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Biblical prophecies and sayings of Athonite elders on the closing of churches
Let us recall the teaching of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem:. When you see the desolation of the holy place, know that what the Lord warned of is drawing near. Do not say: this is impossible. It is precisely the impossible that comes to pass in the last times Christ warned
Faith · The East · Heritage · Society
For the first time in the history of Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is closed indefinitely
For the first time in the history of Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is closed indefinitely. The closure was ordered by the Israeli authorities. Holy Week and Easter services in the Church are forbidden, and Sunday masses and divine services have been cancelled. In the coming weeks the
Books · Society
If the land belonged to a bank or a trust, the intermediary would say: the bank, the trust needs this and that; the bank, the trust insists, demands… – as though the bank or the trust were some kind of monsters, endowed with the ability to think and feel,
If the land belonged to a bank or a trust, the intermediary would say: the bank, the trust needs this and that; the bank, the trust insists, demands… – as though the bank or the trust were some kind of monsters, endowed with the ability to think and feel, monsters that
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Page of an Old Russian manuscript telling of Pharaoh's dream of seven cows
Archive · Faith · Art · Books
And it came to pass after that, in the second year, that Pharaoh dreamed a dream: he seemed to stand upon the bank of the river, by the river
And it came to pass after that, in the second year, that Pharaoh dreamed a dream: he seemed to stand upon the bank of the river, by the river. And behold, as it were out of the river came up seven kine, fair to look upon and fat in flesh,
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Benjamin on two kinds of violence, the role of the police and the state of emergency
In 1921 Walter Benjamin wrote a short text, "Critique of Violence", which is now counted among the most uncomfortable philosophical texts of the twentieth century. Because it describes a mechanism we have grown accustomed not to notice. Benjamin distinguishes two kinds of violence. The first is law-making
Monarchies · Science · Mores · Humour
In 1783, when the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot-air balloon, France succumbed to collective madness
In 1783, when the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot-air balloon, France succumbed to collective madness. The question arose at once: might one put people in it? People were, at first, thought too great a risk, and a duck, a cockerel and a sheep were placed in the basket
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"Why do you think, Rozanov, that you have understood more of Egypt than all the Egyptologists?" "Because I am astonished"
"Why do you think, Rozanov, that you have understood more of Egypt than all the Egyptologists?" "Because I am astonished. And they, you see, are never astonished by anything."
Listings · Moscow · Coming Up · Art · Museums
A New Selection of Exhibitions in Moscow
📌 An exhibition of Boris Messerer's book illustrations at the Open Club gallery, until 24 March 📌 “Knight's Move. Viktor Shklovsky”, at the museum house “The First Dacha” in Peredelkino, until 26 April 📌 20 March: opening of an exhibition devoted to the descendants of Genghis Khan at the
Archive · Moscow
Fishing in the Moscow Region in 1961
Photo by Lev Borodulin
Cinema · Observations · Pop Culture · Reportage
The state of the auditorium at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where yesterday's Oscars ceremony was held
The rows in the balcony are buried in rubbish. These seats are reserved for studio staff, invited guests, partners, film students and the junior crew members of the nominated films. Culture, as they say, with a capital C (for Crisp packet)