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The 1914 Pamir expedition of Gauthiot and Zarubin and Paléologue's memoir of the scholar
In the memoirs of Maurice Georges Paléologue, French Ambassador to Russia, there is a curious recollection of meeting the well-known linguist Robert Edmund Gauthiot, who explored the Russian territories of the Pamirs together with the young Russian schola. The story runs as follows. In 1914 Zarubin, as a linguist
Coming Up · Archaeology · Moscow · Museums
The Historical Museum plans to bring the Terracotta Army to Moscow in 2026
The Terracotta Army Is Coming to Moscow. Now that is news! The director of the State Historical Museum has announced that in 2026 the museum will bring the legendary Terracotta Army to Moscow. This will be a truly large-scale cultural event. We are currently in active negotiations with our
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The New Moscow Style: the ZIGGURAT
The new Moscow style: the ZIGGURAT. Thanks for the formulation.
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A Few Impressions from Arkhmoskva
Faith · Society
There is nothing more harmful to freedom than liberalism, which seeks to free man from the laws of God under the pretext of civil liberty
Pope Leo XIII
Archaeology · Archive · Architecture · Heritage
Stonehenge, a photograph of 1944
The monument owes its present appearance to repeated interventions in its structure. In 1901 the first major restoration was carried out, with the participation of the archaeologist William Gowland, who straightened and secured one of the stones, which was in danger of falling. In the process the stone was moved
In the Press · Cinema
Andrey Plakhov on Cannes premieres by Serebrennikov, Anderson and Ducournau
The second week of the Cannes Film Festival brought premieres of several notable films. The film critic Andrei Plakhov, in an article for Kommersant, tells of the most eagerly awaited among them. Kirill Serebrennikov's "The Disappearance of Josef Mengele" Out of competition, the festival screened Kirill
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The Arc de Triomphe draped for the funeral of Victor Hugo in 1885
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Portrait of a clergyman in white vestments with a pectoral cross
Faith · Society · Rome
"But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence"
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. The Apostle Paul, First Epistle to Timothy, 2:12 Pope Leo XIV has appointed the former superior general of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor as secretary of one of
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Boris Kocheishvili exhibition with a visit to his studio in Chisty Lane
Today the Andrei Cheglakov Foundation on Prechistenka opens a solo exhibition by Boris Kocheishvili, “Cloud, Lake, Tower”, marking the artist's 85th birthday. Boris Kocheishvili is one of the most important artists of the 1970s generation, a nonconformist and a solitary figure who shuns artistic expediency in his work.