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Archive — October 2014

Education

Italian Language Courses in Kiev

By attending Italian courses in Kiev based at the Italian Center of Culture, you can not only learn the basic rules and vocabulary. There is an opportunity to continue classes and consolidate…

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Technology

How to Ensure Hot Water Supply

Nothing pleases a weary traveler who has just crossed the threshold of a hotel room as much as a hot shower that can wash away fatigue and all the dust of the road. And nothing disappoints him as…

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Visas

Visa to France – Fast and Inexpensive

France is one of the countries that signed the Schengen Agreement. Thanks to this, obtaining a visa to enter this country is done without unnecessary paperwork. But without documents permitting stay…

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Visas

Long-Term Visas to Germany – Free of Charge

In the context of measures to liberalize the visa regime for Ukrainian citizens with foreign states, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine conducted work, as a result of which the Federal…

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Immigration

View of Portugal: Regions

The central and southern parts of Portugal are the most popular with investors – the country's capital Lisbon (center of the country) and prestigious resorts with the best beaches (Algarve resorts)…

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Culture

Best Foreign Supernatural Movies

The unknown and mysterious, enigmatic and mystical have attracted people for centuries. Despite the consequences, the highly curious strive to look beyond the fatal line, beyond which the familiar…

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Immigration

Residence Permit for Portugal: How to Move

More and more of our compatriots are considering obtaining a residence permit in another country. Portugal seems not the most obvious option, yet experts consider its investment immigration program…

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Real estate

Real Estate in Moscow for Living: What to Choose, How to Buy?

What goals do our compatriots and guests of the capital pursue when buying real estate in Moscow! Some buy real estate to invest money profitably. For others, capital apartments are an investment…

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Immigration

We Go, Go, Go to Distant Lands...

What is Germany like? It is different – eastern and western... Is it good there? It is the same as everywhere. If you, dear reader, are optimistic, then sometimes you will be good, and sometimes very…

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Education

Germany invites journalists for an internship

An internship abroad is an important step in developing a career in mass media. German foundations, universities, and public organizations offer talented young journalists from the CIS, Georgia, and…

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Airbus

They Survived the Flight

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Airbus

Business catastrophe

On the night of October 21, a light aircraft Falcon crashed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, on board of which was the head of the French energy concern Christophe de Margerie. The plane crashed during…

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Immigration

Latvia denies residence permits to Russians

The relevant commission of the Saeima of Latvia approved a temporary ban on issuing residence permits to Russians when purchasing real estate. Latvia fears increased Russian influence in the country…

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Law zone

"Dual citizens" urged to surrender

The official deadline by which so-called "dual citizens" were supposed to notify Russian authorities of their citizenship in another state or any documents allowing them to legally and permanently…

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Visas

Visas Lack Trust

Brussels will ask Moscow to explain how the personal data protection law will affect the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians. As Deutsche Welle reports, this was stated by the head of the European…

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Immigration

London getting more expensive

It will become harder to obtain a residence permit in the UK. The British have doubled the minimum investment threshold in the country's economy for obtaining an investor visa. This may disrupt the…

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Real estate

Promotion from Sutki2 for daily apartment rentals in the Petrogradsky District of St. Petersburg

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Integration

Migrantophobia of Lezginka

In Russia, according to the FMS, more than 4.3 million illegal migrants live and work. Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Viktor Grin recently linked the large number of newcomers and their economic…

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Real estate

Queuing for London

London's new-build market is experiencing unprecedented excitement: the waiting list of prospective buyers numbers several thousand active purchasers. Some even spend nights in tents to be first in…

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News

How to avoid Ebola

Residents of different continents and different countries are now fearfully awaiting the arrival of Ebola. They await it, or rather, have already awaited it in the Old World as well. The Ebola virus…

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Everyday life

Existence Determines Old Age

Germany ranks fifth among 96 countries in the quality of life for people over 60. These are the results of the Global AgeWatch Index 2014, compiled by the international charity HelpAge International…

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Tourism

New Year in Transcarpathia with Belle Royale

For New Year, one always wants a miracle. One wants a fairy tale, family comfort, peace, warmth, gifts, pleasant surprises, touching bright moments, lots of fluffy white snow, hot grog, a homey…

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Immigration

Fatal Movements

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which includes about one and a half hundred countries in various statuses, has counted the number of refugees who died trying to reach prosperous…

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Integration

Immigrant Army

Young American immigrants who grew up in the United States and do not have legal status will be allowed to serve in the US armed forces and obtain citizenship through a simplified process. This is…

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