Some works submitted for the photo competition organized by National Geographic.9 photos

Macro photography of insects by David Chambon

#### Plush Toys Cows from Iowa

162 years ago, the Washington weekly “National Era” began publishing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.

The beauty of the planet Earth in photographs

American photographer Andy Mahr created a funny and amusing calendar titled “Trail Grazers,” which is used to promote products from the Chick-fil-A company.

"""Tunnel of Love", Klevan, Ukraine"

Savely Viktorovich Kramarov was born on October 13, 1934, in Moscow, into a family of lawyers. In the 1930s, his father was arrested and labeled as a “enemy of the people”; he died in a labor camp, and shortly thereafter, Savely’s mother also passed away. He was raised by his uncle. Kramarov dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but…

Diego Velázquez

133 years ago, a monument to Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was inaugurated in Moscow. On the day of its opening, on June 6, 1880, starting at 10 a.m., dense crowds of people began gathering in Moscow near the Square beside the Strastnoy Monastery.

Slow Motion

Collection of photographs from various military campaigns involving cats.

Paul Gauguin “Autotype with Yellow Christ” (1889-1890) Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848, in Paris. In his youth, he worked as a sailor, and later became a stockbroker in Paris. In the 1870s, he began to pursue a career in painting and became friends with Pissarro. He participated in...