15 New Year's photos that will remind you of the happy and magical moments of our childhood

As the New Year was celebrated on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, and What was the main thing on New Year's Eve

In scale, cruelty and bloodshed, the Great Patriotic War surpassed all previous military conflicts. Shooting even on the biggest holidays did not surprise anyone. It was not uncommon for German bombers to fly out on the night of January 1, hoping to use the festive illumination as a tip. But even this did not deprive the Soviet soldiers of the desire to celebrate the New Year. According to multiple testimonies of veterans, at the front, this holiday remained a long-awaited event, reminiscent of ra

Portrait of Elizabeth II in Self-Isolation, the Mother Goddess and the Magical Worlds: Magical Realism Miriam Escofet

While the whole world was in uncertainty and tension due to the coronavirus epidemic, political upheaval and economic instability, artists continued to create masterpieces. In July 2020, a new official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by surrealist artist Miriam Escofet was unveiled digitally. The reactions to him were mixed

Moments of silence and moments of solitude in the lives of different people by Julie de Waroquie

We all have moments in life when loneliness is needed. Without moments of silence and solitude, life would be deprived of an impressive part of its beauty. What kind of beauty? This question will be answered by the French photographer Julie de Waroquie, in whose works a person achieves unity either with himself or with the nature around him

"Our Happy Childhood": Photos taken in different parts of the USSR in 1947

“Welfare of the Children of the Soviet Union” was the title of the photo album, which was released in the USSR in 1847 by order of the government. Dozens of photographs included in this album were taken in different parts of the vast country and were accompanied by informational texts. The purpose of this publication is to show how the USSR takes care of its young citizens and what a happy childhood after the war they have

10 books for children and adults that will help you believe in a fairy tale and give you a New Year mood

When there is very little time left before the New Year, there is a lot of trouble ahead, and the festive mood has gotten lost somewhere in the winter whirlwind, it's time to stop. You just need to calm down, postpone all business for a while and devote the evening to calm reading of those books that are quite capable of creating a New Year's mood, to make you believe in miracles again, as in childhood