In the twentieth century the royal house of the Netherlands established a curious and honourable tradition: several generations of monarchs abdicated without waiting for the infirmities of old age, and handed the crown to the young

In the twentieth century the royal house of the Netherlands established a curious and honourable tradition: several generations of monarchs abdicated without waiting for the infirmities of old age, and handed the crown to the young. Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962), the only daughter of Willem III to outlive him, reigned from 1890 to 1948 and, after abdicating, was styled Princess Wilhelmina. Her only daughter Juliana (1909-2004) was queen until 1980, passing power to the eldest of her 4 daughters, Beatrix. Beatrix renounced the throne in favour of her son after 33 years of rule, at the age of 75. The 53-year-old King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, has 3 daughters. In short, the House of Orange-Nassau is a handsome and wise dynasty

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

In the twentieth century the royal house of the Netherlands established a curious and honourable tradition: several generations of monarchs abdicated without waiting for the infirmities of old age, and handed the crown to the young

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s