Archeology
The most visited brothel is in Pompeii
Over 2 million visitors a year pass through the dark rooms of one of Pompeii's brothels. No, this is not a joke, but reality. Although in this case it is…
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Christianity
An infernal fire threatens a unique abode of God in Mount Athos
A huge fire broke out between two monasteries at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. One of the most valuable monasteries of Athos - the Docheiariou monastery (Greek: Μονή Δοχειαρίου) , which has a very…
Archeology
Queens of Egyptology
We have all heard the name Howard Carter and know that he is the discoverer of the famous tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt. However, history knows no less colorful ladies…
Christianity
We need bright personalities to lead us to God
Interview with priest Georgiy Chistyakov A conversation about spiritual mentorship with Father Georgi Chistyakov (August 4, 1953 - June 22, 2007) — priest, philologist, historian, human rights defender. He is…
Christianity
The church as a disaster
Written by Protodeacon Andrey Kuraev When we compare the first century of Christian history even with the fourth, we cannot help but note the magnitude of the spiritual catastrophe of…
Archeology
The Vanished Tomb of Alexander the Great
One of the unsolved mysteries of antiquity is the time-worn tomb of Alexander the Great. His biographer Arrian / Arrian of Nicomedia, or Flavius Arrian, is a Greek who lived…
Europe
President Metsola: “An opportunity to transform Ukraine”
Dear President Zelenskyy, Dear President Nauseda, Dear Speaker Stefanchuk, Dear Members of Verkhovna Rada, Thank you for having me with you here today. It is a privilege, but more importantly…
News
Sudan Sentences a Woman To Be Stoned to Death Based on Islamic Law
Stoned to Death - On June 26 in Sudan, Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab was convicted and sentenced to execution by stoning on a charge of adultery, a violation of Islamic law.…
Books
Hong Kong book fair bars ‘pro-democracy’ publishers
Three independent publishers were allegedly rejected for books on 2019 protests Three independent publishers were allegedly barred from the Hong Kong book fair for printing pro-democracy books on the 2019 protests.…
Books
What was the Jewish ‘literary mafia’?
In the postwar years, there were so many Jews in the American publishing industry that some writers began coining a phrase to describe them: “The literary mafia.” This mafia, they…