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Norway, circa 1910.

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Stongfjorden, Norway, circa 1910.

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Norway, 1910.

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Man and dog, Sweden.

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Ängsälvor, 1850. Details.

Nils Blommér (Swedish, 1816–1853)

Oil on canvas

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Street market in Kharkov, Ukraine. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1958)

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Church of the Intercession in Cherkizovo, Moscow region (1986)

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A pine forest beach in Estonia (1950s)

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Auch ist das vielleicht nicht eigentlich Liebe,

wenn ich sage, dass du mir das Liebste bist;

Liebe ist, dass du mir das Messer bist,

mit dem ich in mir wühle.

Franz Kafka

(* 03.07.1883, † 03.06.1924)

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Treason

In law, treason is criminal disloyalty, typically to the state. It is a crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's nation or sovereign. This usually includes things such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor.[1]

Historically, in common law countries, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife or that of a master by his servant. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a lesser superior was petty treason. As jurisdictions around the world abolished petty treason, "treason" came to refer to what was historically known as high treason.

At times, the term traitor has been used as a political epithet, regardless of any verifiable treasonable action. In a civil war or insurrection, the winners may deem the losers to be traitors. Likewise the term traitor is used in heated political discussion – typically as a slur against political dissidents, or against officials in power who are perceived as failing to act in the best interest of their constituents. In certain cases, as with the Dolchstoßlegende (Stab-in-the-back myth), the accusation of treason towards a large group of people can be a unifying political message.

Wikipedia

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“When you come to a city, follow its customs.”

— Midrash, Exodus R. 47

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Tempio del tesoro degli Ateniesi. Santuario di Delfi, Grecia

The Athenian Treasury. Oracle of Delphi, Greece. 

Submitted by @summercamel 

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Largentiere, France (by Olivier)

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Bucharest, Romania (by Saru Robert)