He failed, and Nikolai ended up dead. This is the heart of the letter, Chekhov’s list of the qualities of a civilized man — this, in contrast to the false life Nikolai was living at the time.

American support is shaky. The Israelis are fighting for their existence, perhaps for liberal democracy itself, but “at this uneasy hour,” our pilgrim laments, “the civilized world seems tired of its ...

Civilized Cycles was set up by long-term cyclist and biker Zachary Schieffelin, also the founder and CEO of Vespa Soho, America’s largest Vespa dealership. Schieffelin has been in the e-bike game for ...

As soon as it was over, Beczała applauded Mr. Deutsch. There was one more encore, a fourth: “Still wie die Nacht,” by Carl Bohm (not to be confused with the famous conductor Karl Böhm). With that, ...

[Women of China] To mark the 20th anniversary of the campaign Establishing "Civilized Women's Posts", the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) hosted an awards ceremony, to commend groups and ...