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RTVI interview with the last surviving witness of the Babi Yar shootings near Kyiv
The last surviving witness of the mass shootings at Babyn Yar has given an interview to RTVI. Estimates of the number of people shot in the ravine near Kyiv between 1941 and 1943 vary from 70,000 to 200,000. A tragic monument to a history that must not be
Archive · Faith · Museums · Heritage
During the brief but most brutal Nazi occupation of the Moscow region, a great many museums and churches came under attack
During the brief but most brutal Nazi occupation of the Moscow region, a great many museums and churches came under attack. People of science and art threw all their strength into saving the treasures of culture: very many collections simply could not be evacuated in time, and their fate had
Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Paris
The cultural institutions of France have held sales of valuables before: recall the sale of the crown jewels in 1887
The cultural institutions of France have held sales of valuables before: recall the sale of the crown jewels in 1887. At the same time the state disposed of a great deal of truly valuable palace furniture on the pretext that it held no historical interest. Historians look with horror on
Coming Up · Art · Heritage · Society · Paris
Le Mobilier national to auction palace furniture during Heritage Days on 20 and 21 September
The French state agency Le Mobilier national, which is responsible for valuable works of art, furniture and interiors in government institutions, palaces and collections, will hold an unprecedented auction on Heritage Days, 20 and 21 September. All proceeds from the sale of palace furniture, paintings, hangings, bronzes and the like
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The Shakhmatovo estate, where Blok spent 36 of the 40 years of his life, was plundered in 1918
The Shakhmatovo estate, where Blok spent 36 of the 40 years of his life, was plundered in 1918. The furnishings and furniture were sold off at auction. In July 1921 the house and its outbuildings burned down, most probably set alight through carelessness or plain, dull-witted spite.
Books · Heritage · Society · People
“Why are they riddling an ancient cathedral with holes? Because for a hundred years a bloated priest sat here, hiccuping, taking bribes and selling vodka
“Why are they riddling an ancient cathedral with holes? Because for a hundred years a bloated priest sat here, hiccuping, taking bribes and selling vodka. Why do they foul the manor houses so dear to our hearts? Because girls were raped and flogged there, if not by that squire, then
Archive · Books · Heritage · Saint Petersburg
On the history of the Warsaw Library in Russia, there are interesting documents left by one of the first employees of the Imperial Library, Mikhail Ivanovich Antonovsky
On the history of the Warsaw Library in Russia, there are interesting documents left by one of the first employees of the Imperial Library, Mikhail Ivanovich Antonovsky. A writer, historian and translator, M.I. served the state in posts ranging from the Admiralty and the fleet to diplomatic errands. In
Books · Heritage · Saint Petersburg
After Suvorov's capture of Warsaw in 1794, among the other trophies that fell to Russia was one of the richest libraries in Europe, known as the Warsaw Library and by the name of the Załuski Library, assembled in the eighteenth century by the eminent Poli
After Suvorov's capture of Warsaw in 1794, among the other trophies that fell to Russia was one of the richest libraries in Europe, known as the Warsaw Library and by the name of the Załuski Library, assembled in the eighteenth century by the eminent Polish patrons of learning,
Architecture · Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Paris
The Petit Trianon, built by Louis XV, blossomed under Louis XVI, when the palace passed into the ownership of Marie Antoinette, who made its interiors, poised between rococo and neoclassicism, her private retreat, where one could come only by her invitati
The Petit Trianon, built by Louis XV, blossomed under Louis XVI, when the palace passed into the ownership of Marie Antoinette, who made its interiors, poised in style between rococo and neoclassicism, her private retreat, where one could come only by her invitation. After the Revolution the palace was abandoned
Faith · Heritage · Paris
Today is Good Friday for Catholics, the day on which the crucifixion of Jesus is recalled, which means that in Paris one of the greatest Christian relics is venerated: the Crown of Thorns of Christ, kept since 1806 in the treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris,
Today is Good Friday for Catholics, the day on which the crucifixion of Jesus is recalled, which means that in Paris one of the greatest Christian relics is venerated: the Crown of Thorns of Christ, kept since 1806 in the treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris, and which reached France
NB! · Archive · Architecture · Heritage · Paris