Autumn is hesitantly descending onto Moscow. Some trees have lost all their leaves, while others – of the same kind – are only just beginning to yellow. The fall beautifully covers the str...
You want to know what we think in Russia about the situation with the American elections? We think this is the end of democracy in the USA. Just as there is a shadow state, there is a shadow national ...
Mona Lisa used to be a makeover darling for many an artist. I was caught off guard by postcards of La Gioconda in sunglasses, with punk make-up on a stand opposite the Louvres in Paris. They looked we...
A collection of aphorisms Sketches to Portraits by Terentiy Travnik, illustrated by Darya Khanedany'an. Translated into English, Spanish and French by Julia Shuvalova and Patrick Jackson....
I have mentioned Jacques Derrida’s essay “On Forgiveness” on this blog, but it recently came back into my life for a different reason: my career. The point Derrida makes in his essay...
As we have more and more inventions, the individuals becomes more and more separated from the society. – Manuel Alvarez Bravo Мир стремится к тому, чтобы стать единым целым, сколь бы ни сопротив...
(written 5 Sept 2008) I am currently giving much thought to the importance of screen adaptations. I have to think simultaneously of the stage adaptations, too, because very often we are speaking about...