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Bernard Shaw: From an "Unsuccessful Novelist" to a Nobel Laureate
"All the same, there was a time when, in the hours remaining free from my activities as a novice revolutionary, I combined music with painting, wrote plays, books, and other laborious things" (George Bernard Shaw)
26.07.2026 12:00:00
From Comradeship to The Master and Margarita
Top 5 books of Zhanna Sergeevna Chupina, which help to rethink values, see the depth of human relationships, and better understand the world
18.06.2026 12:00:00
Two Alphabets, Two Men, and One Mystery: How Cyril and Methodius Changed the Course of History
You use this alphabet every day without even thinking about where it came from. But did you know that Slavic writing had an "older sister" — the Glagolitic script, which no one uses today? And that the creator of the alphabet, the brilliant polemicist Constantine the Philosopher, might have written his texts using completely different letters than the ones we use today? The names of Cyril and Methodius are well-known, but scholars still debate their legacy. Let's explore what lies behind those familiar letters in our longread
24.05.2026 12:00:00
Medical Detective: Clinical Case No. 1
How to save a patient using RUDN databases
07.05.2026 12:00:00
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