One of the most famous masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art, found in the temple complex beside the pyramid of the pharaoh Khafre at Giza: the diorite statue of Khafre, dating from around 2570 BC

Diorite is one of the hardest stones. But the remarkable feature of this sculpture is its composition: before us stands a statue that changes with the angle of view. Look at it from the front and you see the pharaoh's perfect face; from the side the god Horus appears, protecting him; examined from behind, only the powerful silhouette of the head is visible

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

One of the most famous masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art, found in the temple complex beside the pyramid of the pharaoh Khafre at Giza: the diorite statue of Khafre, dating from around 2570 BC

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s