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If you really want to, you can fly to the stars
If you are far from physics, and mathematical formulas have never brought you much joy, then it will be difficult for you to understand the theoretical foundations of aerodynamics.
Natalia Goncharova: the unknown side of the famous beauty
Pushkin and Goncharova are the same identity as day and night, yin and yang, black and white. Today, with the discovery of new archival materials, there is an opportunity for a deeper study of their relationships.
How to make and spend $1.4 million in 10 minutes
Or rather, not to the wind, but to the trash can. It was there that the painting of the British street art artist Banksy 'The Girl with the Ball'was sold under the hammer at a London auction.
Pedro the First: from dirt to princes
Not even in the princes, but immediately in the emperors of Brazil, the crown Prince of the Portuguese King Pedro got.
Irina-means the world
Irina means peace. This is how the name of the goddess of peaceful life (Eiren) is translated from ancient Greek. In fact, this is not always the case.
Your Honor, Lady Luck
'For whom are you kind, and for whom otherwise' ‒ this is exactly what can be said about the colossal luck or fatal fate that pursued the famous Soviet hero, Stalin's favorite pilot Sigismund Levanevsky. Moreover, both during his lifetime and after his mysterious disappearance.
'Our banner of victory, our Stalin!'
The historical period of time when the sole power in the Country of the Soviets belonged to one person, known as Stalin, is both vivid and tragic at the same time.
The horses are red, but not dappled
One of the most striking examples of my collection of paintings is a series of stamps dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.
Turkish Perfection
Refined taste, fashionable clothes, European manners-this is what first comes to mind when it comes to the first President of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Even his name ‒ Kemal-means 'perfection'in Turkish.
The tale of the Sleeping Beauty
Believe it or not, it was like this. In 2001, a modest engineer Taute, who does not differ in special knowledge in the field of painting, but has an irresistible craving for beauty, bought a beautiful drawing on the market for 73 Ecuadorian pence (75 Russian rubles).
Modern technologies in the service of art
Humanity is taking leaps and bounds towards its future, using a variety of adaptations that have become available in the process of evolution.
Pearls to your feet
Beloved, lovely, the only ones - those for whom loving men are ready to throw the whole world at their feet and a bouquet of flowers to boot, beautiful ladies from time immemorial have stirred the hearts of their ardent fans.