Just a month ago, a collection of essays by abstract artist Tiberius Silvashi was published. And before sharing a few impressions of this book, let me make a short preamble. Last December, the Closer space in Kiev hosted a lecture about Mark Rothko, an American abstract expressionist. Despite the warmest feelings for his work, I was extremely skeptical about this performance until recently.

Vigilance, vigilance? Always, everywhere Vigilance, vigilance Always in everything. Keep vigil everywhere at all times! Don't tell anyone! Dmitry Shostakovich Considering different types of personification of demonic forces in Russian culture, we can build several stable connections. I will take two examples from the 1890s and 1930s as a basis. Recently I already wrote about some features of Soviet literature that describe the enemy as the living dead, i.e. like an evil spirit.

The concept of “matrix” in consciousness is quite often used in various types of literature, and the number of definitions may coincide with the number of authors. Definition options range from philosophical to film studies. Matrices in consciousness are compared with illusory reality, with space; some believe that the concept is synonymous with extrasensory perception, while others refer to the world of advertising with this term.

Increasingly, rallies of blacks, LGBT communities and other oppressed sections of society show dissatisfaction on the faces of people who have their own opinion about it or ordinary people. In the event of any conflict or misunderstanding, a minority representative declares an act of xenophobia and insult to his feelings, demanding superhuman respect, constant media attention to his problem and the introduction of more and more new rights into legislation.