Thirty years ago, on December 8, 1991, the Belovezha Accords, signed in Belarus, led to the collapse of the USSR. Yuri Voronin, Chairman of the Commission of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR on Budget, Plans, Taxes and Prices, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation (in 1991) recalls the events of 30 years ago. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the collapse of the USSR was the biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. After the collapse of the USSR, as many as 25 million Russian people found themselves abroad overnight.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Dostoyevsky of 20th century, dies of heart failureAlexander Solzhenitsyn died in Moscow at age 89. President Dmitry Medvedev presented his condolences to writer’s wife and sons. Stepan Solzhenitsyn told The Associated Press his father died late Sunday of heart failure, but declined further comment. Solzhenitsyn's unflinching accounts of torment and survival in the Soviet Union's labor camps riveted his countrymen, whose secret history he exposed. They earned him 20 years of bitter exile, but international renown. And they inspired millions, perhaps, with the knowledge that one person's courage and integrity could, in the end, defeat the totalitarian machinery of an empire.

Early 20th-century cigarette ads glamorized smoking as a symbol of sophistication, elegance, and modernity, using stylish imagery and catchy slogans like “More doctors smoke Camels” and “It’s Toasted” to imply quality and safety. These advertisements, often featuring celebrities, marketed smoking as part of a glamorous lifestyle, making it appear desirable and socially acceptable despite the […]

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Сразу два «Хищника» выйдут в 2025 году, рассказал Стив Асбелл, глава студии 20th Century Studios. В планах у компании также продолжение фильма «Чужой: Ромул».

Один из «Хищников» — это фильм с подзаголовком «Пустоши» и Эль Фаннинг в главной роли, он выйдет 7 ноября 2025-го. Второй — пока секретный, его должны выпустить перед «Пустошами». Обе части снял Дэн Трахтенберг, режиссер «Добычи».

Над продолжением фильма «Чужой: Ромул» работает его режиссер Феде Альварес. Новое соглашение с ним пока не заключили, но у постановщика уже есть идея, каким должен быть сиквел.

Глава 20th Century Studios также не исключил, что в дальнейшем студия займется и новым «Чужим против Хищника».

[Belgium] : Cinémathèque royale de Belgique, [2015]

National Bureau of Economic Research

Cham : Springer, 2019.

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Perspectives in Diabetes

Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, 2019.

Visitors to the 1900 Paris Exposition would have had the opportunity to view an extraordinary display of photographs, charts, publications and other items meant to demonstrate the progress and resilience of African Americans in the United States, only a few decades after the abolition of slavery. The materials were assembled by African American intellectuals Thomas J. […]

Don’t let the 150-year history of modern Turkish painting fool you; it is only the tip of the iceberg. Rooted in the 500-year history of traditional Ottoman miniaturization, the art of painting evolved in these lands when the society was released from Abdulhamid II’s tyrannical reign. Click through for 16 ingenious Turkish painters of the 20th century you should now about, as compiled by İnci Hazal Özcan:

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A combination of lackluster box office sales and a bloated budget were factors in the film's flub. After two weeks in theaters, Call Of The Wild has taken in $45million domestically.

EXCLUSIVE: Tarek el-Awady, 55, the curator of the Tutankhamun: exhibition at London's Saatchi Gallery said that modern depictions of Cleopatra resemble Ankhesenamun.

Travel diaries have long been a popular form of self-expression, and can provide us with unique perspectives on cities in the past. The New-York Historical Society holds a number of these diaries within our manuscript collections, with several dating back to the 18th century. Mabel Newton Betticher is one diarist whose collection exists in our holdings. Between...

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In this session, Manuscript Reference Librarian Edith Sandler will demonstrate how to search for and access personal papers and organizational records documenting the history of the civil rights movement in the 20th century. Time will be included at the end of the session for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome.

Please note that the maximum class size is 30 researchers unless otherwise indicated.

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Date: Saturday, January 25, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B

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