News
Last week, German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered her first policy statement in the Bundestag on current issues facing the European Union. From January 2007, Germany will hold the EU…
Sport
A product of Moscow Dynamo, hockey player Alexander Ovechkin has become one of the NHL's legendary players. Yet this year he will be only 21. The Russian burst into the world's strongest hockey…
News
In May, Europe has fun at carnivals and festivals, launches fireworks, listens to classical and jazz, holds medieval festivals and marathons, delves into musical experiments and futurology. Flower…
Education
One of the most common language exams, which confirms a student's ability to receive academic education in English, has undergone serious changes. This is not just a cosmetic improvement of the test…
Education
Today, Russian speech is increasingly heard on American university campuses – students from the countries of the former Union have long ceased to be seen there as rare overseas guests. Unfortunately…
Immigration
Great Britain is traditionally considered a stronghold of political correctness in the Old World, especially against the background of recent anti-immigration unrest in France, outbreaks of…
News
The richest rulers in the world remain the sheikhs of the Middle East and the Sultan of Brunei, according to Forbes magazine. The combined wealth of the top three on the list is exactly $60 billion…
Tourism
Csárdás, goulash, paprikash - the first things associated with Hungary. And although, as “Voyage i otdykh” notes, this is already a reason to travel, it is worth adding three more key concepts: the…
Health
In terms of quality of service and accessibility, Finland's healthcare system is considered one of the best in the world. As Stop in Finland notes, the leading role belongs to state and municipal…
Everyday life
In the United States, Minute clinics (colloquially called miniclinics) located in supermarkets such as Wal-Mart and Target have been gaining popularity in recent years. As Strana.Ru notes, it is not…
Important information for Russian Germans naturalized during the war and their descendants: July 31, 2006 is the deadline for submitting a declaration of intent to become a German citizen.
Curiosities
While the countries of the former Soviet Union are ready to invest any money in creating a positive image of their country abroad, in the West, on the contrary, governments increasingly finance the…
Next year the European Commission will allocate €15 million from the EU budget to pay for special charter flights that will send illegal emigrants from the European Union to their countries of…
Tourism
Literary routes are good because we have already traveled along them in our imagination more than once. After all, the streets, houses and cities where the heroes of favorite works live exist not…
News
The third terrorist attack in the last year and a half has occurred at the Egyptian resorts located on the Sinai Peninsula. This time, the terrorists' target was Dahab, a place popular with young…
Country guide
Tatyana Krupina until recently worked for the newspaper «Inostranets» and wrote lighthearted articles about business, travel, horses, and politicians. Then her scientist husband took her to Alaska…
Education
Classes at language courses are a common form of holiday recreation abroad. Students, and even older people, do not always view learning a foreign language as a boring and difficult duty. And not…
News
Bilateral asymmetric agreements providing for a simplified visa procedure for Ukraine with the new members of the European Union will be canceled after their accession to the Schengen area. Until…
The Turkish government has submitted to parliament a draft law on combating terror that significantly expands the definition of 'terrorism'.
Curiosities
Airlines are being asked to do away with seats.