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Russian Royal Children’s toys

Russian Royal Children's toys. The Grand Duchesses Maria and Olga with their dolls

Russian Royal Children’s toys. Grand Duchesses Maria and Olga with their dolls

Russian Royal Children’s toys

Beautiful retro collection of The Russian Royal Children’s toys exhibited in the Museum of Toys in Sergiev Posad, Moscow, Russia. From 1918 to 1931, permanent exhibitions took place the at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo – “Children’s half”, “The Room of the younger princesses” or “Heir’s room.” After the 1931 the exposition was closed. The toys and things of the royal children were distributed to orphanages, asylums. And since then, the traces of the royal toys were officially lost. Those that didn’t disappear in orphanages, appeared on the deposit of the Toy Museum in 1932.
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Bluebeard prototype Gilles de Rais

Bluebeard prototype Gilles de Rais

Bluebeard prototype Gilles de Rais. Gilles de Rais – Marshal of France, the hero of the Hundred Years’ War, a contemporary and a colleague of Joan of Arc

Bluebeard prototype Gilles de Rais

For five centuries Bluebeard prototype was considered Gilles de Rais. Who has not heard of the villain, immortalized by Charles Perrault under the name of Bluebeard? Bluebeard Knight one by one killed his beautiful wives as soon as they dared to violate the strict ban of their husband not to use a key from some mysterious room. Another lady of the manor, of course, could not cope with curiosity. She opened the door and a terrible picture appeared in front of her – lifeless bodies of her husband’s former companions on the bloody floor.
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European Chained libraries

European Chained libraries

16th-century chained library of Zutphen, the Netherlands. European Chained libraries

European Chained libraries
Yes, they still exist. Books in chains – a way of storing books in public libraries in medieval Europe, where the books were riveted to the shelves. In England, these libraries are called Chained library (e.g. Francis Trigge Chained Library). The chains holding the books were long enough to remove the book from the shelf and read it, but to take the book from the library was forbidden. This practice was common at libraries from the Middle Ages to XVIII century, which was due to a large value of each copy of the book, chains were designed to ensure the safe storage of expensive books.
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Diamond Queen 2013 Dani St James

Diamond Queen 2013 Dani St James

Diamond Queen 2013 Dani St James

Diamond Queen 2013 Dani St James
Beautiful participant of Miss Diamond Queen 2013 Dani St James, 21, from South Wales didn’t take the title of Miss Diamond Queen 2013, she was nominated the Miss Photogenic 2013 diamond. Dani said – If someone had told me three or four years ago I’d be competing in a beauty pageant I’d never have believed them. Dani St James was born a boy Daniel, in Barry, South Wales. At the age of 18 she made the decision to leave her life as a man behind and embrace life as a woman. At the age of 18, Dani visited the doctor who prescribed the use of female hormones. Dani admits that the transition from man to woman began at an early age.
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Vienna Ball in Moscow

Vienna Ball in Moscow

Beautiful couple dancing Waltz. Traditional Vienna Ball in Moscow

Vienna Ball in Moscow
The ball, which has become the significant cultural event of international level, dates back to 2003. The Vienna Ball is not only the largest and most famous ball in Russia, but also one of the biggest balls in the world. The charity event traditionally collects funds, aimed to support children’s organizations. Noteworthy, it has become a tradition to choose three most beautiful participants of the ball. And the winner of the beauty contest, except beauty, should have some abilities and qualities. In particular, compassion, friendliness, ability to dance, grace, education and dedication.
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Famous Petersburg Ghosts

Famous Petersburg Ghosts

Illustration to the Legend of the Mikhailovsky Castle. Famous Petersburg Ghosts

Famous Petersburg Ghosts
Belief in ghosts is widespread among mankind, the tradition of worshiping spirits of dead ancestors exist in the culture of the majority of nations. Also, in many religions, there are specific rituals and traditions of burial, undertaken with the intentions to calm the souls of dead. Although most cases are called ghosts of the dead, there are many superstitions and legends about ghosts of animals, ships, planes, entire armies and cities. Almost every European capital city with a rich history has its secrets and mysteries. Petersburg – is not an exception. They say it is still possible to meet here some “residents” of the past eras – White Lady, Peter I, Paul I, Rasputin, Princess Tarakanova, The Bronze Horseman, giant Hayduk…
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Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg

Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg

Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg

Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg
“Scarlet Sails” is one of the biggest, most exciting, most beautiful and at the same time, the most technically demanding event in our country. Scarlet Sails has become a traditional holiday for the top graduates, it enters the biggest and most interesting events of the world. The preparation to the next show lasts for many months, and installation of all structures, light and pyrotechnics – more than 2 weeks. Photos by Marina Lystseva.
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Russians expect doomsday predicted by Grigori Rasputin

Russians expect doomsday predicted by Grigori Rasputin

Russians expect doomsday predicted by Grigori Rasputin

Russians expect doomsday predicted by Grigori Rasputin.

Russians expect doomsday predicted by Grigori Rasputin, and the exact date – August 23, 2013, as it was defined by him one hundred years ago. Provincial Russia is anxiously waiting what “The old man warned of”, “terrible storm “, “fire will swallow all life on land, and then life will die and there will be silence of the grave”. According to the predictions of Rasputin, at the time should Jesus Christ will come back to earth, to warn and to comfort the people, and then again will ascend into heaven.
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Children raised by animals

Children raised by animals

Russian bird boy. Children raised by animals

Children raised by animals
In the entire recorded human history there are more than a hundred cases in which children grew up away from people, in the company of animals. Such “Mowgli” stories happened to all races and continents. All these cases have become the proof that a person does not have internal program, a special soul, and his normal human upbringing is possible only in a society. Any human deprived of the chance to speak as a young child, could ever be taught in later life. Feral children usually exhibit the behavior of the animals with whom they have had closest contact, a condition known as the Mowgli Syndrome after the fictional child from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” who was raised by wolves in the jungle. Such children have usually built strong ties with the animals with whom they lived and find the transition to normal human contact extremely traumatic.
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