17 amazing similarities between brutal macho and cute cats

How in the USSR they looked for similarities between Christianity and communism and invented their own religion

Despite the fact that the communists deny the existence of God and higher powers, the question arises, what's the difference in what to believe: in God and heaven or communism and a bright future? If both, in one way or another, fall under ideology, imply behavioral norms and even the cult of individual individuals? However, there are still a lot of similarities between religion and communism, which only explains the reason why the communists fought on such a large scale against religion in all its manifestations, rather trying to replace one

"Meninas" Velazquez and Picasso: What are the similarities and differences between the masterpieces of the same name

The famous painting "Meninas" belongs to the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez. He painted his masterpiece in 1656 while working at the court of King Philip IV. The painting of the same name is also in the work of Picasso. Inspired by the painting by Velazquez (which Picasso saw for the first time at the age of 14), the artist decided to paint his own version of the famous Menin. Literally "Las Meninas" in translation from Spanish means "maids waiting". Two works are separated by 300 years and, very surprisingly, reflect completely different meanings

What are the similarities and differences between lace makers in the paintings of the same name by Tropinin and Vermeer

The lacemaker (needlewoman) is a popular motive among painters of everyday scenes. This is due to the fact that in the 17th and 19th centuries lace weaving was a fashionable and profitable business, and lace itself was worth its weight in gold and was quite equated with an art that required imagination, perseverance and skill from the performer. Today, you can count more than 40 canvases depicting a woman spinning lace. What is the special charm, as well as the similarities and differences between "The Lacemaker" by Vermeer and Tropinin?

Similarities between humans and pigs in Miru Kim's photo project

Pigs are one of the closest animals to humans in terms of anatomical features. And that is why transplantologists in our time transplant the hearts of some specially bred pig breeds to people, transfuse them with their blood. This fact, namely, the closeness of a man and a pig, was chosen by the American-Korean artist Miru Kim in a series of her photographs

Mothers and children: examples of amazing animal similarities

All children are somewhat similar to their parents. Animals are no exception. Sometimes you just wonder how much the cubs look like their mothers, just a miniature copy. Moreover, it does not matter what kind of animal is in front of you: a small helpless hedgehog or a ferocious lion cub, which from an early age trains to be a predator. For all mothers, their children are the best. And for those around them, such animals are one person. The most interesting examples of the similarity of mothers and their cubs in our review