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The US National Archives has published documents on the assassination of John F. Kennedy
The US National Archives has published documents on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Something in the order of eighty thousand files, I reckon a couple of days should be enough to get through them. Who is in? In addition, documents relating to the assassination of the American president'
Books · Observations · Society · Pop Culture
Flags of Gondor and Rohan Spotted at Student Protests in Belgrade
It is symbolic to see the banners of these realms in Belgrade of all places, given that the fortress of Minas Tirith, standing at the very eastern spur of the White Mountains, is built of white stone and renowned for its White Tower, the Tower of Ecthelion, crowning the uppermost
Books · Observations · Heritage · Society
Shakespeare's birthplace to be decolonised over concerns about British cultural superiority
The house where Shakespeare was born is to be DECOLONISED over fears of "white supremacy". The initiators claim that Shakespeare's genius may be seen as a symbol of "British cultural superiority". The people who have usurped power in Britain hate England, Europe, Christianity and
Moscow · Society
Moscow's 99 theatres and concert halls introduce ID-based ticket sales
New rules for buying tickets to theatres and concert halls have taken effect in Moscow. To purchase tickets, one must now present a passport or other identity documents. The pilot project covers 99 institutions, including the Sovremennik theatre, the Lenkom of Mark Zakharov, the Zaryadye concert hall and the Moscow
Museums · Society · Nature · Humour
Karamelka the pony from Tsarskoye Selo leads among five contest finalists
Ministry of Culture Holds Contest for the Title of Chief Pet-Guardian of Cultural Institutions. The finalists are Karamelka the pony from Tsarskoye Selo, Thomas the cat from the Ivan Pavlovich Bardin Museum of Science and Technology, Mashunya the cat from the Pskov City Cultural Centre, Dymka the cat from
Books · Observations · Society · Humour
Prince Andrey in Speransky’s Commission and the Codes of Napoleon, Justinian and Hammurabi
The Legislative Commission has existed for a hundred and fifty years, has cost millions and has accomplished nothing. Do you remember how Prince Andrei did not wish to join the commission for the compilation of laws, pleading that it required a legal education, which he did not possess? And Speransky,
Art · Museums · New York · Society
Following Donald Trump's executive order of 20 January declaring diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives unlawful, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., has cancelled two exhibitions devoted to art…
The first, "Before America", was a group show devoted to the transatlantic slave trade and the African diaspora, featuring work by contemporary Afro-Latin American, Caribbean and African American artists. Museum staff reported that the Trump administration had withdrawn funding from the exhibition, due to open on 21
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Amazon forest cleared for a road to the COP30 climate summit
The Amazon forest is being felled to build a road to an environmental summit. This world has no chance 🤦🏿♀️
Books · Society
Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Pushkin, Tolstoy, Orwell and King in a list of ten authors
Top 10 most published writers in Russia in 2024, according to the statistics of the Russian Book Chamber:. 1. Anna Jane 2. Fyodor Dostoevsky 3. Mikhail Bulgakov 4. Alexander Pushkin 5. Erich Maria Remarque 6. Jane Austen 7. Leo Tolstoy 8. George Orwell 9. Mike Omer 10. Stephen King
Archive · Books · Education · Society
1946 German language textbook with a portrait of Stalin and May Day slogans
Who is it that always tells us: be prepared!? Who is our teacher in all times? Long live Comrade Stalin, long live May Day! From a German-language textbook for the 3rd and 4th forms, 1946, by Witfogel, Monigetti and Petrenko
Books · Society · Ethnography
Belinsky on the tragic in folk poetry and a folklore tale of Masha and Echo
Frightful Russian folklore. Masha has lost her way in the forest; Echo answers her and tells her that if his father-in-law is struck dead by thunder and his mother-in-law burnt up by lightning, then he will drench his wife in tears and dry her out with