8 books about historicism The idea that the past is a special reality, structured differently from modernity, seems self-evident to us, but it arose not so long ago, in fact, a little over two centuries ago, and in a short time turned people’s ideas about historical knowledge upside down, because before it had never occurred to anyone that there were certain eras and each of them was different from the other.

Excerpt from the book by Juliet KAZ “Cabinet of Rares - anatomical, medical and creepy” The Publishing House "Hummingbirds" published a book by the French researcher Juliet Kaz-a richly illustrated publication dedicated to the offices of the rarities, the predecessors of modern natural-scientific museums, filled with all kinds of horror: human mummies, cut-off limbs, post-meter masks, etc. We publish a fragment that tells about the franz of Joseph Galle, father of phrenology.

About the book by Joseph and Francis Gisov "Life in a medieval village" The book of American historians Joseph and Francis Gisov is devoted to the description of the socio-economic way of the West European village of the XI-XIV centuries using the example of the English town of Etelington, and it seems that the authors manage to talk about their subject quite objectively, without roll into the “black” or “golden” legend of the Middle Ages.

Details about English classics published in Russian On September 28, the publishing house Individuum will hold an eight-hour book festival “Crunch, Board” at the Peredelkino House of Creativity. The program includes meetings with publishing house authors, performances, an open chess tournament, a large book sale and other events. This is stated in a press release received by the editorial office of Gorky.

Friends and colleagues congratulate the legendary publishing house on the 30th anniversary In September 2024, the AD Marginem was 30 years old. For the Netherlands or German publisher, this is a very short period, but for the Russian one, it is quite solid, although the matter, of course, is not in numbers, but in noticeability and influence.

About the book by Tahir Hamut Izgil “They will come for me at night” Total surveillance, absurd demands, torture as a matter of routine: Tahir Hamut Izgil talks about his recent experiences of everyday life in the Xinjiang region. At the request of “Gorky,” Theoktist Uspensky read the book of the Uyghur poet and compared it with his personal observations. All of us, since February 24, 2022, have found ourselves in the face of advancing barbarism, violence and lies.