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This photo of the most famous villa on Avenue Joffre (Middle Huaihai Road) was posted on Reddit by a descendant of the original owner, the captain Leo R. Ball. Now known as Song Qingling’s Memorial Residence, the villa was built around 1921 and featured some nautical elements to suit the taste of the captain. The photo shows the wife ( Read more... )

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“Людям становится труднее жить, труднее из поколения в поколение, потому что с каждым годом все большая масса работников отрывается от производительного труда, переводится на службу рекламе, культуре, государству. Управление людьми требует все большего количества чиновников, солдат, газетчиков, ораторов, писателей, рабочих. Надстройка отрывается от ( Read more... )

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How to leave Constantinople

In order to leave Constantinople, besides the traveler’s passport issued by the Russian Consulate in Constantinople, one needs a visa of the country where one wants to travel, as well as the visas of the countries of transit. Before soliciting foreign visas one needs to get the latest exit visa at the Russian Consulate. ( Read more... )

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Continuing the tradition started in 2020 by the entry on Birthday Buildings in Shanghai (1920), here the list of Shanghai buildings that were erected in 1921 and became centenarians in 2021.

1921

1921 was a year of frenetic construction activity in Shanghai. The magazines of the day claimed that if someone were to leave the city and return in a ( Read more... )

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