Genuine art. Art is directed towards life. It is from a life impression - a reaction to life and reality - that a creative act and, as a result, a work of true art grows. The more authentic this art is, the closer it is to pure impression, to genuine life. And, therefore, the more absolute, the closer it is - indirectly through the same impression - to the life absolute.

You need to go to Italy as a couple or a small group of like-minded people. It is best if you make friends in Italy who are sufficiently knowledgeable about the cultural heritage of their country. Tourist marches, designed for the most superficial acquaintance with the sights, will never reveal to you the true spirit of these sun-soaked lands. What I managed to understand about Italy in two weeks is more like a miracle, and therefore I will not advise anyone to get to know it in the same way.

The Blueprint sat down with one of Russia's most influential humanitarians and philanthropists to discuss youth discontent, the turn toward authoritarianism, the radicalization of society, and the institution of reputation in Russia. Interview: Marina Antsiperova. Photo: Tau Demidov. This material was published on The Blueprint website. From your interviews, it seems that both Western journalists and Russians often approach you as a person who has answers to all questions.

A book by the Norwegian-Malaysian writer and anthropologist Long Litt Wun, “The Path Through the Forest,” is being prepared for release. About mushrooms and grief” , exploring the possibilities of reconfiguring life to the rhythms of mushrooms. What attracts people to mushrooms? What personal discoveries await those exploring the forest? What is the connection between modern man and the fungal kingdom?

I hear from everywhere that culture is dying. And in general, the time has come for lack of culture. Is this really so? So it is necessary from the very beginning to agree that the culture is divided into Dionysian and Apollonian. Regarding the fact that we focus our attention on one aspect of life, this does not mean that we cannot come to some conclusions about the situation of society as a whole. Sometimes we see naked photos on social networks, and how should we react to this?

Here is a new text of the material: “RUSSIAN CUISINE OF VIPASSANA.” As an introductory element, now and in the future, there will be an excerpt taken in compliance with the sequence of its location in the main text. Everything presented is open through the semantic key DEDERNIZM. And it refers to the new creative (social and moral) semantic system of “Pure Creativity”, which replaced the meaning of “art” as an institution. Formed by a seemingly sublime, but false “idealist-artistic” basis.

Freud's psychoanalysis is quite structured. Without clear answers, it develops smoothly and logically. This applies to both significant events and people who contributed to the development of this theoretical direction and method of treating mental disorders. We will pay attention to three dates that, like beacons, set the direction in an attempt to track significant moments in the life of the founder of the method we are interested in.

In memory of Vladimir Menshov. Let's watch his first film from the archives of VGIK The great Soviet director Vladimir Menshov has died. He was 82 years old. Instead of the big words that obituaries are full of, instead of delving into the same well-known films of the master, I suggest watching his educational work, filmed back in 1968, when Menshov studied in the workshop of Mikhail Romm at VGIK.