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Serbian judoka Nemanja Majdov, who crossed himself before a bout at the Paris Olympics, has been suspended for five months by the Judo Federation

Such is the effect of the Life-Giving Cross upon the unclean! It is officially declared that he violated the religious code of the Olympic Games, the offence being construed precisely "in the context of observing the rules and norms of the competition". Even before this, Majdov had

Faith · Society

Pope Francis speaks out against abortion:

“To have an abortion is to kill a human being. Whether you like the word or not, it is murder... The Catholic Church does not permit abortion, because it is murder. It is murder. And we must understand this clearly.”

NB! · The East · Society · People

On 12 February 1929, Leon Trotsky, carrying a passport in the name of Sedov, was deported from the port of Odessa to Constantinople on the steamship Ilyich (formerly Nicholas II), together with his wife and their son Lev Sedov, escorted by officers of the

Archive · Science · Society

After the Revolution, the steamship “Nicholas II”, built in 1895, was renamed “Ilyich

After the Revolution, the steamship “Nicholas II”, built in 1895, was renamed “Ilyich. In the course of her voyages the ship, laid down at a shipyard in the Scottish town of Dumbarton, sailed to the Far East, served as a floating industrial exhibition, represented Russian culture as an exhibition vessel

NB! · Architecture · Faith · Art · Society

In São Paulo, Construction Has Begun on a 70-Metre Statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, Meant to Stand Twice as Tall as Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and to Become the Tallest Catholic Statue in the World

NB! · Architecture · Geography · Maps · Society · Rome

Marble maps charting the territorial growth of the Roman Empire, set up under Benito Mussolini on the walls of the Basilica of Maxentius, the last building of imperial Rome

In the Press · Society · Paris · People

Durov and Zuckerberg and Western advice on platform moderation

Sergey Lavrov on the detention of Pavel Durov:. Durov turned out to be too free. He was too “slow”, or else did not “listen” at all, to Western advice on the “moderation” of his “brainchild”. After all, what is happening is not only about him. M. Zuckerberg was summoned before

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Leo XIII in the encyclical Rerum Novarum on class hatred and labour

The Encyclical Rerum Novarum: An Open Letter from Pope Leo XIII on the Relations between Government, Business, Workers and the Church. The letter was made public less than 50 years after Marx and Engels published the Communist Manifesto in 1848, which declares and justifies the aims, tasks and methods of

Architecture · Heritage · Society · Paris

The Eiffel Tower was listed as a historic monument on 24 June 1964 and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, yet the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has decided to keep the Olympic logo on the Eiffel Tower even after the Games are over, that is…

The Eiffel Tower was listed as a historic monument on 24 June 1964 and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, yet the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has decided to keep the Olympic logo on the Eiffel Tower even after the Games are over, that is, an enormous

Faith · Society · People · Rome

Meetings of John Paul II with Reagan and other American politicians

The chief anti-Soviets of their time: Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II. Officially, Reagan met John Paul II at least four times: in June 1982 at the Vatican, in May 1984 in Alaska, in June 1987 at the Vatican and in September 1987 in Miami. In addition, John

Art · Society · People

The Gao Brothers under Chinese Government Scrutiny and Their Secret Exhibitions

In China, the artist and sculptor Gao Shen, who works as a duo with his younger brother, has been arrested. The activities of the Gao brothers have always been under the close scrutiny of the Chinese authorities. Their anti-government stance is partly explained by the fact that in the

Books · Society

Eduard Asadov’s poem “Dream of the Ages” on the struggle of freedom against violence

Ever since man first rose upright above the earth, And lived, and loved, as nature bids, According to science, among mountains and rivers, In that distant, almost primeval age,— There lived and flourished freedom in the world. But the forefather who took the hide and the meat, Leaving his comrade