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Statute on Zemstvo Institutions, with All Relevant Enactments and with Judicial and Governmental Clarifications
Statute on Zemstvo Institutions, with All Relevant Enactments and with Judicial and Governmental Clarifications. Author: Mysh
NB! · Observations · Society · Humour
Should we worry that tension between France and Italy is rising as sharply as during the Second World War, given both countries' highly dubious military achievements in those years?
Art · Cinema · London · Science · Society
Channel 4 Has Released a Documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?
The British television channel Channel 4 has released a documentary, The Great ADHD Myth? In it, the NHS psychiatrist Max Pemberton tries to establish whether ADHD is a genuine developmental disorder or a social construct, and whether children should be given psychiatric medication at all. Perhaps the best illustration of
Geography · Monarchies · Observations · Society
A reminder that, purely hypothetically, had Catherine II's plans for "armed neutrality" and war against Great Britain been realised, Russia could have bought or leased the Faroe Islands from Denmark, then an ally, to…
A reminder that, purely hypothetically, had Catherine II's plans for "armed neutrality" and war against Great Britain been realised, Russia could have bought or leased the Faroe Islands from Denmark, then an ally, as a year-round base for the Russian fleet. What prevented it was
Society · Pop Culture · Humour
No Date Yet for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's Visit to Russia
But there is one for Kanye West
NB! · Observations · Society · Humour
Meet the ambassadors of Norway to Estonia and of Poland to the Netherlands
Meet the ambassadors of Norway to Estonia and of Poland to the Netherlands. Life, Netflix style
Archive · Observations · Education · Society
Fees for study in the upper forms of secondary schools, in specialised secondary institutions and in the higher educational establishments of the USSR were abolished only from 1 September 1956
Fees for study in the upper forms of secondary schools, in specialised secondary institutions and in the higher educational establishments of the USSR were abolished only from 1 September 1956. My grandmother always used to tell how hard it was for her parents to pay for her schooling, and the
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Moscow – Leningrad: Something Different
The Seventies are arranged in a rather unusual way in Soviet culture. The Thaw was over, the euphoria had evaporated, and it became clear to certain people that print runs in the millions and vast auditoriums no longer loomed on the horizon, while large exhibitions would be of whatever format
Archive · Faith · Monarchies · Society
The People of Kostroma Greet the Imperial Family in May 1913
In the 23 years of his reign Nicholas II did not travel much about Russia, Crimea, Finland and the hunting at Spała excepted. His meetings with the people were few. The celebration of the tercentenary of the ruling house was the exception. But what was planned for 1913 was not
Archive · Cinema · Society
One of the Most Spectacular Sights in the History of World Aviation: the Agitprop Aeroplane of the Magazine Krokodil, an ANT-9 from the Experimental Series
Yes, exactly so: in the 1930s Soviet magazines had aeroplanes of their own. An entire air fleet. The first to think of raising money for an aeroplane of their own was Ogonyok, in 1932, and out of that idea was born the agitprop squadron dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of
Cinema · Moscow · Observations · Society · Nature · Humour
Dear Crocodile, We Need You Very Much
Dear Crocodile, we need you very much. We have a little river. Next to it there is a big chemical factory. It is spoiling the river, and soon there will be no river, only one big inkwell. We are writing to you because you are held in great esteem. Come