Observations · Society

Suvorov's victory in the Battle of the Adda from 26 to 28 April opened the way to Milan

26–28 April saw the Battle of the Adda, a clash between the Russo-Austrian and French armies. Yet another brilliant victory for Suvorov, who commanded the allied forces, opened Milan to the Russian army, and the city was soon taken. To the vexation of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, this was

Moscow · Observations · Society

Carnations in the shop windows of KM20 in the city's Victory Day decorations

Took the trouble to walk over to KM20 and look at the carnation displays. A good, handsome symbol for a very important holiday. For those who are not aware, this year decorating buildings for Victory Day is compulsory in the city, just as it used to be compulsory for New

Society · Paris · Humour

Five French presidents elected twice before Macron's possible second term

"If Macron wins, he will become the second President of France to serve a second term: until now only Jacques Chirac managed it, who led the country from 1995 to 2007," writes Alexey Pivovarov on his Telegram channel. And he is mistaken. In fact, François Mitterrand, too, was

Faith · Society · People · Rome

Meeting of Francis I and Patriarch Kirill planned for 14 June in Jerusalem is cancelled

The meeting of 85-year-old Francis I and 75-year-old Patriarch Kirill on 14 June in Jerusalem is cancelled. It was to have been the second audience between the heads of the two churches since their personal meeting in Havana on 12 February 2016. To grasp the importance

Society · Humour

“The whole art of political dialogue consists in taking turns to speak alone”

André Frossard

Painting of a half-naked red-haired woman raising a mirror as she climbs from a well, while two men in dark and patterned clothes hold her by her garment.

NB! · Art · Museums · Society · Paris

Édouard Debat-Ponsan's painting of Truth, shown at the 1898 Salon in support of Dreyfus

“Truth Coming Out of Her Well”, where a soldier and a prelate would like to hide her. Édouard Debat-Ponsan. The painting was shown at the Salon of 1898, and the artist offered the canvas to Émile Zola in support of Captain Dreyfus

Archive · Observations · Society

Number of hospitals in the Russian Empire in 1891 and in Russia in 2019

According to Volume X of the Statistics of the Russian Empire for 1891, the means of combating mortality at the disposal of a country of 113 million inhabitants cannot be considered considerable. The number of hospitals reaches 3,400. According to Rosstat data for 2019, the number of hospitals in

Architecture · Observations · Society

Moncler wins city tender for premises in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan in 2018

Incidentally, in 2018 there was a small debate over whether it was appropriate to open yet another luxury boutique in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The point is that when the office of the "city showcase", something like a municipal information desk or tourist bureau, moved out, the

NB! · London · Monarchies · Society · People

The Funeral of Prince Philip on 17 April 2021 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

NB! · Society · People

On the morning of 15 April 1865, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, died at the age of 56; the previous evening he had been mortally wounded by a gunshot at Ford's Theatre in Washington

Archive · Observations · Society · Humour

Russian Ministry of Finance on European money markets and the rouble to mark rate

And I, what of it? I simply rejoice at Russia's financial triumphs of 1891. "The key to the financial position of Europe lies in the Russian Ministry of Finance... The Russian Ministry of Finance serves Europe as a brokers' bank... Russian influence on the money markets

NB! · Observations · Society