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Curiosities
A retired computer specialist from France, Jean-Paul Nerriere, calls for forgetting English as a means of international communication and recognizing as such its extremely simplified variety, which…
Sport
In Europe, they are no longer surprised when news appears about the acquisition of Western clubs by investors from the republics of the former USSR. Now there is very little surprising in the fact…
Tourism
Cubans continue to love Russians, heal with kisses and build socialism. They firmly believe that if you talk to Russians, you must warn them: “Now I’ll tell a joke.” And this is almost justified…
News
Starting May 1, a substantial gap will appear for the first time in the border fence surrounding the post-Soviet territories: Ukraine is unilaterally introducing a visa-free regime for citizens of…
News
Tourism
On the night flight to Tehran, there were no tourists besides us. Iranians, who occupied half the seats, were returning home. Among the Russians, judging by conversations, someone was flying to…
Immigration
Common sense is enough to understand that families with children are more likely to face financial difficulties than childless ones. But to express this in figures, the help of science - statistics -…
Curiosities
American women have had their dream of a beautiful bust restored: after a 13-year ban, the United States has allowed breast augmentation with silicone gel implants. According to Gazeta.Ru, American…
Tourism
What does it matter that wits call Venice 'a signora with bad breath' because of the strong blend of scents of sea salt, slops, and silt? Its beauty drove Byron, Casanova, Proust, Wagner, Diaghilev…
Tourism
Historians often called the capital of the Grand Duchy the “Northern Gibraltar”. As the magazine “Europe” writes, this small city in the very heart of Europe has from ancient times been an almost…
Sport
At the end of last week, a presentation of the preparation program for the tender to host the 2012 European Football Championship took place in Kyiv. Let us recall that Ukraine, together with Poland…
Education
Jonathan Swift, author of 'Gulliver's Travels', and philosopher George Berkeley graduated from the respectable Irish boarding school Kilkenny College, after which they easily entered the prestigious…