To me, it is above all a refuge from vulgarity. And what is vulgarity? The celebration of individuality, of the ego, and of personality....

Iran is a country people always talk about, yet never seem to know well enough; that is the impression I’ve gathered over the years. I also remember that the choice to travel to Iran—at the very dawn ...

I found a book by Ivan Shishkin at the Vernissage Market in Yerevan — an old edition printed by Aurora Art Publishers in Leningrad...