Faith · London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
From 6 May 2023, prayers for members of the English royal family, and forms of address to them, are to be amended so that the words "Camilla, Queen Consort" give way to "Queen Camilla" A favourite subject for Camilla's opponents and Diana's
Faith · London · Monarchies · Society
Representatives of Britain's Christian Churches after the service of prayer for King Charles III. Two women are present in the photograph. The ordination of women, that is, their elevation to holy orders, is a matter of debate in many Christian Churches, chiefly among the Protestants. At present the
London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
At night, military rehearsals for the parade and the coronation processions of the various branches of the armed forces are in full swing in London, with tens of thousands of people taking part. The English know how to prize their heritage and traditions regardless of fashion, and to place their
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Offa (757-796), a Black King of Anglo-Saxon England? This time it is the dynasty of the first kings of the Angles that has been subjected to blackwashing. In particular, the most powerful ruler of Scandinavia and northern Germany, the son of Wermund and grandson of Wihtlæg, a descendant
Science · Society
Russian history once knew a period of square money. These were copper plates in denominations of a rouble, a poltina, a half-poltina, a grivna, 5 kopecks and 1 kopeck, issued by the Yekaterinburg Mint. Catherine I signed the decree on the minting of copper plates on 4 February 1726:
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The Chaika in which Boris Yeltsin, First Secretary of the Sverdlovsk Regional Committee of the CPSU, was driven. Yekaterinburg, Yeltsin Center
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Frank A. Nankivell's illustration, with its voice from the past, urged the Russian autocrat to heed the entreaties of his subjects, that he might avoid the guillotine already visible on the horizon. He did not heed them
Aristocracy · Books · Mores · Society
What Do the Nobility Think of Commoners Who Have Made Their Way in the World? "These plebeians, who somehow or other force their way up: in all the many I have met, I have found them a remarkably capable and clever lot… Seminarists, petty townsfolk, all this small fry:
Moscow · Observations · Society
It has become known that Anatoly Shuliev, a graduate of the Shchukin School, has been appointed chief director of the Vakhtangov Theatre. Why is this news of interest? First, the Vakhtangov is the richest and, to all intents and purposes, the foremost theatre in Russia. Second, for a long time
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Well, well: the petition to axe the history-falsifying show about a black Cleopatra has simply been taken down. How democratic
Books · Education · Society
Putin has ordered books by Soviet writers to be added to the school curriculum. The Ministry of Education is to report on the fulfilment of the order by 31 August 2023. The changes will be made to the working programme for the subjects "Literary Reading" and "Literature&