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Season of the Finnish performance started in Moscow
В галерее на Солянке состоялось открытие фестиваля финского современного искусства PYRFYR

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November 10 at state art gallery, which is on the bag, the opening of the festival of Finnish art PYRFYR the project Solyanka VPA. The Museum was presented the videos with the performances of the four Scandinavian artists: Nastya Sade Ronkko, Antti Laitinen, Katrin Kainulainen, Maximilian of Lithuania. 10, 11, 12 November everyone will be able to visit the live performance “Sometimes forever”: Finnish artist Nastja Sade Ronkko during his speech invites the visitors to exchange a memory or story for a tattoo to forever capture some special moment of life.

“Performances, Nastia Sade Ronkko cover the topic of intimacy and empathy in relationships between people, revealing social rituals individualized Western society from different angles. Almost always the participants in her performances unfold its course in an unexpected direction or expressing empathy, or identify obstacles in communication”, – said the chief curator of the exhibition Margarita Osepyan. In the performance “I’m not crying for you” participants should make the artist cry, using onion, chilli, piano or sharing her sad stories of life. In the performance “Take me from this cold winter” participants help lying on the ice Ronkko to melt the frozen land. Self-absorbed, detachment, isolation, human nature in the industrial realities of the modern world and often separating it from “real” communication, give place to emotionality and sociability, human interaction in the works Ronkko

Another performance artist Antti Laitinen, who has represented Finland at the 55th Biennale in Venice, in his work of conducting experiments with your body and spirit to the forces of nature. In the “Boat” he was on a makeshift boat made of tree bark, crosses the Baltic sea. In the “Simple necessities” he lives in the woods for four days without clothes, food and water, record their feelings. In their performances Laitinen is not just celebrates the power and strength of nature, rather, it challenges conventional ideas about human possibilities, about his ability to live in the wild, he interprets the deep relationship between man and the surrounding world.

Performance "Boat" Antti Laitinen in the gallery at Solianke — Performance “Boat” Antti Laitinen in the gallery at Solianke

Artists Katrin Kainulainen and Maximilian Lithuania work in pairs and create a quirky and not always intuitive performances, based on their mental experiences, which are sometimes sexual in nature. They travel around the world and on the streets of different cities arrange their ideas, exploring the reaction of random people. During one performance Catherine puts in the mouth about ten thick cigarettes and setting them on fire, smoke and excess toxicity through her tears, she gasps. It is difficult to understand what she wants to say with their actions, but hardly a performance about the dangers of Smoking, more about human pain and emotions that you cannot SIP, lit a cigarette, as it seems to some people.

Performance artists Katri Kainulainen and Maximili Ana Lithuania in Europe — The performance of the spouses-artists Katri Kainulainen and Maximiliana Lithuania

All performances are very personal, they tell stories about things that have troubled artists, they analyse them for life, but when the audience watching the performance of the performer, they feel its problems to some extent is relevant to them. Perhaps at some point they asked themselves the same questions and was looking for a response or do you do it after watching the performances.
1 – 4 December in the gallery at Solianke will be live performances of the Duo of artists Katri Kainulainen and Maximiliana Lithuania.

Scientist who predicted Trump’s victory now says he could be impeached
Алан Лихтман предположил, что Дональд Трамп покинет должность раньше окончания срока

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Alan Lichtman – American historian and political scientist, 28 years in a row without error to predict the outcome of the US presidential election, has suggested that sooner or later, Donald Trump will be put impeachment on the part of the Republican Party, the newspaper The Washington Post.

Lichtman is known for making accurate predictions about the US political races using the so-called “method of 13 keys.” For more information about this is written in his book “Predicting the next president: the keys to the White House in 2016”. In a September interview the scientist said that in the upcoming elections by a large margin to win Trump. Recall that most experts confidently predicted victory of Hillary Clinton.

“This prediction is not based on my method, I can only assume. They (the tops of the Republican Party – Ed.) I do not like Donald Trump as president, because they can not keep it under control. He is unpredictable. Moreover, I am absolutely sure that Trump will soon give a reason for impeachment. He either does something threatening national security, or something beneficial for your pocket. Republicans would prefer to see in the presidential chair Mike Pence – controlled, straight, conservative Republican, “- said the professor.
According to “Kommersant”, currently Michael Pence is responsible for the inauguration of Donald Trump.

It is worth mentioning that the US presidential election results read out this week, we were all huge sensation – in the opinion of most experts, the victory was Hillary Clinton. At the moment, held a protest against Donald Trump in many US states. His arrival in the White House promises a radical change in foreign policy, and in the interior.

This Lichtman sure that the blame for the defeat of Democrats does not lie on Hillary Clinton and her campaign.

“The Democrats can not be justified, pointing the finger at Clinton and her campaign – as the key method, it was not the main reason for the defeat of the party. Democrats can only be rehabilitated by offering an inspiring and progressive alternative to Republican policies “- says Allan Lichtman.

english textАкция протеста против Дональда Трампа — Hundreds of people who do not like election outcome took to the streets of New York

A journalist in the US was fired for a tweet
Издание Politico расторгло контракт с Юлией Йоффе после ее твита о Дональде Трампе и его дочери

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What is happened?

14 December edition of Politico fired American journalist with Russian roots Julia Ioffe after speculation on Twitter that the US President-elect Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka are in intimate relationships.

Joffe tweet was a reaction to news that the President’s daughter get an office in the White house, which was intended for his wife trump and the new first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. He was later removed. Despite the fact that the news was refuted by the press-Secretary of the Trump in the same source, which was referred to the journalist, her tweet was also on the same note – in an affirmative way: “Ivanka Trump get an office in the White house office of the first lady.”

Recall, usually in the White house, the Cabinet is given only for the first lady, for the rest of the family members of the President this is not provided.

How the media argued the dismissal?

After lighting news about Julia Ioffe tweet, Politico commented edition of the Daily Caller: “This tweet was completely unacceptable and is a violation of the standards of POLITICO. Julia Ioffe is no longer working with us.”

In addition, the journalist of The Washington Post Eric Wemple published in his Twitter a letter from the leadership of Politico, which argued that Politico journalists on all platforms are always a self publishing and have to do it properly. “We understand how outrageous it is to prevent such incidents, which discredit POLITICO… the letter reads. – … We will not tolerate such behavior.”

Joffe was about to resign from Politico to go into The Atlantic, and now the first edition has accelerated the process of transition, firing a journalist for two hours after the publication of the tweet.

What was the reaction of journalism?

After deleting the tweet Julia Ioffe wrote microblog “Our elected President popularized the tactic of “say what I think”, but I guess my wording should have been more sensitive.”

She later apologized in several tweets: “I’m sorry about my wording… It was a stupid joke, which I sincerely regret. It was tasteless, offensive tweet that I deleted and regret. I really and deeply sorry. It won’t happen again”.

Views

Kirsten powers, columnist for USA Today, defended Yulia in his microblog: “People should be left alone Julia Ioffe. She apologized, but of course, Twitter wants to have her burned at the stake. She’s a great journalist. Point.”

Ben Shapiro, a columnist of the Daily Wire, the lead of his show, expressed in his Twitter “I thought Julia Ioffe tweet was ridiculous. But then I thought that to fire someone because of this even more ridiculous.”

Lecturer at the faculty of communications, media and design HSE Yegor Isayev in exclusive comments to Hit.Media said: “the Blog is a private space, nobody has the right to influence the journalist (or any person) [is] how and what to speak.”

What Julia Ioffe is known for?

Joffe – American journalist, born in Moscow. At various times it was published in such periodicals as The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Forbes.

At the end of April in the US broke out the anti-Semitic scandal due to write her profile for Melania Trump for GQ magazine. Then the supporters of Donald Trump was insulted the journalist and threatened her, often pointing out her Jewish origins.

In November, Joffe entered the Forward 50 list most influential Jews in 2016. The first place it took Ivanka Trump.

Why in Russia has become less of universities?
Исследования социологов показали, что от нехватки вузов больше остальных регионов России страдает Северо-Запад

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The scientists of the Ural Federal University, analyzed the statistics and came to the conclusion that there is inequality in the field of higher education in the regions and federal districts of the Russian Federation.

According to the head of research of Harold Zborowski, there are only 1-2 high school in many regions of Russia. And even they are under threat of closure. Without their own high schools remained and a few large cities. Such a situation has arisen in the country because of the optimization policy, enlargement and reduction of the number of higher education institutions.

For example, the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy has recently become a branch of the Russian State Professional and Pedagogical University. Thus Nizhny Tagil, a city with a population of 40 thousand people left without their high school.

Over the past few years, many higher education institutions have been found to be ineffective. Among them were the Novosibirsk universities – Ngah and SSGA.

Novosibirsk State Academy of Architecture and Arts

Also, scientists have provided information that at the top of the hierarchical pyramid universities are federal universities, slightly behind their national research universities, followed by supporting regional universities, and in the kontse- other universities.

University students undergoing optimization are extremely dissatisfied with what is happening. Some colleges and universities have increased significantly in the training price.

The new Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Olga Vasilyeva said it would suspend the process of consolidation of higher education institutions. Develop new approaches to solving the problem of inequality in education – one of the major tasks of sociologists and experts to date.

A cassation appeal on the case of Dadin
Адвокаты осужденного активиста пытаются обжаловать приговор

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November 10th Ildar Dadin’s protection in the face of Xenia Kostromina and Alexei Liptser filed an appeal against the judgment of the Basmanny Court, as through social networks said the wife of the convicted person, accompanied by his statement a photograph of the first page of the document.

Ildar Dadin was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in a penal colony December 2015. Later, thanks to appeal, this period was shortened by six months.

In autumn 2016, the activist was transferred to the Karelian penal colony № 7, located in Segezha, where he is at the moment placed in a punishment cell – a punishment cell. November 1 Dadin wife Anastasia Zotova published a letter, which a day earlier wrote to her lawyer Alexei Lipcer with the words of his client. In the letter, he gives details of regular beatings, abuse and torture (both in relation to themselves and to other prisoners) by the administration of the colony, as well as the threat of murder in case of complaints. Following the text on the display in Segezha colony №7 started testing, during which it became clear that the majority of video interviews already exists.

The overall outcome of inspections became official denial information FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service). Later, the wife of a convicted person with his words recorded that the unauthorized actions of the leadership did not stop on the other prisoners.

Russian opposition activist, who was convicted under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code for “repeated violations of the rules of public events”, became the first person in his 34 years, who brought the case with this formulation, and is still the only one. International Human Rights Society “Memorial” recognizes him as a political prisoner.

Konstantin Raikin: about intensification of censorship in Russia
Художественный руководитель театра "Сатирикон" Константин Райкин высказался об усилении цензуры в России

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October 25 during a speech at the Congress Theater artistic director of the theater “Satyricon” Konstantin Raikin spoke about strengthening of censorship in Russia. According Raikin, deliberately violating state to work motivated by a desire to “return the situation in art in Stalin’s time.”

Raikin also said that worries about the current cultural situation in the country, in particular in connection with the “short visits to art” by the state. According to him, the power is idle, “distancing” in relation to those who are comfortable with the protests at trade shows and performances, thereby exercising its censorship.

Following the publication of the application on the Internet, in support hud.ruka “Satyricon” were directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev, a journalist and TV presenter Vladimir Pozner, actor Oleg Tabakov, who also said about the inadmissibility of censorship in the 21st century.

Earlier it was reported that Konstantin Raikin in person to apply for financial assistance to the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medina for staging the play. As representatives of the theater “Satyricon”, the cause of financial difficulties is the reconstruction of the main building, which is why most of the money goes to rent temporary sites. Konstantin Raikin, in turn, did not rule out the possibility of closing the theater due to lack of funds.

Then the Ministry of Culture said that they see no reason for the statement from the “Satyricon” leadership, as well as on the closure, and “about the existence of” censorship. ” Deputy Minister of Culture saidAlexander Zhuravsky that the state has always provided financial support for the theater:. For example, last year more than 190 million rubles were allocated for its needs, and in this year of about 235 million, despite the fact that the percentage of attendance continues. It remains low.

Regarding statements Raikin spoke, and presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, who also noted that in Russia there is no censorship, and asked to distinguish between the productions financed by the state budget and those which are put to “the involvement of other sources.” Peskov also said that the state, providing financial assistance to the theater, the right to demand from him concrete results.

Press Secretary for the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov

Theatre “Satyricon” is one of the oldest theaters in Russia, founded by his father Konstantin Raikin Arkady in 1939 in Leningrad. In 1982, the theater moved to Moscow, and already in 1987 and to this day he is the artistic director Konstantin Raikin.

The situation surrounding the attack on the exhibition broke out in connection with the riots in several Moscow museums. Since September 25, unknown persons committed the riots at the exhibition of the American photographer Jock Sturges “Without confusion”, whose work is regarded as pornographic, and two days later in the Sakharov Center unknown doused with paint pictures dedicated to the war in the Donbass.

From the Crimea to the pen
Владимир Путин передал в музей современной истории России ручку, которой подписал договор о присоединении Крыма

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The pen of the President became the sole exhibit a new exhibition opened at the Museum on 12 December, the Day of the Constitution. It was placed in the exhibition dedicated to important events in the recent history of the country. “This is a permanent composition, devoted to the latest period of the history of the Russian Federation, which covers events from 1985 — Restructuring — to the present day”, — said the Director of the Museum Irina Velikanova.

Recall that the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Crimea was signed by Vladimir Putin on March 18, 2014.

The Annexation Of Crimea

The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, was annexed to the Russian Federation two days after a referendum on 16 March 2014. Ukraine and the majority of the States members of the United Nations refused to recognize the Crimea part of the Russian Federation. Immediately after the events of March 18, the rating of President Vladimir Putin rose to 80% according to surveys by the Levada center. Moreover, 60% of Russians were convinced that Russia is moving in the right direction.

Despite the positive attitude of the Russian population, the Crimea served as a pretext for sanctions against Russia from the United States and accessions countries of the European Union. The restrictions included a ban on the entry of senior officials on the territory of these countries, as well as blocking their assets and property. Later, Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions against the US and the EU, including food embargo.

The international isolation in which Russia as a result of the sanctions measures is of great concern to the Russians, however, according to a survey by the Levada center on 21 September 2016, 62% of respondents believes that it is necessary to establish relations with Western countries. In addition, the “Komsomolskaya Pravda” quoted the former Minister of Finance Alexey Kudrin that the accession of Crimea will cost Russia $ 150-200 billion.

What is happening now?

In the summer of 2016, the EU decided to extend sanctions against Russia for another year, until 23 June 2017. In the autumn of the list of officials targeted by sanctions, has been expanded. 28 November 2016 for new restrictive measures has been joined by Canada. A survey by the Levada center, conducted in late November showed that the attitude of the President of the Russian Federation worsened in approximately one third of Russians.

Experts’ opinion

The analyst Abbas Gallyamov in an interview with RBC:

“It is obvious that people are tired of confrontation and in General from politics. Long remain in this excited state, which was the Russian society is impossible”.

Political analyst Ivan Preobrazhensky in an interview with “Novaya Gazeta”:

“The authorities and the expert community in the West realized that I do not fully understand not only the logic of actions of the Russian leadership, but even just making mechanism Kremlin decisions. In the West, one after the other cut programs related to the study of Russia, and intelligence from the same Poland or the Baltic States NATO partners did not trust, how biased. Judging by how the annexation of Crimea, softened and Western intelligence agencies, or the policy no longer trust their data to Russia”.

What else to read?

Material Plato Besedina the results of the annexation of Crimea.
A visual survey by the Levada center, international isolation

“The Lord of Fantasy”
Студия New Line снимет фильм о Джоне Толкине

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After the successful and sensational production of trilogy “The Lord of Rings” the New Line Cinema film studio is going to gladden the audience by new version of “Lord”. The film fans stand chance to watch the picture about the creator of hobbits and elves himself – the screening of John Tolkien’s life in the film symbolically named “Middle-earth”. The producer of the film is chosen to be James Strong, the British supervisor of the well-known film “Elton John. “Me, myself and I”, such popular serials as “Doctor Who”, “Downton Abbey” and etc.

The “Middle-Earth” will be shot according to the scenario of Angus Fletcher, who has been learning Tolkien’s biography for six years. Angus dedicated several own investigations, articles about “Tolkienism” with those, who personally was involved in author’s lifetime or even close relationship. Therefore he comprised photos, letters and articles about Tolkien’s family and its peculiarities, about Tolkien’s spouse – extraordinary Edith Brett, whose character became the “frame” for Luthien Tinuviel in “The Silmarillion”, collected information about the Tolkien’s professorial activity in University of Oxford and his participation in the World War I – influential and essential event which altered the author’s views, especially in his creativity.

The major part of the film, as the producer Michael Lynne and his colleagues Robert Sheehan and Rachael Horovitz described, will tell audience about the author’s youth and his first love towards young 19-years-old Edith Brett while he was studying in the college of Anglo-Saxon and German languages. Despite the father’s exhortation to stop dating and the actual stop of dating with Edith, Tolkien in the long run made the final decision to tie a knot with his minion of fortune during the peak of world war.

John Tolkien sitting at the table and talking about his book

The last affected on Tolkien’s life significantly. John saw on his own and felt what iswar being the “leading man” in that reality.

“The couple had lived in Oxford in the happy environment of close friends, yet with the beginning of the War Tolkien vigorously left everything to fight for the piece ad justice directly to the dangers, risks, challenges, loses and new comrades and like-minded people, who and what influenced on Tolkien’s perceptions and leaded him to the road to Middle-Earth” – underlined the creators of future film product.

Both supervisor and producers rejected to reveal the name of the actor playing the main role. The strict data of the film’s opening night is vague as well.

December, 1956: John Tolkien thoughtfully smoking

John Tolkien was born in 1892. In the University of Oxford John taught the lectures on the Old English language. All the time while escaping from work Tolkien tackled into the creation of “middle-earth world”, which in author’s opinion comprised the traits and features of modern life with its world and people. Tolkien’s inclination towards details astonishes lots of readers – he made up own languages of variable social groups, drew the geographical maps of every historical period and eventually made by himself the entire religious system of Middle-Earth with own “pantheon of angels-like creatures, controlled by the singular deity”.

Now and then Tolkien is named as “the Lord of Fantasy”. He expressed his imagination in the most talented way in “Hobbit. There and back again” (1937) and the sequel “The Lord of Rings” (1954-1955). Due to some surveys in 1997, the epic novel “The Lord of Rings” was attested to be the Book of Age.

John Tolkien died in 1973. After Tolkien’s death, his son helped to publish the rest compositions of the great science-fiction writer.

Sect: the inside story
Иван Ширяев 11 лет был "свидетелем Иеговы"

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Ivan is from Kamyshin city, Volgograd region. While studying at school he knew that one of his classmates was a member of the organization “Jehovah’s Witnesses”. The girl was reserved, estrangement from others and had rather secretive way of life. Ivan and his friend made fun of her but one day the young man went to a meeting of the organization “for fun”… and became its regular member for 11 years.

Ivan says that he spent much of his time on prayers, attending meetings and, of course, sermons. Witnesses preached that after Armageddon only 144 thousand of people would be in heaven, while the rest would stay on earth. And the purpose was to send this message. Of course, witnesses had to face with rudeness and even aggression, especially from priests. Therefore they spoke mostly to those who were really interested in their teaching.

Ivan marks that the members of the organization constantly felt the sense of guilt mixed with depression. The question “could you do more?” often appeared in mind. To do more means going up the “career” ladder. Turns out, sectaries have it as well. You can be a pioneer and preach less than 70 hours per month or a deacon who gives a speech in front of the audience and distribute regions among preachers. Ivan Shiryaev was able to take a crack at both roles.

There were its own forms of rewards and punishments in the religious organization. The principle reward was a career growth. The fact that you can hold a solid position, confidently speak at a meeting and thus influence people’s minds, which means wield some power induced people like Ivan to join the sect “Jehovah’s Witnesses”. It is important that they found understanding, love of others and a sense of self-worth there – everything people lacked for in their real life. Obviously, the punishment was the loss of all these privileges and the worst thing was the exclusion from the sect. It was forbidden to communicate with those who were rejected by witnesses for various reasons.

Ivan is a traveller with the long standing

But the logical question arises: why did the young and active guy need all of these meetings and stories about Armageddon? Ivan admits that he always asked this question, but there was no time to think about it – he was constantly busy with the affairs of the organization. And really few witnesses thought about it. According to Ivan, many witnesses kept on reporting about sermons even after disappointment in the teaching.

Ivan Shiryaev who initially was the zealous follower of the teaching was disillusioned after reading a book “The crisis of conscience” by Raymond Franz. Kindness and humor with which the author conveys the idea that the religious organization is not divine but human strongly influenced the young man and made him doubt of the correctness of the chosen path.

And after much doubt Ivan finally decided to leave the sect. He considers the date October 27, 2012 as the beginning of a new way – on that day he left home and began to hitchhike. According to his calculations, he will spend at least five years on his journey called “From Korea to the Republic of Karelia” (one of the songs of the music band “Picnic”). Having been in all regions of Ukraine and Belarus, as well as in 360 cities in Russia, the young man is not going to stop. Because the trip allows him to escape from prosiness and feel truly free.

The writer behind bars
История судимости Оскара Уайльда

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Judge: “This is the most evil thing in which I took part”
Oscar Wilde: “And I?”

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If you ask the modern reader, a product of Oscar Wilde he knows he will promptly answer: “of Course, “Dorian gray””. And only a few will remember that after the death of Wilde’s poems were worth reading. His first collection called “Poems” was published in the late nineteenth century. During the year it was published more than a thousand copies.

Alfred Douglas twenty – year-old boy, with whom Wilde tied a close relationship, played a fatal role in the life of a writer. Because of their frequent meetings Wilde hasn’t been home, haven’t seen his wife and children. It was the occasion of serious concern as families, and British society, which could not close my eyes to the relationship between Wilde and Douglas.

As Alfred Douglas and his father fought a lot, Queensberry thought of Oscar Wilde guilty of disorder his relationship with his son. Once at the bar, met two friends, he left Wilde slanderous note, calling him a “sodomite”. This greatly hurt the feelings of the writer, but friends advised him to ignore this ridiculous accusation. Despite this, Alfred Douglas, despised father, wanted payback. In the end, Wilde filed a lawsuit, accusing Queensberry of libel. But it was not there: the writer has received from Queensbury retaliatory accusation of homosexuality, supported by various evidence. (Queensberry found 13 boys with whom Wilde had a relationship and have provided the court with dates and places of their meetings.) This was the beginning of the trial of a London man of letters. News of this spread instantly: the hall in which the meeting took place, was crowded.

In court, Oscar Wilde defended his honor and dignity, denying the sexual nature of the relationship. The answers of Oscar Wilde caused an explosion of laughter from the audience. He was teased by the Prosecutor, by showing lack of seriousness and the absurdity of the accusations against him. When the Prosecutor asked to clarify the meaning of the phrase “the love that carries my name”, taken from a sonnet by Douglas, Oscar Wilde gave a speech that will be remembered forever Londoners:

“The love that carries my name” is in our century the same majestic attachment of older men to younger what Jonathan had for David, what Plato laid the basis for his philosophy, which we find in the sonnets of Michelangelo and Shakespeare. It’s the same deep spiritual passion, characterized by purity and perfection. She’s intelligent, and time and again she breaks out between the older and younger men, of whom the eldest has developed intelligence, and the younger is filled with joy, anticipation and magic of life lying ahead. As it should be, but the world does not understand. The world mocks this affection, and sometimes puts her man to the pillory”.

When it came time for the jurors to announce their verdict, they are unable to do this. But the trial Wilde was convicted of “gross indecency” with men and sentenced to two years hard labor work.