People certainly knew how to give presents and leave a good memory of themselves. 180 years have passed, and this high recognition of academic achievement is still impressive.
*Propoisk was an ancient town in the territory of the Principality of Smolensk, now Slawharad in Belarus
At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the
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
