Aristocracy · Architecture · Heritage · Humour
1743. Prince Dolgorukov receives, as the dowry of his bride, a modest estate not far from Ruza. In time he lays out here a rich and hospitable house in which to rest from the bustle of Moscow, builds churches, develops the farm and adorns the place in every way. In
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The main event of the theatrical season may be considered accomplished. Yesterday, at the “Tolstoy” theatre festival in Yasnaya Polyana, a ballet of extraordinary difficulty from the Bolshoi Theatre's repertoire was staged. The stage was erected in a field on the grounds of the Tolstoy estate. Three hours
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Portrait of a Youth. By the Mexican magical realist Alejandro Caneda (1902-1978)
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The Provisional Government has resolved to forbid money transfers abroad and deposits of roubles into the accounts of persons resident abroad. June 1917, and I remember it as if it were yesterday
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On 7 July 1828 the liberation of Greece began. On that day Russia, Pnglia and France signed a protocol on sending a French expeditionary corps under the command of Nicolas Joseph Maison to the Peloponnese, in order to drive out the troops of Ibrahim
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In every person there are several persons, and they all struggle against one another. And it is not always the worthiest who prevails. But often life itself resolves what seemed most unresolvable of all. Alexander Blok, in a letter to Elena Tager, who had asked his advice about her poetic
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From 8 July, a retro sightseeing trolleybus will run around the historic districts of Vladimir every Saturday. The route begins at Station Square, with departures at 10:30 and 12:30. A full-price ticket costs 450 roubles.
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Negress. Ilya Repin. Painted in Paris in 1875-1876.
Aristocracy · Archive · Moscow · Mores
The economic crisis of late 1916 compelled many noble Muscovites to forsake their private transport for public, and to choose the tram, not yet so familiar, but far cheaper than a private motor car. Alexandre Benois noted in his diary with astonishment that he had once met, on a tram,