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The exact origins of golf are unknown. One of the early documented references appears in a decree from 1360, in which the magistrates of Brussels prohibited the game of colven within the city walls.
Ice skating was already known in Europe during the Middle Ages: written sources from the 12th–14th centuries mention movement and leisure on ice.
A bride in a black dress is not a scene from a horror movie or a Gothic novel with ghosts, but a completely ordinary — even traditional — outfit for brides in the 19th and the first half of the 20th century.
In the last quarter of the 19th century, the number of people taking up sports began to grow noticeably – especially among women.
The Podstakannik: A Small Object with a Long Story The podstakannik (ru. подстаканник, literally “thing under the glass”) is a tea glass holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal, designed to hold a drinking glass (stakan).
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (née Lanceray) (1884 – 1967) was a Russian (later French) painter. Zinaida Serebriakova was born on the estate of Neskuchnoye near Kursk into one of the most refined and artistic families in the Russian Empire.
