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03-11-2024
"The Curse" by Amadeo Modigliani
The memory of the Italian artist Amadeo Modigliani is imprinted in his strange nickname Modi (from the French maudit — "damned"), ...
02-11-2024
Why suicide that occurred in England from the early 20th ...
In September 1905 a small English town of Wickford, Essex, was shaken by a horrible event. 24-year-old wife of the priest of the ...
02-11-2024
How have ideas about sexuality changed over the last 60 years
On December 1, 1953, the first issue of the men's magazine Playboy with the inimitable Marilyn Monroe on the cover appeared on ...
02-11-2024
10 popular characters, the original meaning of which few ...
The characters in this collection know and have seen everything. But not all people know about their origin and meaning. Offer a ...
02-11-2024
Hippies and the Summer of Love in California 1967
Long hair, colored ribbons, peace signs, the smell of marijuana and natural nudity are the hippie culture that swept California in ...
02-11-2024
Partisan Simon Seguan: how a girl in shorts became a symbol ...
18-year-old Simone Segouin, also known under the pseudonym Nicole Minet, was determined to rid France of fascism. She joined the ...
02-11-2024
20 of the most mysterious peoples of the world
Despite the efforts of historians and ethnographers, the history of these peoples still keeps its mysteries. --> Yes, the Russian ...
01-11-2024
Three in a bed: the king, who was a schoolmaster in love
Kings can do everything, but they don't own my heart. Many monarchs were not happy in my personal life, married to those who were ...
01-11-2024
How to raise children in Cossack families
Don, Siberian, Greben, Kuban and other Cossack integral part of the Russian people. They owned land in return for a commitment to ...
01-11-2024
With your own hands: Processed images of the pre-digital era
The desire to modify the image obtained with the camera is as old as the photograph itself — only the methods have changed. ...
01-11-2024
The editorial board of LIFE magazine of the 1940s teaches how ...
There are not so many exciting moments in life as the first kiss. So the editors of LIFE magazine in 1942, it seems, thought the ...
01-11-2024
22 Archival Photos That Reveal Hidden Pages of History
History in photographs is often much more informative than long descriptions and reflections. It is simply a silent witness of an ...
01-11-2024
20 crazy inventions of the past that baffle us
The XX century is replete with inventions that have turned our lives upside down: television, computer, airplane. However, among ...
01-11-2024
Rare footage from the filming of "The Godfather" in 1972
Films "The Godfather" — a legend of American cinema. However, the first film of 1972 will forever remain an undying classic, and ...
01-11-2024
Why pirates are portrayed as one-eyed
The image of a pirate is very often complemented by a black eyepatch. This pattern is so common that sometimes it seems that all ...
01-11-2024
Unique photos from the first Australian Antarctic Expedition ...
In 1911, a group of scientists and adventurers led by geologist Douglas Mawson left the Australian city of Hobart. A team of 37 ...
01-11-2024
Medieval ladies in arms: instructions for the protection of ...
Medieval feudal lords rarely sat at home. They went with the orders of the overlord, participated in tournaments, Crusades, wars ...
01-11-2024
Terribly uncomfortable shoes of medieval women
In Europe in the XIV-XVII centuries, women's shoes with very thick soles were common — chopins, zoccoli or pianella. It is ...
31-10-2024
Taking it to the chest: a global history of the bra
The first official patent for a bra was received on September 3, 1914. The author of this remarkable invention was a woman - ...
31-10-2024
Fuck for luck or How American prisoners trolled the North Koreans
In North Korean propaganda footage, captured American soldiers can be seen showing the middle finger, or “fuck,” at the camera. ...
31-10-2024
The Shocking Story of Ronald O'Brien - The Man Who Killed ...
In the USA, Halloween is unimaginable without sweets. Traditionally, children, dressed in scary costumes, go from house to house ...
31-10-2024
What was the school like 100 years ago
A hundred years ago, children really overcame 5 km in the snow to get to school. In spring and autumn, the children of peasants and ...
30-10-2024
Mistress of Africa Al-Kahina: The witch the Arabs feared
In the Islamic world, men reign supreme and their authority is unshakable. Therefore, the Arab chronicles, which describe the ...
30-10-2024
How did the traditional Russian gesture inviting a drink appear
In our country, probably everyone knows what it means to click the index finger on the throat. For a country that relatively ...
30-10-2024
The ball of metamorphoses, or Why Russian empresses dressed ...
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna was distinguished by her cheerful disposition and stormy imagination. The daughter of Peter I adored ...
29-10-2024
The success story of Ida Rosenthal - the woman who gave the ...
The story of Ida Rosenthal is a clear example of the fact that anyone can succeed, regardless of who he was born. Thanks to the ...