The Prime Minister of Singapore in the cabin of an economy-class aircraft, travelling on official business by low-cost carrier

The Prime Minister of Singapore in the cabin of an economy-class aircraft, travelling on official business by low-cost carrier. On the one hand, we understand that Lawrence Wong belongs to those politicians who consider themselves representatives of the people rather than rulers of the people. On the other hand, he has surely made use of his official position to avoid the humiliating checks on the dimensions of hand luggage, and has chosen a comfortable seat in the front row

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

The Prime Minister of Singapore in the cabin of an economy-class aircraft, travelling on official business by low-cost carrier

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s