The Icon Cover: A Testament of Piety
Among all forms of veneration of icons, the most visible expression of piety became the riza - the cover that envelops the icon itself. This tradition has its roots in Byzantium, but it blossomed with particular splendor…
The Ideal Work of Socialist Realism
The ideal work of socialist realism should lead the reader to the thought that Soviet power is the best of all.
At the center of the book should be a positive hero. In the past, this was a revolutionary fanatic, like Pa…
Boris Glinsky: Chronicler of Royal Children and Russian Liberalism
Boris Glinsky: Chronicler of Royal Children and Russian Liberalism.
Boris Borisovich Glinsky was born on October 12, 1860, in St. Petersburg as the illegitimate son of Senator B.N. Khvostov. He graduated from the histor…
In 1854, a Book with a Charming Old-Fashioned Title was Published in Petersburg
In 1854, a book with a charming old-fashioned title was published in Petersburg - "The Complete Confectioner".
The full title is much longer: a guide to the preparation of all confectionery products - cookies, pies, cak…
Petr Demyanovich Uspensky (1878, 1947)
Petr Demyanovich Uspensky (1878, 1947)
There are people who spend their whole lives searching for a door to another dimension - and they find it. Petr Uspensky was such a person.
Born in Moscow, he became fascinated wi…
Aviation Department of the Russo-Baltic Factory
At the beginning of the 20th century, it became clear that aviation had a great future. In 1910, the aviation department was established at the Russo-Baltic Factory in Zasengof, a district of Riga's Zadvinye. Here, talen…
Nikolai Vasilyevich Vyrybov
Nikolai Vasilyevich Vyrybov was born in Oryol in Tsarist Russia, and at the age of nine, he was taken abroad. Of his 94 years, he spent 86 in France, where he became a knight of the Legion of Honor, a diplomat, and a pro…
Vera Apollonovna Obolenskaya
Under the pseudonym "Viki".
During World War II, hundreds of Russians participated in the Resistance in the fight for France's independence and for the common cause of humanity. Among them were often representatives of …
Vladimir Nikolaevich Nikolaev
Vladimir Nikolaevich Nikolaev was a renowned Russian architect and academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts, as well as an active public figure and one of the most productive builders in Kyiv. He was born in 1847 and …
Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin
Leonid (Leo) Fyodorovich Myasin, born on July 28, 1896, in Moscow and died on March 15, 1979, in Cologne, Germany, was a dancer and choreographer of Russian origin who created over 70 ballets.
He studied ballet at the M…
