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Spiritual Scene

Spiritual Scene. Giacomo Balla (1871–1958), one of the founders of Italian Futurism, 1925

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Val Kilmer as Philip II in the film "Alexander"

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An Everyday Sight of the Eighteenth Century: A Shoe Seller with Her Samples

Painting in a golden arched frame: a radiant sun in a blue sky, two white horses in the air and billowing clouds.

NB! · Observations · Nature · Humour

White horses among clouds and sunrays in a painting with a golden arch

White-maned horses, it turns out. Cloooouds!

NB! · Archive · Faith · Society · Ethnography

Members of the Russian Doukhobor sect in Saskatchewan in 1907: the Doukhobors fled persecution at home with the sponsorship of Leo Tolstoy and other benefactors, and founded a prosperous diaspora in Canada

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Glory to Thee, O Lord

Map of the Black Sea region with Russian Empire districts shaded in blue by share of Greek speakers, based on 1897 figures.

NB! · Geography · Maps · Observations · Ethnography

Map of the Greek-speaking population by district in the Russian Empire

An extremely interesting map of the presence of the Greek-speaking population by district in the Russian Empire. Naturally, the greatest numbers are concentrated in the Black Sea provinces

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An Illustrated Map of the Soviet Union, Published in the USA in 1948

Newspaper illustration “What’s Wrong Here?” showing legs in cuffed trousers, checked socks and polished black shoes.

NB! · Archive · In the Press · Mores · New York · Humour

New York Daily News in 1931 on why a gentleman should not wear conspicuous socks

The New York Daily News observes that gentlemen do not wear conspicuous socks. 1931

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Finnish literature is too white!!!

Finnish literature is too white!!! Europe. Chronicles of Replacement

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Napoleon's Desk in His Library at the Palace of Compiègne

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