Film still of a portrait of a bearded, long-haired man in red clothing in an ornate gold frame, with candles burning on either side.

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Dracula's Portrait in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 Film and Dürer's Portrait

Portrait of Dracula from Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film adaptation vs Dürer's portrait. Neither coincidence nor accident)

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Beauty was stolen from the people and sold back to them under the guise of luxury: golden words from Sir Roger Vernon Scruton

Beauty was stolen from the people and sold back to them under the guise of luxury: golden words from Sir Roger Vernon Scruton. And yes, we miss you very much

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On the whole, I side with the angel of Saint-Thégonnec

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it seems my chances of meeting Viktoria Shelyagova are improving

A surviving brick wall with openings against a clear sky. In the foreground are piles of bricks and planks, a steel beam and a yellow Komatsu excavator.

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Demolition of a brick building: excavator amid the rubble

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Govert Flinck, Girl with a Child's Chair

Govert Flinck, Girl with a Child's Chair. Mid-1600s. But I would say, a girl with a golden beer bottle opener (actually, no!), forgive me. Incidentally, the little one is three years old. And, incidentally, the basket-style handbag is fire too, sending a proper hello to Ulyana

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Doctor of Historical Sciences and scientific consultant to the film "The Union of Salvation" on the roots of his love of historical knowledge and on the Decembrists: "I still haven't got round to revising for the test" ☺️

NB! · In the Press · Observations · New York · Humour

A Prophetic 20 August 2020 in The New Yorker's Calendar

A prophetic 20 August 2020 in The New Yorker's calendar. I remind you that the calendar was published as far back as 2019

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Amen

A golden metal star with a hammer and sickle set with gems stands on a support at a building site behind a mesh fence.

NB! · Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Heritage · Reportage

Completion of the 2.5 billion rouble reconstruction of the Northern River Station and the star for its spire

Came to see the completion of the reconstruction of the Northern River Terminal, at a cost of 2.5 billion roubles. The star will not be hoisted onto the spire today because of the squally wind. The gemstones of the hammer and sickle all seem to be in place

Black-and-white reproduction of a portrait: a man in a wig and robe sits holding papers, a table with books beside him. White lines outline the face, hands and table.

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Portrait of a man in a robe and wig beside a book-laden table, composition diagram

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