Architecture · Moscow · Museums · Observations

It will be interesting to see it realised, but they say that building the "Cogwheel", the new Garage Museum pavilion in Gorky Park, will take 5 years

It will be interesting to see it realised, but they say that building the "Cogwheel", the new Garage Museum pavilion in Gorky Park, will take 5 years. What interests me most is whether the cladding will be sheet metal, glass or some material of the Alucobond kind. For

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In December 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle published "The Final Problem" in The Strand Magazine, bringing the cycle of stories about the noble detective to a close

In December 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle published "The Final Problem" in The Strand Magazine, bringing the cycle of stories about the noble detective to a close. At the end of the story Professor Moriarty kills Sherlock Holmes: the two of them fall together from a cliff at the

Books · Mores · Society Pages

Igor Lantsman's bar makes its debut at the Peredelkino House of Creativity

Igor Lantsman, exemplary master of ceremonies of the "secret" bar at the Peredelkino Writers' Retreat, celebrates his debut today. The lads have managed to recreate that very atmosphere of old Peredelkino, if it is developed through a Wes Anderson lens. Zakuski, Lagidze Waters, mosaics by the early

NB! · Observations · Humour

A reminder that one need not leave the house at all

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Do you remember your first home?

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Every Friday at every masquerade in the land

Architecture · Faith · Moscow · Observations · Heritage

One of Moscow's Most Beautiful Churches: the Church of the Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome, in Zamoskvorechye, of 1762

One of Moscow's most beautiful churches is the Church of the Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome, in Zamoskvorechye, built in 1762. It is a great pity that the interior has undergone a reconstruction-style restoration, but this does not diminish the grandeur of the decoration. In Soviet times

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Are You Ready to Sign a Petition in Defence of the Duchy of Burgundy?

Monarchies · Observations · Mores · Paris

Remember the Man in the Iron Mask?

Remember the Man in the Iron Mask? Today is the anniversary of the death of the mysterious prisoner who for more than thirty years was hidden in French prisons under various names, in almost complete isolation from human company and constantly masked, on pain of instant death should his face

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With the First Snow, Dear Hearts 💌

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They write that we may not see the Queen until February 😢 But so long as she is alive and well

Coming Up · Art · Moscow

Moscow Biennale of Young Art opens competition for curators under 35

The Moscow Biennale of Young Art announces an open international competition for curators under the age of 35 to take part in the main project. Applications are accepted from 18 November to 18 January on the website youngart.ru.

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