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I never expected to bump into Nadezhda Babkina on Telegram, having last seen her on a bottle of mango-flavoured Pepsi in the company of Timothée
I never expected to bump into Nadezhda Babkina on Telegram, having last seen her on a bottle of mango-flavoured Pepsi in the company of Timothée. So far Babkina has only given RTVI an interview about some denunciations. I am certain that this time nobody asked her about so little-
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Someone sent me a collectable stamp with two John Fitzgerald Kennedys: one at the desk, the other under it 💓
Archaeology · Museums · Observations · Pop Culture
The Exploring Abandoned Mines channel found eight pairs of 1880s jeans in mines
Found an absolutely brilliant show, Abandoned Mine Explorers: a group of enthusiasts roams North America in search of old mines condemned to destruction, levelling and oblivion. The explorers descend to the very bottom of forgotten tunnels and shafts and hunt for objects left behind by miners a hundred years ago.
Architecture · Heritage · Pop Culture · Saint Petersburg
Pavlovsk Musical Station, opened in 1838, and its fate after the war
Going to the railway station for a symphony concert? What? In nineteenth-century Saint Petersburg this was quite commonplace: society gathered for balls and concerts at the Pavlovsk Music Station, which was built “for the refuge and pleasure of the public” by Franz Anton von Gerstner, the builder of the
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Roman Viktyuk’s late production “Requiem for Radames” with Vasilyeva, Aroseva and Obraztsova
In memory of Roman Viktyuk, I suggest watching one of his late theatrical works: the production "Requiem for Radames", after the play by Aldo Nicolaj, with three great Russian actresses: Vera Vasilyeva, Olga Arosheva and Yelena Obraztsova. The story of the lives and rivalry of two opera divas
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Plates with sculpted ceramics by Jacquemus x Daphne Leon available on Farfetch for 32 thousand roubles
Art · Paris · Pop Culture · Humour
On 24 November Christie's will offer the baton of Marshal Alphonse Juin, made in 1952 by the house of Arthus-Bertrand, and with it a wildly charming trifle: a lipstick case belonging to the marshal's wife, Marie Gabrielle Cécile Bonnefoy, made in the form
On 24 November Christie's will offer the baton of Marshal Alphonse Juin, made in 1952 by the house of Arthus-Bertrand, and with it a wildly charming trifle: a lipstick case belonging to the marshal's wife, Marie Gabrielle Cécile Bonnefoy, made in the form of a
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The 1975 film “Miniatures” and the fates of Zhvanetsky, Kartsev and Ilchenko
The first film made from a script by Zhvanetsky is the 1975 Miniatures with Roman Kartsev and Viktor Ilchenko. It turns out that all three are now dead: Ilchenko was the first to go, at 55, having been tipped for great success on the variety stage. Kartsev died 2 years
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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Scarlett Johansson
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Scarlett Johansson. Although in other photos there is no such resemblance
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A whole subculture has grown up around the Union of Salvation, and it is most entertaining to observe
A whole subculture has grown up around the Union of Salvation, and it is most entertaining to observe. And the jokes are good, as they say
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Men's fashion of autumn 1828 and wide trousers adopted from sailors' dress
Men's styles for autumn 1828 are rather varied, and the solicitous editor of the fashion journal explains that before us are sporting dress, a water costume and a festive suit. The sporting one is for riding, the festive one for an evening outing. And the "water"