Tag: The Guardian
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Searching for signs of the Soviets in St Petersburg
Built from scratch by the tsars, imperial St Petersburg was at the epicentre of the Russian Revolution. Harriet Green scours its streets for Lenin’s legacy
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Men’s fashion: five key trends
From the perpetual student to the hippy who won’t grow up, this season’s trends nod to the seven ages of man
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Sales of luxury London properties collapsed by 86% in past year
Developers scale down most opulent projects, with newbuilds divided into smaller homes, as increased taxes blamed
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Salvador Dalí’s lobster telephone and Mae West lips sofa to be sold at auction
Renowned surrealist artworks among hundreds of objects from Edward James foundation to be sold by Christie’s
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World’s billionaires lose £215m each as global economy struggles
Study finds billionaire population grew in 2015, but total wealth of this group fell by nearly £250bn as economic growth stalled
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Is celebrity jewellery worth more than normal jewellery?
It was suggested that the ring stolen from Kim Kardashian West this week was worth as much as $5m – but how reliable or meaningful is such a figure? And what precautions do those wearing these kind of pieces need to take?