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Everyday life

Everyday life

How I Was a 'German Groom'

One of the socially significant problems that, in the context of the demographic crisis, both the local press and television in Germany are extremely fond of discussing is the attitude of Russian…

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At home, the air is different. The daughter of the Velykyi Zhytyn churchman Nenadkevych, now living in the USA, visited Ukraine

They say that nowhere do you feel love for your homeland as much as abroad. Iryna Nenadkevych-Tsehelska was convinced of this herself. After all, in the distant year 1939 she had to leave her native…

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Internet brides annoyed by American laws

More than a thousand Russian "Internet brides" are seeking to get the US Congress to stop the operation of laws aimed at protecting them. Women registered with the largest American marriage agency…

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Europe's pension wars. Governments can no longer provide their citizens with decent pensions

“The main drawback of youth is that it passes too quickly.” This folk wisdom is recalled by everyone, but, as a rule, too late, writes the magazine Europa. And who will care about their future…

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«Man, buy a bargain!»

Probably, such a call from a bold seller would at least alert even the most absent-minded buyer. Quite a different matter, notes Russkaya Germania, when a smiling and courteous merchant, respectfully…

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Jan Veselý - Chief Brewer of Europe

The reputation of Czech beer in Europe has received further confirmation. The chairman of the Czech Union of Beer and Malt Producers, Jan Veselý, has been elected president of the European Brewery…

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Shopping surgery

Shopping for Americans is as necessary a release of nerves as drinking is for Russians. But for Russian-speaking Americans...

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Relatives Abroad

You can get from Russia to Ukraine through a customs checkpoint, underground, or simply by stepping out of the house. Valentina Mikhailovna Dobronogova is the most malicious violator of the…

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Married to a Japanese Man

Marrying a wealthy foreigner is for many of our female compatriots almost the same as hitting the jackpot in a serious lottery. With the only significant difference that if in the lottery machine…

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Crisis of socialism

The Old World at a crossroads, writes the weekly Itogi, generous social welfare systems are bursting at the seams due to lack of funds. Can a united Europe keep pace with the USA? The search for an…

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The Cold English Like It Hot. How True Are Today's Perceptions of British Puritanism?

In the wet asphalt of London streets, the glowing street lamps are reflected. Among these lights flutter night butterflies: Englishwomen, Frenchwomen, Russian women, Polish women, Serbian women…

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Free Flight of the Night Butterfly

Prostitution is a legal occupation in most European countries, with the exception of Eastern European states and almost all republics of the former Soviet Union. However, in the European Union…

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