Sergey Ivanov Not a single household item in human history has been endowed with political symbolism to such a degree and so contrary to its intended purpose as an umbrella. It has been known as sun protection for three thousand years and at least since the 11th century BC. used as a sign of power. This function was first noted in ancient China, but independently appeared in Nineveh, Egypt, among various African tribes, etc.

Yuri Sabantsev There are no simple things in this world. It’s just a pity that you constantly forget this simple truth. But there will always be someone who will remind you of her. Here is a seemingly completely ordinary case: there is an Argentine company that produces “Ideal” corn and sunflower oil. Competitors in the oil market complained to Rospatent that the company was conducting an unfair advertising campaign: in fact, Ideal oil is far from ideal, it also has disadvantages.

Kira Remneva The trade market for exotic “little brothers” either decreases or grows, but never comes out of the shadows In anticipation of a new boom in the exotic animal market, many traders have moved to the metro, where they sell cheaper and more widespread goods (Photo: Max Novikov ) “Did you remember everything?” my guide asks me sternly before entering the Moscow Zoo. “Look, don’t confuse anything, your legend should look smooth.

D. Mr. Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin. Moscow (Photo: Pavel Gorshkov ) On Monday, quietly and modestly, without the same pomp, awards were presented to the next Triumph laureates. The modesty was apparently related to the current ambiguous position of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Boris Berezovsky Prize. True, the amount he gives has not become more modest: the prize fund was 300 thousand dollars and each of the laureates still received 50 thousand dollars.

Yaroslav Sedov In the unique Vienna Museum "House of Music" sound can not only be heard, but also seen The layout of the curved halls flowing into each other gives the impression that you are inside a giant musical instrument (Photo: Haus Der Musik Wien / Sabina Sarnits ) At first glance, the idea of ​​opening a “House of Music” in the musical capital of the world is as logical as it is absurd: Vienna is already a museum of famous composers and performers.

Yaroslav Sedov Music by Giuseppe Verdi Director Mikhail Kislyarov Bolshoi Theater of Russia Moscow (Photo: Igor Zakharkin ) Having written an opera about how the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar (in Italian - Nabucco), who imagined himself to be a god, paid with his sanity and almost destroyed an entire people, Verdi opened a new direction in musical theater and was recognized as the first composer of Italy.