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Built in Burgundy at the end of the fourteenth century for Philip the Bold, the Château Philippe le Hardi is known for its remarkable tiled roof with a distinctive colourful pattern

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Built in Burgundy at the end of the fourteenth century for Philip the Bold, the Château Philippe le Hardi is known for its remarkable tiled roof with a distinctive colourful pattern

Built in Burgundy at the end of the fourteenth century for Philip the Bold, the Château Philippe le Hardi is known for its remarkable tiled roof with a distinctive colourful pattern. Over the centuries it has been rebuilt several times, but it remains a significant historical and architectural landmark of

By Alexandr Radayev
The name of the Italian opera singer of Russian origin Nadezhda Vasilyevna Bulycheva (1858-1921) is inscribed for ever in letters of gold in the history of the worldwide struggle to abolish slavery

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The name of the Italian opera singer of Russian origin Nadezhda Vasilyevna Bulycheva (1858-1921) is inscribed for ever in letters of gold in the history of the worldwide struggle to abolish slavery

On 10 August 1886 the Russian prima donna Nadine Bulycheva sang the part of the Ethiopian slave Aida in Giuseppe Verdi's opera of that name on the stage of the Rio de Janeiro theatre, before a packed house that included the Emperor of Brazil with his family, the

By Alexandr Radayev
"The Handshake of Abraham Lincoln and Alexander II": a sculpture installed in the park before the Burganov House Museum on Sivtsev Vrazhek

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"The Handshake of Abraham Lincoln and Alexander II": a sculpture installed in the park before the Burganov House Museum on Sivtsev Vrazhek

Although this meeting never took place in reality, many note the similarity between these two rulers, and the former US Congressman James Symington called them "friends who were never destined to meet, but who were kindred spirits." The monument was created in 2011 and first shown at the

By Alexandr Radayev
Ahead of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, scheduled for 15 August, let us recall other occasions when Alaska, hardly the most fashionable venue for diplomatic encounters, played host to world leaders

Faith · Monarchies · Observations · Society

Ahead of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, scheduled for 15 August, let us recall other occasions when Alaska, hardly the most fashionable venue for diplomatic encounters, played host to world leaders

Richard Nixon and Emperor Hirohito, 26 September 1971, Anchorage. In the night of 26 September 1971, Emperor Hirohito of Japan made a brief stop in Anchorage on his way to other countries. At Elmendorf AFB he was met by President Richard Nixon and the First Lady. The meeting was official,

By Alexandr Radayev
Queen Elizabeth II always had personal chauffeurs, but she adored driving herself, especially in a Range Rover, the British off-roader that became her signature car

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Queen Elizabeth II always had personal chauffeurs, but she adored driving herself, especially in a Range Rover, the British off-roader that became her signature car

Queen Elizabeth II always had personal chauffeurs, but she adored driving herself, especially in a Range Rover, the British off-roader that became her signature car. At the end of August one of her vehicles will go under the hammer at the Silverstone Festival auction: a 2006 model with 120,

By Alexandr Radayev
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