Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is the full name of the man who entered the history of the 20th century as Mahatma Gandhi. This name is primarily associated with the concept of satyagraha — «the pursuit of truth», which became the ideology of nonviolent resistance. Gandhi deservedly bears the nickname Mahatma — «great soul». However, this outstanding preacher of pacifism is remembered as a complex individual, not free from mistakes and contradictions. So what was Mahatma Gandhi really like beyond the myth formed about him?

Modern businessmen can learn a lot from Friedrich Nietzsche. For example, how to practice critical thinking and how to discard entrenched prejudices. Transform corporate culture and create new values.

When Valetov is called a science fiction writer, it doesn’t quite correspond to reality. Because his warning-novel turned out to be not much more fantastic than a scientific forecast. The reality of the war between Russia and Ukraine seems to have slipped off the pages he wrote

Right now, some sort of new identity is being born in Russia. The depth and nature of these changes are difficult to discern, even from the outside. Only a few are capable of this — people whose moral backbone has not allowed them to substitute culture with propaganda. But the majority, the very same notorious «man of the crowd», enthusiastically accepts the mark of Cain that comes with their «own truth»

Joshua Bell is one of the most prominent and award-winning musicians of our time. He is called a “living legend”. Many people compare his playing with the playing of Niccolo Paganini – the “ideal image” of the violinist in world culture. For those who could not hear the brilliant performance live in Kiev and Odessa, our almanac recommends watching the Oscar-winning film Red Violin, where Bell’s music sounds