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share Print The work of the Russian painter who has dedicated her life to chronicling the changing face of her country's capital. Moscow’s bustling Alekseyevskaya subway station on a wet autumn day The ornate entrance to a Soviet-era apartment near the Kremlin where theater director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko lived until his death in 1943 Two pensioners pause to chat on Moscow's famous Arbat Street. This is the work of Russian artist Alena Dergileva, who has spent the past four decades capturing the streets of her native Moscow in exquisitely detailed watercolors. Dergileva, 69, began c...

By Sheila Sim 26 January 2021 Women in crinolines and bonnets, carrying trays loaded with treats and dainty teacups, weave their way between white cast-iron tables beneath the boughs of old fruit trees. People chat and enjoy the sunshine as it glints off the golden onion domes of the neighbouring church, while steam from a samovar swirls gently into the air. Along with these other visitors, I came here for a little taste of history. 50 Reasons to Love the World - 2021 Why do you love the world? "Because everything around me – the river, the cathedrals, the beautiful views �...

Jewelry has always played an important role in the cultures of various nations. Besides its aesthetic function, jewelry has also had a special meaning in the realm of the spiritual and the ethereal. A tumar is a traditional Kyrgyz chest adornment, which had an important sacred significance. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, it also played the role of talisman. In Arabic, the word “tumar” means prayer. Tumar is typically a triangular amulet with numerous suspensions at the bottom. Usually, a tumar is worn on top of beads. A dukach is a traditional ornamental pendant of Ukrainian women...

Synopsis: In this third and concluding volume of his acclaimed portrait, Mr. Marullo relates the struggle of the writer and of the emigr- Russian artistic community in Europe to keep alive the memory of patriarchalO Russia against a backdrop of personal suffering, poverty, war, and longing for the homeland. The mosaic portrait of Bunin and the world in which he lived is both fascinating and moving...An impressive end to a titanic enterprise.O-Marc Raeff. About the Author: If You See Buddha, and editor of Ivan Bunin: Russian Requiem, Ivan Bunin: From the Other Shore, and Bunin’s diary Cur...