Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony also home to a vegetable garden and olive tree grove where olive oil is produced, as well as livestock facilities which high quality cheese, chicken and pork is produced. The island is named after the Gorgons of Greek mythology which were three sisters, Medusa, Stheno and Euryale, who had hair made of venomous snakes that could turn any observer into stone. Since the 4th century AD, Gorgona has been home to various monastic orders including the Benedictines until it finally came under the influence of the Carthusians in the 14th century. Eventually the Gorgona Abbey was abandoned in 1425 though
Brumberg sisters Brumberg sisters Valentina Semyonovna Brumberg (; — 28 November 1975) and Zinaida Semyonovna Brumberg (; — 9 February 1983), commonly known as the Brumberg sisters, were among the pioneers of the Soviet animation industry. In half a century they created around 50 films as animation directors, animators and screenwriters, always working together. They were named Meritorious Artists of the RSFSR in 1968. Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg were born in Moscow into a Jewish family. Their father Semyon Brumberg was a doctor who later took part in the World War I, while their mother Cecilia Brumberg was a music teacher. They