Imperial Parade of the Finland Regiment of the Life Guards, Boris Kustodiev, 1906. Hermitage collection.
The painting was commissioned by the Finland Regiment of the Life Guards on the occasion of Nicholas II's visit to the regiment and the presentation to it of its colonel-in-chief, the Tsesarevich Alexei, whom the Emperor holds in his arms
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. “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
