Internationally renowned as “the father of Futurism,” David Burliuk was a major contributor to the seminal period of modernism in the early decades of the 20th century.
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nikita Grebyonkin is a nominee for the 2023 KHL Rookie of the Year award. Stepan Nikulin and Bogdan Konyushkov also nominated.
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What does intellectual bankruptcy often look like? Trying to switch topics by going ad hominem, that s what. When somebody stops thinking and begins flinging irrelevant insults, threats and accusations at a person, we re seeing a crisply humiliating admission: I have nothing. Going broke isn t free. In the case of climate science it s climate scientists who bear costs. Global Witness quantifies this, finding that some 50% of climate scientists have found themselves on the receiving end of vitriol hurled by (surrendering, let s remember) abusers in various online venues. Being outsmarted by a woman seems to be particularly enraging for losers, or so disproportionate statistics of degenerate behaviors suggest. The entire sorry and shaming report is available as a PDF: Global Hating. From this week s collection of government and NGO reports.
The Russian House in Dhaka, in collaboration with the Serov Academy of Fine Arts, has organized a discussion program and the inauguration of a month-long paintings exhibition by young students on the occasion of celebrating the 51st anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Russia. The programme was attended by prominent theatre and cultural personality,