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Lecture on public history in modern media to conclude the Public History Workshop project

📌 Friends, this Friday we shall talk about public history. At 19:00 the final open lecture of the "Public History Workshop" project will take place. Battles for History and Public History: The Place of Historical Enlightenment in Modern Media The lecture will be given by me. Please register

A woman in a dark jacket and hat checks the bathing suit of a young woman on a sandy beach, with bathers in the background.

NB! · Archive · Mores · Society

Checking the length of a woman’s bathing suit on a beach in Chicago in 1921

A policewoman checks a girl's bathing dress against the regulation length for bathing costumes. Chicago, 1921

London · Monarchies · Observations · Society

Elizabeth II to miss Trooping the Colour in London on 2 June for the first time in 70 years

Buckingham Palace has announced that Elizabeth II will not attend Trooping the Colour on 2 June. For the first time in 70 years, the Queen will not take the salute from the colour-bearers on this day. God grant her health; let us hope that, instead of working, she will

Books · Society

Klaus Mann foresaw catastrophe in Germany in “Mephisto”, published in 1936

The horror awaiting Germany was foretold by Klaus Mann as early as 1936, in "Mephisto". He puts the following warning into the mouth of one of the principal characters, the strange writer Theophil Marder: "The worst will come to pass. Remember me, children, when that day arrives.

Society · Humour

Polling station on Bondi Beach in Sydney during Australia's parliamentary elections

Want to know what is going on in the photo? This is how the Parliamentary elections were held in Australia, at least at the polling station on one of the country's most popular beaches, Bondi Beach in Sydney. True, the outer clothing of some of the visitors gives

NB! · Aristocracy · Monarchies · Society

The Russian Imperial House announces that Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov and his wife Rebecca Bettarini are expecting a child

NB! · Society

In Brief: Foreign-Currency Savings in Our Day

Moscow · Museums · Society

Alcohol Permitted for Sale in Moscow's Non-Federal Museums and Concert Halls

Alcohol has been permitted for sale in Moscow's non-federal museums and concert halls. The sale of alcohol in cultural institutions was already under discussion in 2019. Irina Antonova was still alive then, and she spoke out categorically against it: “This initiative strikes me as incomprehensible, especially in

Aristocracy · Monarchies · Society

Crown Prince Peter Karageorgevich renounced his rights to the Serbian throne in favour of Philip

Princes Peter (photo 1) and Philip (photo 2) Karageorgevich play with the crown of Serbia. Crown Prince Peter Karageorgevich of Serbia, the elder son of Prince Alexander Karageorgevich and grandson of King Peter II of Yugoslavia, has renounced his right to the Serbian throne, for himself and his descendants, in

Books · Education · Society

Public burning of books by disfavoured authors in 21 German cities in 1933

On 10 March 1933, a show burning of books of "un-German spirit" took place in the 21 largest cities of Germany. From March onwards, theses calling for the "purification" of culture and language and the exaltation of German nationalism were circulated among the universities. Students

NB! · London · Monarchies · Society · Humour

The English joke that the Queen will miss the State Opening of Parliament's new session, with Prince Charles taking on this constitutional duty of the head of state

Observations · Society

Svyatoslav's druzhina, the first professional army of Rus, in Putin's address

In his address Putin recalled the druzhina of Sviatoslav and Vladimir Monomakh. What made Sviatoslav's druzhina famous? In essence, it was the first professionally organised military formation of Rus'. Moreover, Sviatoslav recruited his retainers on the Spartan principle: they joined the druzhina from their earliest years, grew