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NB! · In the Press · Observations
Like any parent, I cannot help rejoicing in my little one's successes ❤️ And posts like this simply warm the heart
NB! · Pop Culture · Humour
Someone sent me a collectable stamp with two John Fitzgerald Kennedys: one at the desk, the other under it 💓
NB! · Archive · People · Humour
Perhaps you would be interested to see Khrushchev with hair
Perhaps you would be interested to see Khrushchev with hair. 1936, for example
NB! · Museums · Observations · Society · Saint Petersburg
Queue at the Kunstkamera on a free admission day at the peak of coronavirus infections
A queue for the Kunstkamera. The museum has thrown open its doors free of charge at the very peak of the coronavirus wave. Colleagues, are you quite sure this was the right decision? Does nothing give you pause?
NB! · Archive · Humour
The Most Charming Christmas Decoration in the World Has Been Found
NB! · Archaeology · Art · Observations · Heritage
Fourth-century mosaic of exotic animals being shipped, Villa del Casale, Sicily
A magnificent mosaic of scenes showing the transport of exotic animals, 4th century AD, Villa del Casale, Sicily. I am particularly struck by the exhaustive information it gives on the clothing of the period, in both colours and details.
NB! · Books · Moscow · Observations
Alexandr Radayev's book “Parnassian Mockingbird” is out, and the author bought a copy at the Moskva bookshop
Well, my dears, the book is finally out. Thank you all for waiting alongside me. I bought my own copy at the Moskva bookshop, but I hope it will turn up in other bookshops too 💓
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Young Lady, You Have Put On the Wrong Mask
NB! · Art · Mores · People
The judge, politician and antiquary Sir James Whitelocke (1570-1632) in the sumptuous judicial dress still worn in England today, though now with a wig and a collar of a different form: vertical strips of cloth in the swallowtail style
NB! · Observations
My very favourite connoisseurs of antiques ❤️
NB! · Humour