Sad, beautiful, thwarted, sublime: In quiet evening tones, “Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature” speaks of a world out ...

Between 1883 and 1885, the young Russian painter, Ilya Repin, painted his most famous work, which was ultimately banned by Russia. Read more here.

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Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov.

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Xi has threatened almost all of China’s neighbours. His propagandists claim “historical” ownership of territory in Japan, ...

In her heyday, Lina Cavalieri was heralded as the most beautiful woman in the world — a superstar of the Belle Epoque whose legacy is kept alive by a Milan-based, family-run design firm that fell in ...

For a small country that’s been tossed around a fair bit, the Czech Republic (or Czechia) has a well-developed sense of humour. During a year spent working in Czechoslovakia (as was) from ...

Discover Smachna KW in Bordentown, NJ—a coffee shop blending delicious drinks, rich history, owned by Ukrainian immigrants ...

A 215-year anniversary since the birth of artist Ivan Khrutsky“The master has, with his skilled brush, arrayed the whole bouquets ...

With world-beating museums and spectacular nature, Almaty – Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis – remains surprisingly ...