Взгляд со стороны может быть пристрастным и равнодушным, влюблённым и критическим — но для носителей «взгляда изнутри» он всегда интересен, и порой от него зависит восприятие всего творчества автора. Вспоминаем материал, в котором «Полка» разбирается, как писали о России и СССР зарубежные авторы — Дюма, маркиз де Кюстин, Бернард Шоу, Алистер Кроули и многие другие.
Взгляд со стороны может быть пристрастным и равнодушным, влюблённым и критическим — но для носителей «взгляда изнутри» он всегда интересен, и порой от него зависит восприятие всего творчества автора. Вспоминаем материал, в котором «Полка» разбирается, как писали о России и СССР зарубежные авторы — Дюма, маркиз де Кюстин, Бернард Шоу, Алистер Кроули и многие другие.
Telegram users are able to send files of any type up to 2GB each and access them from any device, with no limit on cloud storage, which has made downloading files more popular on the platform. He floated the idea of restricting the use of Telegram in Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that was met with fierce opposition from users. Shortly after, Durov backed off the idea. At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. For example, WhatsApp restricted the number of times a user could forward something, and developed automated systems that detect and flag objectionable content. The last couple days have exemplified that uncertainty. On Thursday, news emerged that talks in Turkey between the Russia and Ukraine yielded no positive result. But on Friday, Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some “positive shifts” in talks between the two sides.
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