Although Robin has suggested that I should write an Ordsall Hall article for Wikipedia, I didn’t do this yet. Instead I have recently found a lecture read in the fall of 2006 at the University o...
First of all, my story of (mis)using trains continues this year. Yesterday I was going to Warrington from Manchester Piccadilly. I was going to take 12.07 train to Liverpool. I was on the platform 14 ...
In the ancient times nations used to stop wars during the Olympic Games. These days some people realise that sport is not enough, so they propose to use the positive energy of an orgasm to the same en...
The Crusades seem to never have effaced from the Western conscience. Centuries later the conflict between the West and the East resumes....
On December 28, 1895, at the Grand Cafe on Boulevard des Capucines in Paris, the Lumière brothers screened their first film. Since then, cinema has entered our everyday life. Today different directors...
This picture contains all objects I associate not only with winter festive season, but with cosy living in general. Many years ago in one Russian book I saw a picture of a Scot, wearing a kilt and sto...
Another interesting observation has come from France today – a list of brand new internet addictions. Check it out and amend the list of your New Year reservations accordingly. 🙂 EGO-SURFING: Wh...
This is the translation of an extract from the interview with the French historian, Jacques Le Goff, published in Le Figaro on December 7, 2006. The interview was done to mark the reprint of the book ...