Have you noticed that the whole world is literally packed with various tricks, surprises and absurdities? You just have to wake up - and you have to keep your eyes open so as not to fall into some…
Uruguay is called the Switzerland of South America. The fashion for South America came to us with the literature of Marquez, Borges, Amado and Carpentier, and in a broader sense, with endless TV…
Nothing is more ruinous for a festive table than a guest who refuses the treats (because eating at night is harmful), or a hostess offering guests steamed fish (because it has far fewer calories than…
Cities are born like people - by desire, by plan, by oversight. And like children, loved or not, their own fate awaits them. The Czech "gingerbread" towns are living proof of that. They are scattered…
It would seem that the long-awaited New Year holidays should make their contribution to the relentless schedule of international sporting events. Take a timeout, so to speak. But no. Life has been…
During his relatively short stay in the West, a correspondent for Russkaya Germania managed to notice one interesting trend. Just a year and a half ago, there was no getting through the street…
Thailand is a fairly large and diverse country. In two weeks - the optimal length of stay here - you won't see everything. The route proposed by the magazine «Вояж и отдых» is good because you can…
Have you ever heard of family club holidays? If not, our account of one of the ways gullible compatriots are fleeced will be useful to you. And if you have heard of it, or moreover – fallen for it…
It has become customary on the eve of Christmas holidays to sum up the past year, share impressions, and make plans for the future. It was in this vein that Ukrainian journalists met with official…
Dubai's Department of Naturalization and Residency, after a two-week delay in issuing visas for some categories of applicants, has resumed issuing documents, but with new conditions, reports IS…
Starting January 5, 2004, holders of American visas upon entering the US will have to provide fingerprints and be photographed to confirm their identity. According to NEWSru, this measure will take…
Champagne, perhaps, has never been so magnificent in taste and affordable as it is now. It is hard to imagine that even at the beginning of the last century this cheerfully sparkling drink was a…
According to a tradition established in 1956, the well-known French weekly France Football conducts a poll among journalists from European countries, who name the five best, in their opinion…
People who can speak also often resort to sign language, used by the mute, when they want to express a particular feeling. The latter must be especially careful, since the same gesture is perceived…
The 1961 Convention, which abolishes the requirement to legalize foreign official documents, comes into force for Ukraine on December 22, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
More than 7,500 people are included in the blacklists of persons not entitled to enter Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, RIA Novosti reports. As noted by Heiki Kirotar, press secretary of the Estonian…
Currently, about 185,000 foreign students study in Germany. Of these, about seven thousand receive a scholarship from DAAD - the German Academic Exchange Service (this statistic does not include…
The German newspaper Bild has published the 12 most absurd laws about sex that exist in the world. However, the publication's journalists warn that, despite their absurdity, these laws are in effect.
After the reunification of the two Germanys, the federal government invested 80 billion euros annually in the development of the new states, trying to bring the living standards of eastern and…
Ukrainian citizen Igor Kosar has been living in Germany for almost six years with the status of a contingent refugee. The former Kyiv resident has integrated successfully, works as an electrical…
After the enlargement of the European Union, when in May 2004 the number of its member countries will increase to 25, travelers in Europe will still have to go through border control. The accession…
What matters most for a curious tourist? Legs matter, Russky Fokus believes, because if you want to see and learn as much as possible in a short time, you'll have to run around. But wheels matter…
In the second half of the 1980s, borders suddenly opened, which allowed many Soviet citizens to go abroad - for work or permanent residence. The fresh air of freedom was so intoxicating that moves…