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At least 200 people attended the event promoted by the BLM (Biblioteca Livio Maitan) at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale (National Central Library) in Rome on 1 April.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the determined resistance of the Ukrainian population and of the anti-war movement in Russia, have provoked a (...)

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Obituary Mick Gosling 26 September 1952 - 7 April 2021 Monday 24 May 2021, by Penelope Duggan Mick Gosling 26 September 1952 - 7 April 2021 The driving force of Mick Gosling’s life was the defence of working people’s rights and a commitment to socialism to achieve that. Mick (James) Gosling grew up in Stevenage, in a left-leaning working-class family - his father had been involved in Michael Foot’s 1945 election campaign in Plymouth. Mick himself joined the LPYS at fourteen. In 1970 he ...

Posted on 21st December 2020 // Culture / Reviews / Uncategorized // 2 Comments The Art and Life of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593- 1654) Dave Kellaway reviews the current National Gallery exhibition (until 24 th January) Caravaggio (left), Gentileschi (right) The pictures above tell the biblical story of Judith, a Jewish widow, who saved the city of Bethulia from the Assyrians by killing their general, Holofernes. It was a popular subject for artists at the time.  Caravaggio, who was a big infl...

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