Historical fact

The world of modeling is able to impress with its possibilities. Millions of people around the world are addicted to the hobby, the main task of which is to create an exact copy of a certain object in compliance with a special scale. For fans of this...

Colorful illuminated manuscripts were common in the Middle Ages. One of these books was Bedford Book of Hours, a collection of liturgical texts compiled in the 15th century in Paris. There is no biographical information about the illustrator of the Book...

The origins of the traditional national clothes of Ukrainians begin with ancient Slavic clothes. And if at first the clothing style of all the Slavs was similar, then over time, features characteristic of each nation began to appear. The folk costume...

Sweet lovers celebrate World Chocolate Day every year on July 11th. The holiday was invented in 1995 by the French. According to researchers, the invention of chocolate is the merit of Indian tribes from Mexico (Aztecs). Sweet and so enticing...

Old postcards hold a special history and some of them are a real treasure. Unlike philocartists, an uninitiated layman may not guess what artistic value this or that specimen represents. The cost of rare copies reaches fabulous sums. Moreover, the price...

Millefiori is one of the most famous and valuable techniques in the production of Murmansk glass. The word translated from Italian means "thousands of flowers." And it is the best way to characterize the peculiarity of technology. The technology is the...

One of the most famous philatelic treasures is the Pink Guiana stamp. Collectors nicknamed her the Princess of Philately for a reason: only one copy of the stamp has survived all over the world, the value of which today exceeds $ 9 million. The history...

The Japanese nation is characterized not only by refined taste and refined aesthetics, but also by pragmatism. These national qualities were embodied both in household items and in traditional costume. The roots of Japanese culture go deep into Buddhism...

Until June 1996, of all the former republics of the USSR, Ukraine remained the only country that used the Soviet constitution. But by that time Ukraine had already been recognized by the world community, had the status of a sovereign state and was a...

The national costume of Ukrainian women, embodying the centuries-old history of the people, is distinguished by a variety of techniques and bright colors. But the traditional image of a Ukrainian woman would be incomplete without incredible neck jewelry...