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A splendid cast-iron post of the mid-nineteenth century in Bryusov Lane, all that remains of the old estate that once stood on this spot
A splendid cast-iron post of the mid-nineteenth century in Bryusov Lane, all that remains of the old estate that once stood on this spot. Only recently the post was carefully restored by the lads from “Vspomnit Vse”, for which they have our gratitude and respect
Archive · New York · People · Humour
Engels's letter to Marx of 24 August 1853 with remarks on Abraham Jacobi
F. Engels, a sprightly 33, lives in his father's house and is forever cadging money from him. He sneers at the intimate life of the 23-year-old A. Jacobi, who had spent a year in prison over the sham Cologne Communist Trial, been convicted of "insulting
Art · Observations · Humour
The Sculptor, 1964
The Sculptor, 1964. By the American realist painter John Koch (1909-1978). When the model quite literally gives off fire: having taken the measurements of his nude sitter, the master has nothing left to do but light a cigarette with shaking hands, never letting go of the callipers. I simply
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The East · Geography · Maps · Observations · Nature
The Kapchagay Reservoir, created in 1969, on a map of Alexander the Great's empire
The map of Alexander the Great's empire caught my interest for its easternmost part. If one looks at the north-eastern frontier of Alexander's conquests, where they run up against the unsubdued Massagetae and Saka, one notices an amusing thing: the Central Asian lakes Issyk-Kul
NB! · Art · Observations
Today's catches: the modest figurines of the Kukryniksy, a rethinking of Rembrandt's graphic work in the sculptures of Dmitry Gutov, the amusing trinkets of Vlad Yefimov and the paper artefacts of Yasha Kazhdan
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All-in-one computer playing video on the floor of an exhibition space
NB! · Coming Up · Art · Society Pages
At In Artibus, a second opening of Maxim Boxer's exhibition "A Collector's Dreams", which we viewed together at the very start of the lockdown
At In Artibus, a second opening of Maxim Boxer's exhibition "A Collector's Dreams", which we viewed together at the very start of the lockdown. A few works and accents have been added to this new reading. In short, welcome
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Maximilian Voloshin, Koktebel. Bay, 1931, watercolour in a frame on display
Architecture · Observations · Heritage
Restoration of the Parthenon's west frieze and the threat of acid rain to marble
Once again the question hangs in the air: should monuments of ancient history be refreshed, and to what degree? The west frieze of the Parthenon has been restored. This is how it looks now. What is the difficulty with marble antiquities? Marble is destroyed by acid, and acid rain, the
Archive · Geography · Maps · Science
Runiverse website opens free access to reference materials on medieval Russian lands
The cultural-historical site Runivers has posted consolidated reference materials on the medieval Russian lands: complete lists of the ruling princes, specially drawn maps of the principalities, and more. All of the materials are freely accessible.