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Alexandr Radayev
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Wax statue of Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne, at Rosenborg Castle
The eyeless wax statue of Prince George of Denmark at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. George was the husband of Queen Anne of England
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I Once Came Across a Remarkable Letter from the Jewish Writer Vergelis to the Party Bureau of the Union of Soviet Writers of the USSR on the "Vicious Peculiarities" of Jewish Literature
I once came across a remarkable letter from the Jewish writer Vergelis to the Party Bureau of the Union of Soviet Writers of the USSR on the "vicious peculiarities" of Jewish literature. The author surveys the work of several Jewish writers: Hofstein, Albirt, Fefer, Der Nister, Bergelson, Dobrushin,
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In 1949 Alexandr Alexandrovich Fadeyev, then General Secretary and Chairman of the Board of the Writers' Union, appealed to Stalin with a proposal to close the Yiddish-language almanacs and dissolve the associations of Jewish writers
In 1949 Alexandr Alexandrovich Fadeyev, then General Secretary and Chairman of the Board of the Writers' Union, appealed to Stalin with a proposal to close the Yiddish-language almanacs and dissolve the associations of Jewish writers. The letter from the Department of Propaganda and Agitation of the Central Committee
NB! · Archaeology · Museums · Rome
Wooden doll with movable limbs from the sarcophagus of a Roman girl of the 2nd century, found in 1889
This toy was found in 1889 in the sarcophagus of a 17-year-old Roman girl who died in the 2nd century AD. The beautifully preserved wooden doll has articulated limbs and a gold ring on the index finger of its left hand
Archive · Books · Ethnography
“At first we could not understand why so many reindeer were being driven across the tundra to Arkhangelsk
“At first we could not understand why so many reindeer were being driven across the tundra to Arkhangelsk. The soldiers escorting us said that military units would be organised. We still did not understand what sort of military units could be made of reindeer. Among us there were Nenets, Komi,
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On 20 November 1941 the State Defence Committee resolved:
"To call up from the national economy of Arkhangelsk Region, the Komi ASSR and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug: reindeer drivers (kayurs), 1,400 men; reindeer, 10,000 head; sledges (narts), 500. The conscripts are to be sent to the disposal of the Arkhangelsk Regional Military Commissariat, to arrive
Books · Society · Nature · Ethnography
Reindeer transport units of the 14th Army in the Arctic during the war
"In the first winter of the war, reindeer transport units began to be organised in all the divisions of the 14th Army. Sámi, Nenets and Komi served in them. The reindeer were often used not only for evacuating the wounded and delivering military supplies, but also for inserting scouts
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Talleyrand's orthopaedic shoes that compensated for his lameness
Talleyrand's celebrated shoes, compensating, as far as may be, for his lameness. One thing can be said: in 200 years orthopaedics has come a very long way.
NB! · Art · Mores · Pop Culture · Humour
As You Will Understand, the Enema and the Little Lapdog Were Equally Significant Fashions of the Eighteenth Century
As you will understand, the enema and the little lapdog were equally significant fashions of the eighteenth century. Jean-Frédéric Schall
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Do you know what distinguishes an elegant and fashionable lady from a common bourgeoise?
Do you know what distinguishes an elegant and fashionable lady from a common bourgeoise? A tiny dog that watches attentively as the lady is given an enema. Pierre-Antoine Baudouin
NB! · Paris · Pop Culture · Humour
Parisian men's costume of the early 19th century in a Costume Parisien fashion plate
The Parisian suit is when one hand is, quite literally, in the trousers. Fashion and the hardships of male existence