A Little More Than Two Weeks Ago, the Second Autumn Equinox Passed Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine & War Came Upon that Nation and the Ukrainian People Трохи більше двох тижнів тому минуло друге осіннє рівнодення з того часу, як російське вторгнення в Україну та війна обрушилася на цей...
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Postcard Story – The Repast of the Lion – Henri Rousseau – 1907 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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