Opened in June 2010 Dostoevskaya Metro station in Moscow

Dostoevskaya Metro station in Moscow
The recently built Dostoevskaya station is very impressive, decorated with Florentine mosaic panels. Noteworthy, they depict works of the great Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. On the walls of the station one can see scenes illustrating the four novels of Dostoevsky. In particular, “Crime and Punishment”, “Idiot,” “Possessed,” and “the Brothers Karamazov”). Also, including scenes of violence. For example, murder of old woman and suicide of Svidrigajlov from “Crime and Punishment”. Or murder of Nastasya Filipovna from “Idiot”, murder and suicide of Stavrogin and Shatov from “Devils”. The author of mosaics – Russian artist Ivan Nikolaev.
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Creative photo series by Polish photo artist. Las Vegas Carpets by Chris Maluszynski

Las Vegas Carpets by Chris Maluszynski
Born in 1975 in Warsaw, Poland, Chris Maluszynski moved to Sweden at age 7. There, he studied at the University of Linkoping, Sweden, and Sorbonne, Paris. Having begun his professional career in 1995, he worked for most major Swedish newspapers. Next, Chris Maluszynski moved to New York City (2005). Now, he is one of the founding members, and the director of Moment Agency. According to Maluszynski, it took him four years to create the photo series “Carpets in Las Vegas”.
However, such kaleidoscopic carpets in Sin City’s casino corridors – not a simple American kitsch. In fact, based on the human psychology – bright colors stimulate activity, and encourage people to gamble. According to the photographer, ugly Vegas Carpets Want You to Keep Playing. “Traditionally, the carpets play a big part in keeping the town as surreal as it is,” said Maluszynski.
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Valeria Levitina where dreams of beauty come to. Photo “After and before”

Valeria Levitina where dreams of beauty come to
Russian girl Valeria Levitina (in the above photo) since childhood, like all the teenage girls dreamed of becoming a model. So she tried to lose weight, to come closer to her beautiful dream. To date, 39 year-old Valeria has a severe disease – anorexia, weighs 25 kg and her body is so fragile that she has to constantly take special food supplements not to lose consciousness. With her 172 centimeters tall Valeria should weigh from 57 to 76 kg according to medical standards. Her body resembles a living mummy, it is just the leather skeleton. Valeria said: I would like to share my story with others. Anorexia has made me lonely, unattractive for people around me”.
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A postage stamp in honor of Indian maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan

Maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan
The deathbed puzzle which came to him in a dream from the Hindu goddess Namagiri – solved. Born on December 22, 1887, right 125 years ago, in Kumbakonam, Tamilnad, Srinivasa Ramanujan was a famous Indian mathematician. Self-taught mathematician, Ramanujan worked in isolation from the mathematical community of his time. Noteworthy, he independently rediscovered many existing results, as well as made his own unique contributions. Sadly, Ramanujan passed away at the young age of 32 of tuberculosis. However, he left behind formulations in mathematics that have paved the path for many scholars who came after him.
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Syrian Arab Republic representative Nadine Fahd, elected Miss Arab World 2012, Giza, Egypt

The beauty pageant Miss Arab World 2012 took place in Giza, Egypt. The Beauty Queen of the Syrian Arab Republic, Nadine Fahd became Miss Arab world 2012. She beat 16 contestants from 11 Arab countries and won the crown.
“I’d like to present this victory to my home country Syria. Also, I hope I can help the children and civilians who are suffering from the unrest,” said crowned Miss Syria. She added that she is looking forward to the return of the stability of her unrest-ridden country. The Arab beauties contest in Egypt sought to highlight the “ideal Arab girl”. That means the best represents her country based on traditional Arab values of modesty and culture. Noteworthy, it was already the sixth contest in the history.
“It’s really very important for the whole Arabs to crown the Miss Arab World after the Arab Spring events,” head of the competition committee, Hanan Nasr, told Xinhua.
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The scary sculptures of people with human teeth created by local self-taught artist Veijo Ronkkonen (born 1944), Parikkala, Finland. Creepy sculptures with human teeth meet passers-by along the road in Finland

Creepy sculptures with human teeth
These creepy sculptures stand along the road going from Imatra in Savonlinna, in Finland. The most interesting is the fact that they have human teeth. The maniac sculptor is unknown but the fact of creation is evident. Since the artist is unknown, there’s a suspicion that somewhere, near the road lives a dentist with artistic talent of a sculptor.
And, as it has become later known from some sources, the sculptor is not a maniac at all. In fact, he is a Finnish self taught artist Veijo Ronkkonen (born 1944), who lives in Parikkala, less than a kilometer from the Russian border. He began using dentures in his figures in 1976; ‘Javelin Thrower’ flaunts the false teeth of the artist’s father, who died in 1975. Visitors have since donated dentures to be used in Ronkkonen’s work.

Entrance is free.
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Sergei Yesenin. Phobias of famous people

Phobias of famous people
According to science, Phobia is a persistent, uncontrolled fear growing in certain situations. Undoubtedly, Phobias affect millions of people. And outstanding historical figures are not exceptions. For example, well-known Russian poet Sergei Yesenin. He had syphilophobia – fear of getting infected with syphilis. But not a less fear Yesenin felt to policemen. One day while walking with poet Volf I. Ehrlich in the summer garden, Sergei noticed standing at the gate guardian of order. “He suddenly grabbed me by the shoulders, his face yellowed, eyes were full of incomprehensible terror. He breathes heavily and croaks: listen! To you but anyone! I’ll tell you the truth! I’m afraid of the police. Do you understand? I’m afraid!”, recalls Ehrlich.
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Bunker No. 42 on Taganka, located 56 meters underground, near the Kremlin, built in 1956. Bunker turned into luxury nightclub

Bunker turned into luxury nightclub
Located 56 meters underground in central Moscow, near the Kremlin, built in 1956 Bunker No. 42, is now a tourist attraction full of red alarm lights. The bunker has lots of underground tunnels. Upon entering the bunker, which can accommodate up to 3000 people, visitors will be whisked 18 floors down in an elevator. Huge underground space and the unique architecture of the “bunker-42” allow events (team building, conferences, corporate events, weddings, holidays, filming) virtually any level. Here are organized presentations, seminars, corporate or private holiday parties. Bunker No. 42 has a cinema room with DVD and projection equipment, restaurant “bunker-42”, banquet facilities, meeting rooms with a capacity of more than 1000 people.
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The entrance to the house with a wooden round door. A wonderful House of hobbits in Pennsylvania. Built by a creative American architect Peter Archer

House of hobbits in Pennsylvania
American architect Peter Archer designed the “House of hobbits” for a man, who has been a longtime fan of J. R. R. Tolkien. And the dream has finally come true in Pennsylvania. In addition, the man filled the rooms with manuscripts and memorabilia of Tolkien from his collection, which he has been collecting for 30 years. A small house with an area of 55 square meters is accessible through a small path, paved with stone, running through the English garden. It looks like a museum: rare books and manuscripts, rare chess of Tolkien, weapons and many other wonderful things. The builders used stones from the walls of the 18th century, and for the roof – tiles handmade in France.
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