22 masterpiece signatures that can tell a lot about a person

Little-known masterpiece of the Ivanovo region: Ilyinsky temple, where you can hear the rare "ringing under the tent"

In small Russian towns and even villages, you can sometimes find such unique architectural gems, for which it is worth to overcome many kilometers. The Church of Elijah the Prophet in the town of Teikovo, Ivanovo region, is one such example. It is believed that this architectural masterpiece, made in the style of Russian ornamentation, with a ringing, crowned with a tent, has no analogues. It is surprising that in the Petrine era, along with the temples of the Naryshkin style that were fashionable at that time, such

Secret symbols in still lifes: What fruits, flowers, candles and other objects can tell

Still life refers to a work of art that depicts a group of inanimate, usually trivial objects. Traditionally, still lifes are also full of hidden symbolism - a pictorial language that uses an ordinary object to convey a deeper meaning. The most famous examples of still lifes are the immaculately detailed and richly symbolic paintings of the Dutch Golden Age. Nevertheless, regardless of the period, still lifes are still one of the most popular

What Soviet toys can tell about the history of a great country

Soviet toys were not the same as modern ones. They will probably seem primitive to the current generation. All these babies and bears, little trains and cars are simplicity and limitation in comparison with modern "fancy" toys. But that doesn't make them worse. Soviet toys changed along with the country, reflecting the changes taking place in society. Read what were the children's favorite things in different years of Soviet power, and what events influenced them

10 Viking inventions that tell a lot about their life and history

Today, the Vikings are more often remembered as the brutal barbarian raiders who sowed death and enslaved the survivors of their raids. And few people remember that the Vikings were talented engineers, whose inventions gave them significant advantages in military affairs, in trade, in shipping and other occupations. We have collected ten amazing inventions that open the veil of secrecy over the way of life and history of the Vikings

Tractor Girls, Sparrow Fighting & Birth Control: What Chinese Posters Can Tell You

Chinese propaganda painting is a unique page in history. Someone may consider the pictures created in the style of socialist realism, sugary and deceitful, someone is nostalgic, recalling a bygone era, but both of them will undoubtedly agree that this section of art can tell us a lot about the history of the huge ideological brother of the USSR … Posters were real weapons for the leaders of the country, therefore, for example, in the 60s and 70s they were stamped like shells during the war - a few cm