Everyday life
You can fight drunk driving in different ways. Some countries limit themselves to a law that provides for a fine and confiscation of licenses. In others, additional measures are offered, and…
Everyday life
A referendum was held in Switzerland on a matter of, by their standards, extreme importance: should shops located at train stations and airports be open on Sunday? "They should," the Swiss decided.
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Afanasy Nikitin went beyond three seas, marveled at the mysterious Land of Elephants, and having returned, began to live happily in his native land. Anna Smirnova was captivated by India as a…
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Ah, Prague! Whimsical enchantress, seductive sorceress... Probably, in the number of loving couples who have found their happiness in this charming city, Prague can boldly compete with Paris. How…
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Explosions in London rang out on Thursdays, and now the city's residents joke: “Tomorrow is Thursday. Have you written your will yet?” All joking aside, insurance companies are struggling to cope…
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Long, long ago Vyazemsky joked: "We are too similar to the Italians. Judge for yourselves - we even address our wives almost the same way: an Italian calls his mia cara, and a Russian - 'moya kara'."…
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Across Europe - from Portugal to Sweden - forest fires are raging, temperatures in many cities have passed the forty-degree mark, water bodies have become shallow or completely dried up, and the…
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On the streets of German cities, one often encounters people who seem to have stepped out of the pages of the Soviet press denouncing the 'sores' of capitalism. They have sallow complexions, hollow…
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Half of the male population of Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific was accused of having sex with minors. As a result, six natives were imprisoned last year. But the story did not end there.
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Prosperous countries have their own problems, which are incomprehensible to us. In Sweden, for example, the female population fights for its rights so actively that it literally corners the strong…
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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…
Everyday life
Uzhhorod native Alla Blahina has been living in Switzerland for the past two years, returning to Ukraine from time to time for university exam sessions. At home, marriage did not work out: she…