The presence of “empty” content not only in literature, but also in music and in the plastic arts suggests a fundamental unity of inexpressibility, which, before the discerning gaze of aesthetics, is revealed exclusively in images ad extra Interdisciplinary topos of “empty” text (M. Bogatyrev, 2020) The “Etudes on Emptiness” we bring to your attention include essays of a terminological, literary-critical, and historical-philosophical nature, written in a free manner.

A lot of packages washed up on the shore, we thought it was garbage and got angry, but when we looked inside, it turned out there were children’s heads, each one a lost hope, a broken dream.

How are ancient Greek myths related to Navalny’s investigation into Putin’s palace? Why is the labyrinth archetype so important to us? How does this situation help us understand ourselves better? The answers are in our essay. “Know thyself”, an ancient saying Alexei Navalny's recent investigation into Vladimir Putin's alleged residence at Cape Idokopas has caused much excitement, criticism and controversy.

In order for there to be a result, you need to make a significant mistake. * History is curly, and historical curls are a consequence of the twists of the minds of historians. * For a monkey to become a human is not an honor, but a dishonor. * Wisdom is easier to grasp with monkey paws. * Stupidity is a necessary counterweight to wisdom, providing balance. * If you do anything worthwhile, you make a mistake.

The history of LGBT people in Russia and the USSR has so far been little studied. During Soviet times, the topic was taboo, so it was impossible to study it within the country, and foreign researchers did not have access to local materials. Most of the research was written only in the 21st century, and specialists can be listed on one hand. Almost all of them are alive and continue their work, so it is interesting to follow the development of the field.

In January 2021, an interview with the founders of TZVETNIK Vitaly Bezpalov and Natalia Serkova, taken by artist and curator Martina Polyačkova, was published in Czech and English in the publications Artalk and Artportal. We are publishing the Russian version of the conversation. Vitaly Bezpalov and Natalya Serkova (photo: Zhanna Tatarova) MP: I would like to start with a trivial question - what is TZVETNIK? Why did you start doing this project and what is its background?