Gold thread from the Kremlin to the Vatican

In the Saint Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, you can see curtains and royal thrones embroidered with gold. In the Apostolic Palace of Pope Francis, there is an embroidered panel depicting the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Centuries and countries are united by the unique gold embroidery art of craftswomen from the Russian town of Torzhok.

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Manuscript with a History. Arkhangelsk Gospel: Historical Mysteries

We continue to talk about the documents included in the register of the UNESCO «Memory of the World» programme aimed at preserving the documentary heritage of the world. Today we are going to talk about the Arkhangelsk Gospel of 1092, the fourth oldest Slavic manuscript with an specific date of writing. It was added to the international registry in 1997.

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Poetic Mosaic of Korney Chukovsky

Korney Chukovsky passed away 50 years ago. He has been the most famous and published children’s poet, as well as an outstanding literary critic, translator, editor, literary scholar and a brilliant lecturer. Several generations of children grew up on his poetry and fairy tales. For sixty years he actively participated in the literary life of Russia, and his work is striking in the variety of genres.

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