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Marcel Gaumont made a plaster relief for the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 1936
A Centaur with a Child. Plaster relief made by Marcel Gaumont in 1936 for the decoration of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
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When I first saw this painting by Makovsky, in which a desperate wife tries to stop her husband from stumbling into a tavern, I pictured a scene from the life of the Marmeladov family
Perhaps the figures in Vladimir Makovsky's painting “I Won't Let You!” of 1892 do not quite match the portrait details of Dostoevsky's characters, but perhaps, had Katerina Ivanovna succeeded in restraining Semyon Zakharovich from his ruinous passion, there would be a few more happy
NB! · Moscow · Nature
A Bactrian on Triumphal Square
NB! · Archive · Cinema
Leonid Markov and Kirill Lavrov on the set of the film "A Hunting Accident" in the village of Valuevo in 1977
Faith · London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
The Prince of Darkness
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been spirited out of Royal Lodge under cover of night, the official country residence in Windsor Great Park, formerly the residence of Elizabeth II, and has begun his exile at Sandringham. The police are considering allegations from his victims arising from the Epstein files. But, you
NB! · Science · Nature
Andrew McCarthy Captures the Onset of a Solar Flare
Coming Up · Cinema · Pop Culture · Humour
And what if Ebenezer Scrooge were put through our weather?
The old skinflint is played this time by Johnny Depp. The film is due out in autumn 2026
Faith · Art · Museums
The Dormition of the Virgin
Maso di Banco, c. 1335 Château de Chantilly
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Robert Maxwell and the subscription model of peer review in scientific journals
And do you know what else hardly anyone is discussing? That Robert Maxwell, father of Epstein's partner in crime, was the architect of the peer review system. So. A media magnate, about whom there are quite serious and widely discussed allegations of ties to Israeli intelligence, or at
Art · Observations · Society
A Boy Spells Out the Word “Stalin” with Building Blocks
A porcelain figurine from the Kyiv factory. Model of 1952. Theme: “Happy Childhood”. Designed by Svetlana Golembovskaya. Overglaze hand painting, gilding, loveliness... But you know, it is all so strange. Why should a child know the name of the head of state at all, why bring his image into his
Society · Pop Culture
A new culture of refunds is taking shape in Russia: for shoddy goods and services, including events and concerts, Russians increasingly claim their money back through the bank rather than the aggregator
A new culture of refunds is taking shape in Russia: for shoddy goods and services, including events and concerts, Russians increasingly claim their money back through the bank rather than the aggregator. In December 2025 and January 2026, T-Bank registered twice as many ticket refund requests as a year
Faith · The East · Heritage
Killings of Orthodox Christians in Beijing during the Yihetuan Uprising of June 1900
The icon "Synaxis of the Holy Chinese Martyrs" glorifies the Orthodox Christians who suffered martyrdom during the Boxer Rebellion in Beijing in 1900. By the beginning of the twentieth century several hundred Orthodox Christians lived in Beijing, and almost all of them were killed in the course of