Category: VOLUME IX, No. 3

LUZHITSY – A TRAVEL ESSAY

Between St Isaac’s Cathedral and the Neva, stands St Petersburg’s most famous statue – “The Bronze Horseman”. It is a statue of Peter the Great on his horse trampling on a snake (representing Sweden, I am told). The horse rears up onto its hind legs and Peter’s right arm stretches

THE RENAISSANCE STUDIOLO IN EUROPE

International Conference in the Esztergom Castle Museum of the Hungarian National Museum Esztergom, perched over the Danube, was the first capital of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1000 and 1256, as well as the oldest and most important cultural centre of the country. In 1256 the king moved to Buda

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ANTHONY DANIELS (London, 1949) is a writer and retired psychiatrist who lived several years in Africa. Daniels has written extensively on culture, art, politics, education, and medicine – often drawing on his experiences as a doctor and psychiatrist in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the author of several