Photos from the personal archives of the famous writer Jack London, which were recently published

The mystery of the ancient ring "Memento Mori", which archaeologists recently discovered in a treasure chest

A treasure chest was recently discovered in Wales. This is one of the largest ancient treasures found with a metal detector. Among the gold and silver coins, archaeologists were expecting a rather creepy find. It was the so-called Memento Mori ring with a skull engraved on it. "Memento Mori" - literally translated from Latin means "remember death." What this strange medieval decoration told scientists, further in the review

Oscar Wilde's vicious passion and "The Picture of Dorian Gray", which became the most famous and unsuccessful novel of the writer

The name Wilde translated from English means "irrepressible, ardent, passionate." Such was this mysterious writer. Always with a live flower in his buttonhole, in breathtaking outfits, handsome and talented. He was called "the prince of the aesthetes". And he did not hesitate to talk about his genius

Delight, depression, binge: how the writer Andersen visited the writer Dickens

Reading books by famous writers or poets of the past, sometimes you fantasize - if they all met each other, what would they talk about? How wise and interesting their conversation would be, I guess! But some of the creators of the past did meet in life, such as the advocate of poor children Charles Dickens and the famous storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. And came out of this, I must say, the most unpleasant story

What caused the anger of the public celebrities, which until recently fans carried in their arms

It is generally accepted that the stars should be role models. But sometimes they forget that they owe their fame and status to ordinary people who, for the time being, are ready to close their eyes to many things. However, it is not for nothing that they say that the anger of the people should be feared, and sometimes the patience of even the most devoted fans comes to an end. These celebrities are fully aware of what happens when you cause public displeasure

20 sensual photos from the first "nude" album officially published in the USSR, which became a world sensation

In 1987 - at the height of the era of totalitarianism - the presentation of the album "Flowers among flowers" took place at the international book fair in Moscow. This was the first nude edition officially published in the USSR. The album was a huge success and spread all over the world. Album author - Lithuanian photo artist Rimantas Dikhavicius