The interaction of political and activist communities with grant-giving foundations is one of the most conflict-prone topics not only among left-wing radicals and anarchists, but even among liberals. Practices that are considered standard elements of fundraising in the professional sector of civil society often take on the opposite meaning within activist communities and become a source of suspicion, accusations of loss of autonomy and the destruction of stable horizontal ties.

In the modern world, the icon exists in a dual dimension. On the one hand, it is a cult object that has retained the energy of private prayer. On the other hand, there is a complex cultural artifact and collectible object, whose value is determined by the strict criteria of art history. The transition of an icon from the “red corner” to the space of a private collection or museum fund is the process of transforming a sacred image into a historical document, and for some, into a commercial asset.

And again I am sitting at yet another train station, in another provincial town, waiting for my train. February bites outside the windows, and there is also slush and cold in the soul. I'm running again. I run from city to city, from place to place, from hotel to hotel, and I have no peace, like some restless Agasfer, waiting for the ever-enduring Christ, who, it seems, did not promise to return... I run away from myself and constantly overtake myself, forcing me to run away again and again...

Music and books are always written completely alone. And every thought does not tolerate noise and fuss. I have always had a secret tenderness for quiet and inconspicuous streets that lie away from noisy roads.

"if there is one in the world" there is misfortune in me, death And darkness God, what a fool I am. and this is so, and then not so, and everything is not so, and then like this. and what should I do? I don't understand I'll go quietly and die and what should I do? I don’t know, I ask and quietly answer: God, after all if there is in the world You, kill me and myself Please, die. creator - christopher strawberry. tg: @poeticklubnichka url: https://t.me/poeticklubnichka 02/02/2026.

Translated a poem by the remarkable Afro-German poet, writer and activist May Ayim. She grew up in an adopted German family, studied pedagogy and speech therapy, and worked closely with representatives of black feminism (for example, Audre Lorde), becoming one of the brightest voices of the Afro-German community. At the age of 36 she committed suicide. The ironic poem “Afro-German” is striking in its relevance.

Hello, my name is Vanya Demidkin! I am one of the curators of the contemporary theater festival “ Place - Action ”, which has been taking place in the fall in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) for two years in a row.

The boy was ten years old and things were not easy at home. He was alone with his mother, and his mother was alone with him. There was no father. Instead of the father, there were various men coming, and also at night or early in the morning, men leaving. It used to be that one of them would come, pat him by the cowlick, shove a chocolate bar or a pack of gum into his hand, and never appear again. True, there were those that appeared regularly.

A detailed report on the demonstration on January 19, 2026 in Berlin and beyond. Content Report on the rally and demonstration in Berlin Promotions on January 19th around the world What is the January 19th Committee?

I would like to reflect on the issue of women’s priesthood in the Orthodox Church and on the questions that arise in connection with it. When we look at the problem of women’s ordination in Orthodoxy, we find that there are actually not very many arguments against it. Most of the arguments that do exist were articulated by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware and can be found in the collection of essays The Ordination of Women in the Orthodox Church (authors Kallistos Ware and Elisabeth Behr-Sigel).