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gandhi and ascetism: spiritual weapons
…Fasting was a weapon- non-violent, of course- to control primarily oneself and one’s followers, and only secondarily one’s opponents. Gandhi, unlike Lenin, aimed first at truth and God. Only when these were attained, inside himself, could he have spiritual power … Continue reading
spying on sabbath: 1812 overtures
By nature, the mind rules the heart…The pounding heart of a man exposed? The illiterate Russian peasant under the shackles of serfdom was one thing. But this hot wind blowing in from the West: the lively discussion of liberalism and … Continue reading
turgenev and the serfs: “baptised property”
…Vavara Petrovna, Turgenev’s mother, had her office furnished like a court of law, with her portrait behind the dais in a pose reminiscent of Catherine The Great. Here the serfs were dealt rough, often irrational judgement for the smallest transgression. … Continue reading
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Judgements of Joan
Her trial and execution were only the beginning. In the centuries since, the Maid has continued to provoke anger and adoration, skpticism and awe… “You have heard the last of her,” says her Executioner to the Earl of Warwick in … Continue reading
Orwell: cracked mirrors and memory holes
The mental disease of imagination…Twenty-seven years after the fateful year of 1984, we are still fascinated by George Orwell’s dystopic vision of rationalism gone mad, stark raving mad. There is always the temptation to measure how cold we are willing … Continue reading
steal, conceal, & no deal : Blood Canvas
The theft of Art from occupied and conquered countries by the Nazis has been well-documented, and the complex legal issues in the recovery of stolen art, and legal title continues to be an emotional and divisive issue that touches more … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Albrecht Durer, Anthony F. Anderson, Auguste Renoir, Bess Hormats, Claude Manet, Colin Woodward, Edouard Manet, Edward Elicofon, Egon Schiele, Francisco Goya, Greg Bradshaw, Harry Gursky, Leo Tolstoy, Lynn Nicholas, Marc Chagall, Matilda Battersby, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Paul Hirschkorn, Priam's Treasure of Ancient Troy, Rembrandt, Richard B. Jackson, Rob Cameron, Robert E. Lester, Robert M. Edsel, Toledo Museum of Art, Wassily Kandinsky
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JANE AUSTEN: SMALL WORLDS & STRONG PASSIONS
The desires of Jane Austen were large and complicated. At the social level, she wanted liberty to state views, no matter whom she offended as well as exposing the orthodoxies of her time.She chose her enemies with care and analyzed … Continue reading
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BEGINNING OF THE NAMELESS SOMETHING: PROMETHEUS for all
Monarch of Gods and Dæmons, and all Spirits But One, who throng those bright and rolling worlds Which Thou and I alone of living things Behold with sleepless eyes! regard this Earth Made multitudinous with thy slaves, whom thou Requitest … Continue reading
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FAITH HEALERS AND TOUCHY-FEELERS
Russians have always had a centuries-long passion for the occult, and in times of social and political change the paranormal mushroomed, with all manner of psychics, wizards and sorcerers popping up to offer so-called “magical services”, on a much grander, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Chumak, Alexander Kashpirovski, Alexandra Fedorovna, Babushka Katya, Colin Wilson, Count Alessandre Caliostro, Czar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Grigori Rasputin, Grigory Grabovoi, Helena Blavatsky, Helene Petrovna Blavatsky, Jonathan Levit, Khlysts, Lena and Katya Popova, Leo Tolstoy, Maria Rasputin, Nancy R. Fenn, Robert D. Warth, Russian Faith Healers, Russian Miracle Healers, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Yuri Longo, Yuri Tarasov
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