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По-немецки «butterbrot»

In the Rhineland they say «Bütterken», in Saxony – «Bemme», and in Berlin – «Stulle». But no matter what you call it, it means the same thing: an ordinary butterbrot. For centuries, every successful…

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Country guide

China's Own 'Cockroaches'

China remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This exotic and fascinatingly incomprehensible country with hospitable and welcoming locals is visited by millions of tourists…

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Technology

How to heat a country house

Bought a country house or built a bathhouse on your dacha plot? Now is the time to decide how to provide such a room with autonomous heating. No need to invent anything – abroad, the problem of…

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Gourmet guide

Coffee: The Drink You Can't Live Without

I stopped buying coffee in supermarkets long ago, because the true taste of these roasted beans is many times richer than what well-known brands offer us. I don't understand why instant coffee is…

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Real estate

Investors Take Berlin

Germany's largest city – Berlin – is not only the capital of the country, but also has the status of a federal state. It is not surprising that many business exhibitions and conferences…

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Technology

How to Create a Comfortable Climate

The statement that it is hot in summer does not require proof. Escaping the heat, people build houses with thick walls, block windows from sunlight, drink cold water. The walls of houses heat up…

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News

Migrant Routes Determined

The Statistical Office of the European Union has published fresh data on refugee movement – for the second quarter of this year. The figures clearly show that from April to June of this year, 213,200…

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Visas

A Lock on the Schengen Gate

Germany, which just a week ago declared an open-door policy and readiness to accept as many refugees as needed, unexpectedly closed its borders, testing the strength of the Schengen Agreement – one…

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Analysis

More chances than risks

Leading economic institutes in Germany are calculating the consequences of the mass influx of refugees into the country and predict stable growth of German GDP. Deutsche Welle analyzed the…

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Culture

Drinking Beer on the Sacred Meadow

Oktoberfest kicks off on the Theresienwiese in central Munich. One of the world's largest beer festivals is visited annually by about six million people, and among them are many of our compatriots…

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Integration

Work – Key to Integration

Successful integration of refugees into German society should become one of the priorities for Germany, where only this year, according to various estimates, between 800,000 and 1 million people may…

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Everyday life

Where happy children were found

The world's first large-scale survey among adolescents showed that the happiest children live in Romania, Colombia, and Israel, while the most unhappy live in South Korea and South Africa. And…

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