Russia revives magic of Syrian steel
April 19, 2012
It’s hard to revive the magic of the Damascus steel. But in the Russian town of Vorsma, master craftsmen have perfected a new class of knives which is fondly called “Russian bulat” or “bulat damask”
Monuments of the past: destroy or preserve?
February 21, 2012
When the Soviet Union fell, country witnessed the fall of its monuments. But the tendency to destroy old symbols and build new ones is as old as humanity.