Books · People
But I warn you, That I am living for the last time. Not as a swallow, nor as a maple, Nor as a reed, nor as a star, Nor as spring water, Nor as a peal of bells, I shall not trouble people And visit other people's dreams
NB! · Observations · Society · Paris
Last night in Paris, at a rally on the Place de la République condemning the seizure of the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, an American flag was burned. Were it not for the Monument to the Republic by the Morice brothers in the background, one might think the party was taking
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Faith · Art · Heritage · Paris
A Sword Stolen from the Statue of Joan of Arc in Front of the Church of Saint-Augustin in Paris. The shocking act of vandalism went roughly as follows: a man climbed onto the sculpture of Joan of Arc and damaged the statue of France's national heroine by
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Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations · Nature
Visited the exhibition "Arctic. Pole of Colour" at the Tretyakov Gallery on Kadashevskaya, devoted to images of the Far North in Russian art. The display is rather interesting: there are Arctic landscapes, motifs from the art of the peoples of the North, and local artists. Unusually, it also
Cinema · Observations · Humour
So what do we see in a futurological picture a hundred years old, apart from colossal skyscrapers, instantly recognisable traffic jams and high-altitude trains? Robotics, artificial intelligence and a sharp deterioration in working conditions. In principle, rather like the world we live in now.
Archive · In the Press · Geography · Society
During the civil wars in Venezuela in the late nineteenth century, European merchants in the country suffered heavy losses, chiefly German, French, Spanish and Belgian capital. The ambassadors of these countries demanded compensation. The dictator of the day, Cipriano Castro, refused to pay reparations or service the foreign debts. The
Cinema · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
It turns out that in 2003 Lucy Lawless appeared in the historical television project "Women Warriors", about six female fighters from different historical eras. Besides Joan of Arc, the series features Boudica, Lozen, Hua Mulan and Grace O'Malley. One for the holidays!
Archive · Observations · Society
The treaties of Princes Oleg and Igor began with the formula "We of the Rus' kin", that is, on behalf of the whole Russian land and the entire population of the country. The business instruments and official documents of Ancient Rus', by contrast, opened with the
Cinema · Books · Observations
When I think about Joanne Rowling's place in contemporary culture, I recall that a few years ago the most translated author in the world was found to be the English children's writer Enid Blyton. Not Shakespeare, not the Apostles, not Agatha Christie or Daniel Defoe, but
Faith · The East · Heritage
The Russian Monastery of the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon on the Holy Mountain of Athos, otherwise known as the Rossikon. One of the novices of this monastery was the peasant Filipp Malyavin, who served here as an icon painter. The history of the monastery goes back to a Russian