Chukovsky's tiny library building, today No. 266, holds 14,000 books and is open every day except Monday
Read more
The Voronezh meme recurs in Trump's remarks on Iran and Los Angeles
The Voronezh meme finds a new incarnation, this time in a country of the First World
Pope Leo XIV on the courage to do good, to forgive and to enter into dialogue
Our time needs men and women who have the courage to do good, even when it involves sacrifice. Draw near to those who are lonely, support the weary and seek out those who have lost their way. Have the courage to forgive, to begin anew and to enter into dialogue.
Orientalist Grigory Kozakov with relatives and children at a picnic near the village of Zhikharevka in 1903
The Orientalist Grigory Alexandrovich Kozakov, surrounded by his relatives, his daughter-in-law Countess Anna Nikolayevna Tolstaya, the children and their tutor, at a picnic near the village of Zhikharevka in 1903
Konstantin Ivanov's Cosmonautics Day poster, published in Moscow in 1977
Grow strong, cosmic youth! A poster for Cosmonautics Day, created by the artist Konstantin Konstantinovich Ivanov in 1977. The work was issued by the Moscow publishing house “Plakat” for 12 April. Konstantin Ivanov was a Soviet graphic artist and poster designer, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR. The theme of space