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One of the three-hundred-year-old oaks of the Khmelita formal park, beneath which Griboyedov loved to rest
One of the three-hundred-year-old oaks of the Khmelita formal park, beneath which Griboyedov loved to rest. The oaks are now entered in the atlas of the oldest and most remarkable trees of Russia (I do not remember the exact title)
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The system of ponds in the Khmelita estate parks, where fish were bred, has survived to this day
Footbridge on the Khmelita Pond. In the estate's heyday, a system of ponds was laid out within the grounds of the parks, where fish were bred for the household and the master's table. The ponds have survived to this day
Museums · Observations · Heritage
Film photographs from a summer trip to Khmelita, the Griboyedov estate
Today we travel once more to my beloved Khmelita. I have developed the film from my summer journey, so the memories are especially warm. And I recommend that everyone follow the Griboyedov estate on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/griboedovmuseum/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GriboedovMuseum And for those
Archive · Faith · Ethnography · Humour
Green in Orthodox symbolism and the mantles of the patriarch and bishops
Green holds a high place in Orthodox symbolism and is associated with the Trinity: it is the union of yellow (gold), linked with Jesus, and blue, signifying the Holy Spirit. Traditionally the green mantle belongs to the Patriarch alone, and it is not a liturgical vestment but a ceremonial one.
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People online are asking why Kirill is wearing a mantle in the colours of the Chechen flag
People online are asking why Kirill is wearing a mantle in the colours of the Chechen flag. For comparison, here is a photograph of the mantle of Patriarch Adrian, from the 17th century, also green and with three stripes symbolising the Old and New Testaments
Cinema · People · Nature · Humour
The legend of Georgy Sedov's dog Fram and the fate of the dogs on his polar expedition
Remember the boy in the film "The Foundling" who dreamed of becoming a border guard dog, if nothing else? He probably just did not know the story of the legendary hound Fram. Fram belonged to Georgy Sedov, who perished during the ill-fated expedition to the North Pole
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The wife of the Russian explorer Georgy Sedov with one of his dogs
London · Society
Empty Treasury and the Luxury Tax Tripled by William Pitt in England in 1793
In 1793 England found herself drawn into the French Revolutionary Wars. Meanwhile, the country had been saddled ever since the previous great war, the Seven Years' War, with a colossal debt of 200 million. For the past several decades the state of the nation's finances had been
Art · Humour
Thetis: Achilles, Son, Put Some Clothes On!
Thetis: Achilles, son, put some clothes on! I've brought you Hephaestus' armour Achilles: Mum, they're all family here, why are you making a fuss? Medea: People, let me sleep!
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Satirical print of 1773 and the hidden meaning of the phrase crack a pipkin
You broke my pitcher, so marry me. Social satire, 1773. In reality, of course, the pipkin here stands for the female genitals. To crack a pipkin meant to deflower. As you can see, the girl has a belly
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Books from past years and rare editions at the Nonfiction fair
I barely escaped the Nonfiction fair with my life. Pleased with my purchases; best of all, there were plenty of books from past years and even some rare editions