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English level: middle This piece of art is one of the most celebrated works of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. He painted The Starry Night during his 12-month stay at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, several months after suffering a breakdown in which he severed a part of his own ear with a razor. While at the asylum, he painted during bursts of productivity that alternated with moods of despair. As an artist who preferred working from observation, van Gogh was...

English level: middle While Kuindzhi was still working on Moonlight Night on the Dniepr, rumours spread across St Petersburg regarding the painting's exceptional beauty and lyrical expression. The public's enthusiasm was so great that Kuindzhi arranged Sunday two-hour studio visits. The famous Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Kramskoy, and Dmitrii Mendeleev were among the first guests. Before the artwork was completed, the Great Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich paid a huge sum of money to purchase it during his visit to the studio...

What is this article about? We may associate machine learning, artificial intelligence, and smart computers with something modern that has only been developed in the last decade. However, it would be a mistake to think so, as its history goes back to at least the 1940s. English level: easy with little challenge Machine learning history starts in 1943 with the first mathematical model of neural networks presented in the scientific paper "A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity" by Walter Pitts and Warren McCulloch...

Christina Dior created his fashion house in 1946 after years of work and hundreds of sketches for myriad of other boutiques. The first collection, Spring – Summer 1947, was displayed on February 12, in the salons of 30 Avenue Montaigne. The same year his first, and already legendary, fragrance, Miss Dior, was introduced to the public. Nowadays Miss Dior is still in vogue for its posh, flamboyant and unique features. Furthermore, this perfume has hid den depths… What do you know about Christian...

What is this article about? Nowadays people often rush through life, measuring our worth by achievements and constantly chasing the next goal. But true significance lies not in how much we accomplish, but in the moments we take the time to cherish and the authenticity with which we live them. English level: middle In the Japanese animated series Frieren at the Funeral, the titular character is an elf whose long lifespan makes years or even decades feel fleeting. To her, a ten-year adventure is but a brief moment, a perspective that sharply contrasts with that of her human companions...