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News

New Year's Crimea: With a Breeze, but Without Visa

Experts recommend that tourists who dare to go to Crimea for the New Year holidays take plenty of cash with them: international payment systems Visa and MasterCard have announced the suspension of…

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Analysis

Run, Cannot Stay

In mid-December, representatives of the Federation of Migrants stated that due to the collapsed ruble, a significant portion of guest workers will leave Russia. At the same time, according to the…

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Everyday life

What awaits us in the Year of the Sheep?

The symbol of the new year 2015 – the blue-green wooden Sheep – promises persistent people the fulfillment of their plans, money to the hardworking, and happiness to all those who do not lose heart…

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News

Flow of ethnic Germans increased

The number of ethnic Germans who moved to Germany has been growing for the second consecutive year. In Germany's only camp for receiving so-called late resettlers, 'Friedland', near Göttingen, around…

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Tourism

Costa del Sol – Elite Resort Coast of Spain

Costa del Sol is the southernmost and warmest region of resort Spain, encompassing part of the coastline of the autonomous community of Andalusia in the province of Malaga. The geographical…

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Gourmet guide

Christmas dishes from around the world

A classic European Christmas dinner is roasted meat and vegetables, with a sweet roll for dessert. But if you look at what Christians eat for the holiday in different parts of the world, you might be…

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Gourmet guide

Health Recipes from Tibetan Monks – Purple Tea

The high-altitude beverage "Chang-Shu" is gaining popularity today. Its beneficial properties are well known to people living in the highest regions of the planet – Tibet and Nepal – and have been…

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Everyday life

Life at Prices from Five Years Ago

Thanks to cheaper crude oil, fuel prices in Germany have also fallen. Drivers are happy, the federal budget is not at a loss, but the European Central Bank does not hide its concern about possible…

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Gourmet guide

Czech creativity: carp fries

Carp dominates the Czech Christmas menu, and Czechs are very inventive in its preparation. They may offer you this omnivorous fish 'na modro' in old Czech style, that is, blue, or, for example…

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Everyday life

A Country Without Vacation

Edmund MacCobs moved to Sydney six years ago and has no plans to leave. The 33-year-old manager is kept in the land down under not only by the beaches and the harbor lined with cafes. The Florida…

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Analysis

Crisis Cuts 'Zarobitchanstvo'

Instead of minimizing the effect of sanctions imposed by the Russian authorities, in essence, against the Russians themselves, the Kremlin begins to scare Ukrainians with 'new sanctions'. This time…

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News

Number of repatriates increased

Last Monday, December 22, 226 new Jewish repatriates, including 67 children, arrived in Israel on a special flight from Kyiv. The relocation from Ukraine was carried out on the initiative of the…

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Immigration

Canada Cuts Investors

On December 16, 2014, Canada announced the opening of a new immigration program for investors – the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program. As Russky Toronto notes, this effectively…

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Airbus

Convenient flight Kyiv-Istanbul

The travel portal 711.ua will help you get to Istanbul with comfort and minimal damage to your budget. Here you will find a tourist guide, as well as choose the most convenient flight and book a…

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Curiosities

Gondolas Equated to Automobiles

Venice lost another ancient tradition. Gondoliers were forced to put license plates on their boats, like owners of all other vehicles. One can understand the Venetian authorities. The number of…

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Everyday life

Spain's 'White Emigration'

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over the past year Spain has dropped out of the top ten countries with the highest number of doctors per capita. Back in 2013, the kingdom ranked…

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