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Nadezhda Babkina in an induced coma and a mention of her in a 1989 California newspaper

Dreadful news about Nadezhda Babkina: she is said to be in a medically induced coma. I hope it all turns out well. I recall how I came across Nadya Babkina in a Californian newspaper of 1989: https://t.me/cucumberdeath/44

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Sergey Obraztsov’s puppet play “An Extraordinary Concert”, dating back to 1946

Let us watch some genuine Soviet classics. An Extraordinary Concert is a puppet play by Obraztsov, with roots reaching back to 1946. Like everything that sets a standard, An Extraordinary Concert is as relevant today as ever. And in any case, you will take real pleasure in this cultivated, subtle

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Company meeting of the BDT in a new format with Alisa Freindlich and Nina Usatova

It is pleasing to see that colossi such as the BDT keep pace with the times and readily integrate new formats into their daily work. Take, for example, a company meeting with Alisa Freindlich and Nina Usatova. Everyone is ever so sweet, keeps up a fighting spirit and is not

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Greetings to @sncmag 💌 Seated in Margiela looks with Masya and a little bottle of Philipponnat in an eighteenth-century family armchair, pondering the fate of the motherland and not bored in the least!

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Written in just 8 hours, Aram Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" was once acknowledged as the most performed and popular piece of music in the world

Written in just 8 hours, Aram Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" was once acknowledged as the most performed and popular piece of music in the world. I even had it as the text-message tone on my Nokia 6630

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I see no scandal whatsoever in coloured socks on men, whoever the wearer may be

I see no scandal whatsoever in coloured socks on men, whoever the wearer may be. Bush Senior, for one, constantly sported cheerful little socks, and was particularly fond of pink ones.

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That Notorious Photograph of the American Bishop Bill Wack Showing Off His Bright Pink Socks

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Bishop in socks showing the Pope sparks debate at Mass in St Peter's Basilica

On Friday a bishop in mischievous socks bearing the image of a kissing, waving Pope was spotted at Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The Catholic community is seething like holy water in films about exorcism: the jaunty bishop, whose name remains a mystery to many, is called an

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The 33-year-old Chaplin and Anna Pavlova

The 33-year-old Chaplin and Anna Pavlova. How handsome they are! And how well Charlie looks without make-up and moustache

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Pink hair powder for hair and wigs in fashion in the late 18th century

Like other finest discoveries of mankind, pink hair came into fashion in the glorious eighteenth century. Towards the close of the eighteenth century, many dandies perfected their coiffures and full-bottomed wigs with the help of plain pink powder. Now and again I come across miniature portraits of that era

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Hanging of the Decembrists to a Basta song in the finale of “Union of Salvation”

“When I am gone, I shall sing with the voices of my children and the voices of their children”: I could not believe my ears when this melody struck up in the final scene of “Union of Salvation”. On screen, the hanging of Pestel, Ryleyev, Muravyov-Apostol, Bestuzhev-Ryumin and

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Igor Stravinsky has knocked back a whisky and is delighted with life

Igor Stravinsky has knocked back a whisky and is delighted with life. To your health, naturally