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Archive — October 2003

Education

To America on a school exchange

The "Academic Year" program, or in other words - school exchanges, has existed for more than half a century. And, as it is easy to guess, the palm of primacy belongs to America. This country was the…

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News

Trade in free Polish visas thrives in queues outside Polish consulates in Ukraine

The first day of introducing visas for trips to Poland was marked by huge queues outside Polish consulates in Ukraine. A month has passed, and the situation has hardly changed. Optimists happily note…

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Education

You can have a beer with the dean in Switzerland

Everyone is interested in “being in someone else's shoes.” Would you like to feel like a student at a Swiss hotel school? StudyIN magazine asked Dmitry Rebrin, a third-year student at the Institute…

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Work

Germans Forced to Hire Illegal Workers

Many German families, risking prison, invite housekeepers from Eastern Europe because they cannot find them in Germany. This is reported by the Tagesspiegel newspaper, a translation of whose article…

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Visas

From November 1, We Travel to Hungary with Visas

On November 1, the intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Hungary on the terms of mutual travel of citizens came into force, providing for visa-free entry into Ukraine for Hungarians and…

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Education

Unhurried Study at a German University

There are more than 300 higher education institutions in Germany that combine long-standing traditions and modern scientific achievements. Alongside old universities, distinguished by a wide…

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Country guide

A City Striding Through the Centuries

Still, it is an amazing feeling - to see a city that started its history three thousand years before the Common Era! Over fifty centuries, Athens experienced fantastic ups and devastating downs…

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Tourism

Where to go this November

In France, they celebrate and drink Beaujolais Nouveau, Britain weaves lace, Sweden and Switzerland listen to jazz, Italy watches children's and adult cartoons, and Poland tries to compress any film…

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Everyday life

How I Was a 'German Groom'

One of the socially significant problems that, in the context of the demographic crisis, both the local press and television in Germany are extremely fond of discussing is the attitude of Russian…

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Tourism

Autumn. The Opening of the Children's Tourism Season

And so summer has run away and hidden itself. Some managed to have a good rest during this time, others were lucky to combine business with pleasure – to gain not only strength but also wisdom in…

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Tourism

Tales of the Sea, the Desert, and Sand Roses

Prickly pears are undemanding cacti whose flat green leaf-pads are sparsely dotted with thick spines — I remember them from school. Only such harsh and eternally dusty 'green friends' took root in…

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Education

Review of Language Programs Abroad

Are you tired of learning a foreign language in Ukraine? Would you like to apply your knowledge of a foreign language in a country where it is spoken? Do you need to quickly prepare for language…

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Gourmet guide

Goulash to the Csárdás

The fame of Hungarian cuisine was created by: one Great Migration of Peoples, one Great Geographical Discovery, and one restaurateur (also Great). As is known, Hungary is populated by Hungarians…

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Sport

See Others and Show Yourself. Fan Tourism Is Not Just an Addiction, It's a Diagnosis.

The normal state of any self-respecting fan is rooting, worrying over one's favorite team with all the ensuing consequences. And sometimes the consequences turn out to be such that legends might be…

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Tourism

International Tourism Exchange. Every year, representatives of the tourism business gather in Berlin

The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) Berlin, which will take place on March 12-16, is the No. 1 meeting place for tourism professionals. It is no coincidence that the presentation of this largest…

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Education

Academic Year Abroad. School Education Programs

The “Academic Year” program (school exchanges) has existed for more than half a century. It was founded in the USA. This country was the first to host schoolchildren from Germany and Japan. Ukraine…

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Education

Legends of German Heidelberg

Heidelberg is an ancient German city on the banks of the Neckar. Mark Twain once said: “Walking around Heidelberg and its environs during the day, you think you have never encountered greater beauty…

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Education

How to Get the American Muskie Scholarship

Since 1992, the U.S. Department of State has annually provided finalists of the Edmund S. Muskie master's scholarship program with scholarships that enable them to pursue graduate education in the…

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News

Visa squeeze for eastern neighbors

“Poland attempted to hold a discussion with the EU on whether visas should be introduced at all longer than any other candidate country,” Warsaw officials say. The EU’s demands will now be met…

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Tourism

Market Day

People go to the market not only to buy potatoes or to look over Turkish consumer goods. Among the market rows and wooden stalls, where people argue till they're hoarse and crack salty jokes, where…

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Immigration

Canada Relaxes Immigration Requirements

On September 18, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Denis Coderre, called a press conference to announce significant changes to the country's immigration system. Canada has come to its…

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Immigration

It will be easier to become a Russian citizen

As we reported in the previous issue of "Zagranitsa", the Russian president has prepared a draft of softening amendments to the law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation". Last week this document…

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Immigration

The Door Was Opened Only Briefly

Russian Toronto considers the concessions of Canada's immigration authorities a populist step on the eve of the upcoming federal elections. On September 18, what was to be expected happened -…

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Country guide

Religion as a way of life

The small-population State of Israel abounds with various religions. It is simply impossible not to encounter the life of the religious population of this country: Arab quarters, residential areas…

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