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Archive — May 2005

Following the Trail of the Faded War Everyday life

Following the Trail of the Faded War

It would seem that so many years have passed since the end of World War II. A generation has grown up that has only a vague notion of this period of history. But still, distant echoes trouble our…

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Twice a Subject Immigration

Twice a Subject

While Ukrainian politicians feed their voters with pre-election promises about introducing dual citizenship with Russia, Russians themselves are obtaining passports of other states. However, only…

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Tourism

The Era of Low-Cost Airlines

When air tickets from Berlin to Mallorca, from London to Riga, and from Salzburg to Faro appeared at the price of a dinner in a restaurant, millions of Europeans rushed to discover their own…

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Will Moscow Not Be Allowed to Host the 2012 Olympic Games? Sport

Will Moscow Not Be Allowed to Host the 2012 Olympic Games?

The selection of the city to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games continues. Recall that the candidates include London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, and Paris. In early June of this year, the data of the…

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Taking Money Abroad: Cash or Cheque? Money

Taking Money Abroad: Cash or Cheque?

The month of May coincides with the start of the active tourist season. At this time, the question of how much money to take on a trip abroad and in what form is especially relevant. Should you carry…

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News

Can Germans Be Trusted?

In early 1990, almost immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, Margaret Thatcher invited several leading European historians and political scientists to a…

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Walks around Beirut and its surroundings Tourism

Walks around Beirut and its surroundings

There is a country in the East where, among mountains overgrown with fluffy pines and majestic depths, by the Mediterranean Sea itself, lives a proud and beautiful people who were once unlucky. Their…

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Estonia: a year in Europe News

Estonia: a year in Europe

May 1 marked exactly one year since Estonia became a full member of the European Union. And although not much time has passed, almost every resident of the country has already felt the pros and cons…

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Immigration

Emigration News (Abroad No. 279)

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Spain amnestied illegal immigrants News

Spain amnestied illegal immigrants

Spain announced an amnesty for nearly 700,000 illegal immigrants. This decision contradicts the European trend of tightening rules for economic migrants, but at the same time undermines the…

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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 278) News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 278)

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Real estate

Own Home Abroad

Our compatriots have become sophisticated tourists, well aware of where, what and for how much they can get. Having traveled to various countries and weighed all the pros and cons, many wouldn't mind…

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Classic of the genre: across the USA by car Tourism

Classic of the genre: across the USA by car

You have been to New York, visited Los Angeles, vacationed in Miami, had a blast in Las Vegas, and think you know the USA? Think again! To get to know and at least in small measure understand what…

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Tourism: Tourism

Tourism:

ACROSS THE STATES BY CAR part 2

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Specialist of the Third Millennium Education

Specialist of the Third Millennium

What guides today's entrants when choosing a particular specialty? Will graduates of our universities be able to fit painlessly into the international society in five to seven years? This is our…

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Real estate

Turkey is not the EU, and that's why we love it

Turkey became our first window to the world. The first affordable foreign destination, the first all-inclusive. The first shopping, in the end. Now we have seen a lot, traveled the world, but Turkey…

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ACROSS THE STATES BY CAR (part 1) Tourism

ACROSS THE STATES BY CAR (part 1)

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Our Man at Chelsea Sport

Our Man at Chelsea

Alexei Smertin is an extremely interesting personality. A native of Barnaul, he received a solid football education at Zarya from Leninsk-Kuznetsky, which played in one of the lower Russian…

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Tourism

ACROSS THE STATES BY CAR - Notes

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How to Become a Yacht Captain Sport

How to Become a Yacht Captain

Every person who has become interested in yachting decides for themselves the question of how and where to learn to sail a yacht. The question is quite serious, because the sea is a serious element…

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Education

About Those Who Lend a Shoulder

Modern life is so fast-paced that to advance up the career ladder, many have to sacrifice their free time, health, friendships, and sometimes even family. Then the question of an assistant who will…

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News

Prices Have Risen in European Latvia

A year after Latvia's accession to the European Union, supporters of European integration in the country still outnumber Eurosceptics. However, everyone admits that the most noticeable consequence of…

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