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2013Graphic Design: Norwegian studio Heydays make wood look really good
2013
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2014Photography: Alexis Vasilikos photographs opulent houses left behind by the Greek crisis
2014
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2020Alex De Mora documents the key characters of Mongolia’s booming hip-hop scene
2020
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1100Medallion with the Virgin from an Icon Frame
1100
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364Gold Solidus of Valentinian I (364–75)
364
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1095Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator
1095
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900Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
900
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1095Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
1095
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500The Antioch "Chalice"
500
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1100Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame
1100
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1300Portable Icon with the Virgin Eleousa
1300
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950Reliquary Casket with the Deesis, Archangels, and the Twelve Apostles
950
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575Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern
575
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900Panel from an Ivory Casket with Scenes of the Story of Joshua
900
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1080Tip of a Pointer
1080
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575Bracelet with Grapevine Pattern
575
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1042Histamenon of Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
1042
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692Solidus of Justinian II (685-95)
692
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900Casket with Warriors and Mythological Figures
900
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654Gold Solidus of Constans II (641–68)
654
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1000Casket with Warriors and Dancers
1000
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950Icon with Saint Demetrios
950
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900Panel from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
900
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900Plaque with Scenes from the Story of Joshua
900
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970Wing of an Ivory Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ
970
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950Icon with the Koimesis
950
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500Hanging Lamp with a Hand Holding a Cross
500
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582Censer with Six Holy Figures
582
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629Plate with the Arming of David
629
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1100Medallion with Saint Paul from an Icon Frame
1100
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1100Medallion with Saint George from an Icon Frame
1100
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1000Base for a Cross
1000
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1000Right Wing of a Triptych with Saints Nicholas and Theodore
1000
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1000Base for a Cross
1000
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1000Base for a Cross
1000
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1100Medallion with Saint Peter from an Icon Frame
1100
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950Icon with the Virgin and Child
950
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629Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath
629
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1042Histamenon of Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
1042
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1100Medallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame
1100
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1100Medallion with Saint John the Baptist from an Icon Frame
1100
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925Icon with the Crucifixion
925
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1000Cross Fragment with Saint John the Theologian
1000
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1200Two-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion’s Den
1200
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1080Temple Pendant and Stick
1080
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629Plate with David's Confrontation with Eliab
629
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1100Medallion with Saint Luke from an Icon Frame
1100
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629Plate with David Slaying a Lion
629
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500Necklace with Pendant Crosses
500
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629Plate with David Anointed by Samuel
629
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521Panel of a Diptych Announcing the Consulship of Justinian
521
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521Panel of a Diptych Announcing the Consulship of Justinian
521
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950Icon with the Deesis
950
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900Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
900
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1100Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame
1100
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1095Cross
1095
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629Plate with the Presentation of David to Saul
629
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1000Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles
1000
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500Jeweled Bracelet (one of pair)
500
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500Jeweled Bracelet (one of pair)
500
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1700Bell
1700
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1916Ūd
1916
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364Gold Solidus of Valentinian I (364–75)
364
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538Gold Solidus of Justinian I (527–65)
538
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1000Lock
1000
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500Cross
500
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900Casket Fragments
900
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1095Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
1095
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408Solidus
408
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500Intaglio
500
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408Gold Solidus of Theodosius II (408–50)
408
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1100Panel from a Choros (lighting frame)
1100
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1250Painted Copy of Deesis Mosaic
1250
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500Polycandelon
500
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500Polycandelon
500
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500Cross
500
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800Cross
800
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361Gold Solidus of Julian (361–63)
361
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1095Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
1095
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364Gold Solidus of Valens (364–78)
364
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491Solidus
491
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500Censer
500
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1100Panel from a Choros (lighting frame)
1100
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361Gold Solidus of Julian (361–63)
361
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900Cross Arm
900
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300Bowl with Beaded Rim
300
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379Gold Solidus of Theodosius I (379–95)
379
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600Buckle
600
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1028Histamenon of Romanos III Argyros
1028
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900Plaques with Scenes from the Story of Joshua
900
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638Solidus of Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and Heraclonas
638
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1100Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
1100
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610Solidus
610
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1100Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin
1100
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337Solidus
337
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900Casket Fragments
900
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629Solidus of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine
629
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Vase fragment
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800The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke
800
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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Vase fragment
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Silver Dove
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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400Gold and Niello Bracelet
400
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Censer
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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540Ivory Pyx with the Triumph of Dionysos in India
540
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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450Yellow-Green Hexagonal Glass Bottle with a Stylite Saint
450
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Censer
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Wine Strainer
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure - Censer
500
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500Plaque with Two Saints
500
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500The Attarouthi Treasure
500
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400Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand
400
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400Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand
400
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400Spoon
400
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400Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Sandaled Right Foot
400
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500Censer Frame with Inhabited Vine Scroll
500
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400Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Sandaled Right Foot
400
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1000Cross
1000
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550Plaque with Saint Paul
550
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610Solidus of Heraclius
610
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
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2015Sublime and surreal updates from Oslo-based illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsten
2015
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2013Exhibition: The tenth 100% Norway opens tomorrow and is BRILLIANT!
2013
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
Map
1953Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.
1953
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2012Gorgeous forest stairways to nowhere from Norway's Saunders Architecture
2012
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2014Snøhetta's designs for Norway's new banknotes are a pixellated haven
2014
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2021Figgins Double Pica Greek typeface, "1821" specimen leaf 72
2021
![Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvdGV4dC13by1ydW1zZXkuanBn.webp)
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1933Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2016Sean and Seng travelled to Mongolia to shoot for Arena Homme+
2016
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2013Graphic Design: Amazing Norwegian archive on show after 50 years in an attic!
2013
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2017Kerry Dean photographs 12 years of “chance encounters” in Mongolia
2017
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Map
193330. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)
1933
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2018Artist Melissa Kitty Jarram is updating Greek myths for 2018
2018
Map
1939Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937
1939
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2017Rufus Newell uses curves and scribbles to depict Greek gods and heroes
2017
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2017Norwegian illustrator Erlend Peder Kvam embodies distinctive silliness
2017
Map
1953U.S.S.R. Europe.
1953
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2012Grandpeople updates show Norwegian design studio still smashing it
2012
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2014Illustration: Greek mythology at its most endearing in risograph project Chaos
2014
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2021Through an empathetic lens, Jermain Cikic’s photo series raises awareness of the refugee crisis in Greece
2021
Map
1953U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.
1953
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2019Athens-based G Design Studio on colour, cliches and learning through teaching
2019
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2017Catherine Hyland explores the vast, yet eerily barren tourist destinations of China and Mongolia
2017
Map
1833East Siberia. Mongolia. Manchuria.
1833
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2014Immerse yourself in the world of MVM at his latest show in Oslo
2014
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2011Modern Greek art: a snapshot
2011
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2013Graphic Design: Simple, functional, Norwegian graphics from Oslo's Bielke + Yang
2013
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2019Artist Panayiotis Terzis creates vibrant works inspired by his upbringing in Greece
2019
Map
1953U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.
1953
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2021Caslon & Catherwood specimen 1821 Greek typefaces
2021
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2016A flesh-pink catalogue designed by Snøhetta for Mapplethorpe+Munch exhibition in Oslo
2016
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2012Introducing... Kai Nodland, a Norwegian illustrator with cosmic leanings
2012
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Map
19331. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)
1933
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2022Ancient art for 21st century kids: Saskia Janssen illustrates Greek vases with children’s cartoon characters
2022
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2018Catherine Hyland tells the unlikely story of Mongolian sumo wrestlers in her latest project
2018
Map
1493Blat LXIII Bisancium (Byzantium) (Nuremberg Chronicle)
1493
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Map
1934Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).
1934
![Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvY29udGVudHMtcnVtc2V5LmpwZw.webp)
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1933Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2019Ikea and its products are reimagined as a Greek tragedy by Edern van Hille
2019
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2014Lovely new passport design among Norwegian studio Neue's top portfolio
2014
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2019Felicity McCabe’s graceful photographs of Mongolian circus troupe trainees
2019
Map
1250Mongolenreich nach 1250: Produktion. (Mongol Empire after 1250: production).
1250
![Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvY292ZXJzLXJ1bXNleS5qcGc.webp)
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1933Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2021Figgins English and Brevier No. 2 Greek typefaces, "1821" specimen leaf 74
2021
![Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvdGl0bGUtdy1ydW1zZXkuanBn.webp)
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1933Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2016Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann’s cinematic series captures the wrestlers of Inner Mongolia
2016
Map
1953Southern Balkans and Aegean Sea. Greece.
1953
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2021Figgins Pica Small Pica Long Primer Brevier Greek typefaces, "1821" specimen leaf 75
2021
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2021Caslon & Catherwood specimen 1821 Greek typefaces (cropped)
2021
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2018Photographer Ioanna Sakellaraki's Aidos series explores the importance of shame in Greek culture
2018
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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2012Things this week celebrates Norwegian skateboarding, Rob Ryan's imagination and lovely greeting cards
2012
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2021In Contort, Kerry J Dean continues a 15-year long documentation of Mongolia
2021
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2019Antonis Theodoridis chases the sunlight of Athens in his series Ways of Escape
2019
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2024Try Design uses sliding type to represent one of Norway’s oldest museums “opening up”
2024
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2019Ioanna Sakellaraki explores Greece’s last professional mourners and their rituals around death
2019
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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1250Mongolenreich nach 1250: Städte und Strassen. (Mongol Empire after 1250: cities and streets).
1250
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2015Photographer Christian Werner captures the changes in Athens since the crisis
2015
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2012Jamie McGregor Smith's superb series charts the faded glories of the 2004 Athens Olympics
2012
Map
1953U.S.S.R. Economic.
1953
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2012Norwegian studio Grandpeople knock out one seriously beautiful annual report
2012
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2010Fantastic Norway
2010
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2014Illustration: Unadulterated joy courtesy of Oslo illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsen
2014
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012