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2 days ago · Plucked out of referential status (and made into a mega best-seller by exposure on Oprah Winfrey’s television show), Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina has taken on a sudden popularity. 2012 saw the release of an Impressionist movie version starring Keira Knightley.
2 days ago · John Chrysostom (/ ˈ k r ɪ s ə s t ə m, k r ɪ ˈ s ɒ s t ə m /; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; c. 347 – 14 September 407 AD) [5] was an important Early Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.
5 days ago · Ossian, on the day after his arrival, came to battle with Ton-thormod, and took him prisoner. Mal-orchol offers his daughter, Oina-morul, to Ossian; but he, discovering her passion for Ton-thormod, generously surrenders her to her lover, and brings about a reconciliation between the two kings. ..... James Macpherson
2 days ago · Aleksey Uvarov, founder of the first Russian archaeological society, discovered over 750 ancient kurgans; Nikolai Yadrintsev, discoverer of Genghis Khan's capital Karakorum and the Orkhon script of ancient Türks; Valentin Yanin, preeminent researcher of birch bark documents; Dmitry Yurasov, historian of soviet repression
18 hours ago · Other relevant authors of this era include Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky (The Living Corpse, written 1838, published 1844, The Ghost, The Sylphide, as well as short stories), Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (The Family of the Vourdalak, 1839, and The Vampire, 1841), Mikhail Zagoskin (Unexpected Guests), Józef Sękowski/Osip Senkovsky ...
5 days ago · John Travolta’s 24-year-old daughter Ella Bleu is paying tribute to her late mom Kelly Preston, who died from breast cancer at age 57 in 2020, with a new single called “Little Bird.” Preston passed away after a 2-year battle with breast cancer.
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5 days ago · John Legend wrote his daughter an entire album, so your son won't. The “All of You” singer posted a hilarious video Sept. 4 taking his 1-year-old daughter, Esti Maxine, into his arms...
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