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Nubia is a mysterious land named after the gold that has been mined here in the rocks of the Arabian Desert since ancient times. The culture of this country, adjacent to Egypt, has always been under the enormous influence of the civilization of the pharaohs. Egyptian gods were worshiped here, unique temple complexes were created, and their own pyramids were built. However, even under the powerful rule of its northern neighbor, Nubia still retained its amazing originality, and at the turn of the 8th-7th centuries BC, the "black kings" of the south captured Egypt for a short time. We will talk about the gods and legends of Nubia, masterpieces of art scattered across collections around the world, the first European travelers and adventurers who discovered the treasures of a distant land, and modern archaeologists in Sudan at the premiere lecture by Viktor Solkin. We will not pass over in silence the current situation in Sudan, where the National Archaeological Museum recently suffered from looters. The lecture is accompanied by a unique series of photographs. Recording November 5, 2024, Moscow