein. Elizaveta Ivanovna Epstein. Born in the Russian Empire in 1879. She received her artistic education in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, where she worked in private studios and attended classes at the Academy of Arts. She studied under Leonid Pasternak. At the beginning of the twentieth century she
NB! · Books · Observations · Humour
Can you imagine a world in which the crew of Jules Verne's Nautilus, when the giant squid attacks, rush onto the conning tower not with axes but with little "welcome" flags?
Art · Paris
Young Man at His Window
Gustave Caillebotte, 1875