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Alexandr Radayev
Society · Paris · People
Arrest of Erenburg at seventeen in 1908 and his flight to France before trial
In January 1908 he was arrested for membership of an underground Bolshevik organisation. He was 17 years old! After several months in custody, the young Ehrenburg was released on bail of 500 roubles, his parents being, happily, well-to-do. And he promptly fled to France, without waiting for the
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This year marked 125 years since the birth of Ehrenburg, a man of interesting biography and, perhaps, a fortunate fate
This year marked 125 years since the birth of Ehrenburg, a man of interesting biography and, perhaps, a fortunate fate. I should like to acquaint you with a curious archival file on the arrest of the young Ilya Ehrenburg
NB! · Books · Museums
The Beetle Table in the Kazan House of the Poet Yevgeny Baratynsky
Books · Observations · People
Vladimir Monomakh is remembered not only for his sovereign deeds, but also for the texts he left behind
Vladimir Monomakh is remembered not only for his sovereign deeds, but also for the texts he left behind. In his "Instruction" he writes a good deal about his own life. With great pride the prince describes his military campaigns and his hunting, giving the two equal attention and
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Monomakh was depicted in a two-tiered hat that looked more like a papal tiara than the Cap of Monomakh, which, according to legend, the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX presented on a golden platter to his grandson Vovka
NB! · Geography · Monarchies · Observations
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man with triskelion, crown, falcon, raven and motto
The arms of Mann are rather splendid too: the Sicilian triskelion (a tripod), the coronation crown of St Edward, supporters a falcon and a raven. The motto is Quocunque Jeceris Stabit: "Whichever way you throw it, it will stand".
NB! · Geography · Maps
Map of the Isle of Man, 1610, with some curious figures at sea: to the south-east a Norman riding a reptile, to the north-east an Englishman on a lion, to the north-west an Irishman on a fish, to the north a Scotsman on a unicorn
NB! · Aristocracy · The East · Observations
Coat of arms of the Counts Kamensky with one supporter and an overturned Turkish turban
The only coat of arms in Russian heraldry with a single supporter belongs to Count Kamensky; where the second supporter should be, there is an overturned Turkish turban. Very witty, I think
NB! · Archive · Architecture · Geography · Moscow
Yaroslavsky Station, 1930s
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The Magi and the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus in Her Arms beneath the Star of Bethlehem, Set in Diamonds
The Magi and the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus in her arms beneath the Star of Bethlehem, set in diamonds. Pendant, 15th century
NB! · Moscow · Science · Society
Dear colleagues, this announcement concerns all of us and the staff of our friendly institutes, especially those located on Vavilov, Lyapunov and Fotiyeva Streets and on Leninsky Prospekt
Dear colleagues, this announcement concerns all of us and the staff of our friendly institutes, especially those located on Vavilov, Lyapunov and Fotiyeva Streets and on Leninsky Prospekt