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Exhibition hall with abstract geometric works on a pink wall
Coming Up · Archive · Art · Museums · Saint Petersburg
The Leporskaya Archive, transferred to the Russian Museum in 2017, is on show until 15 May
The Russian Museum shows the third exhibition devoted to the Leporskaya archive in the Mikhailovsky Castle. The Leporskaya archive is one of the most significant collections relating to the post-revolutionary history of the Russian avant-garde, the circle of Kazimir Malevich and the work of the leading pupils of
Archaeology · Science
Caltrops, called garlic in Russian, as a military obstacle from antiquity to the 20th century
This type of military anti-cavalry obstacle is usually called "garlic" (chesnok) in Russian. Metal caltrops consist of spikes pointing in different directions, and they were scattered in great quantities along the presumed path of the cavalry. These strewn spikes could stop infantry, elephants and war camels alike.
NB! · Art · Cinema
Eva Green as the Venus de Milo, Bernardo Bertolucci's “The Dreamers”, 2003
Monarchies · Heritage · Society · Paris
Dinner at Versailles for Charles III and the electrification of the Hall of Mirrors in 1961
King Charles III will make his first state visit to France at the end of March, reportedly on the 27th. To mark the royal visit, the official dinner will be held at the Palace of Versailles, as it has been in the preceding 150 years of Franco-British relations. During
NB! · Monarchies · Observations · Humour
Queen Victoria, aged 18, convened her first council at 11 in the morning
A reminder that one need not postpone life until noon. The eighteen-year-old Queen Victoria convened her first council at 11 o’clock in the morning
Archive · Art · Monarchies · Humour
The New European Barber's Shop, or the Shaving of Napoleon by the Allies after the Battle of Leipzig
The greatest pleasure is to contemplate Emperor Alexander's smile, with the plate of 1812, which shows, as nothing else could, his disposition for the negotiations in Vienna. The chin: Holland; the towel: Milan, Kulm, Leipzig; the razor: London 1813; the shaving bowl: 1812.
Moscow · Museums · Pop Culture · Reportage
Interactive exhibition “Punk Culture. Korol i Shut” opens at Vinzavod
A large-scale exhibition, “Punk Culture. Korol i Shut”, has opened at Winzavod. The display fills two halls and is divided into two parts: the first is about the birth of punk culture in the world (including several curious exhibits brought from private collections in London), the second is about
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Reconstruction of a medieval castle with stone walls and towers beside a river
Archaeology · Architecture · London · Monarchies · Observations
Artist Bob Marshall reconstructs 200 years of Windsor Castle's history in three drawings
I adore reconstructions like this! The artist Bob Marshall, drawing on sketches, plans, archaeological evidence and the findings of GPS surveys, has recreated the story of how Windsor Castle grew from a wooden fortress built by William the Conqueror in the eleventh century into the palace that serves today as
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