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Immigration

Two cases of expulsion from Germany

The editors asked me to comment from a lawyer's perspective on two cases of expulsion from Germany that attracted public attention, involving former citizens of the USSR who lived in Germany for many…

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Sport

Ukrainian 'Bremen musician'

Viktor Skripnik, a native of Novomoskovsk in the Dnipropetrovsk region, ended up in Bremen back in 1996, through the patronage of Bernd Stange, a German who coached Dnipropetrovsk's 'Dnipro'…

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Work

How to legally find employment in Russia

Due to the increasing difficulty of obtaining visas to Schengen countries, most of the surplus labor force has rushed to the near abroad - Russia. And this is natural: this country is close, we have…

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Country guide

Impressions of Greater Hamburg

Preparing for a trip to Hamburg, I read a lot of interesting things on the Internet about this city, its history and attractions. To my surprise, I discovered that this northern city is the second…

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Education

To America on a school exchange

The "Academic Year" program, or in other words - school exchanges, has existed for more than half a century. And, as it is easy to guess, the palm of primacy belongs to America. This country was the…

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News

Trade in free Polish visas thrives in queues outside Polish consulates in Ukraine

The first day of introducing visas for trips to Poland was marked by huge queues outside Polish consulates in Ukraine. A month has passed, and the situation has hardly changed. Optimists happily note…

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Education

You can have a beer with the dean in Switzerland

Everyone is interested in “being in someone else's shoes.” Would you like to feel like a student at a Swiss hotel school? StudyIN magazine asked Dmitry Rebrin, a third-year student at the Institute…

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Work

Germans Forced to Hire Illegal Workers

Many German families, risking prison, invite housekeepers from Eastern Europe because they cannot find them in Germany. This is reported by the Tagesspiegel newspaper, a translation of whose article…

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Visas

From November 1, We Travel to Hungary with Visas

On November 1, the intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Hungary on the terms of mutual travel of citizens came into force, providing for visa-free entry into Ukraine for Hungarians and…

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Education

Unhurried Study at a German University

There are more than 300 higher education institutions in Germany that combine long-standing traditions and modern scientific achievements. Alongside old universities, distinguished by a wide…

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Country guide

A City Striding Through the Centuries

Still, it is an amazing feeling - to see a city that started its history three thousand years before the Common Era! Over fifty centuries, Athens experienced fantastic ups and devastating downs…

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Tourism

Where to go this November

In France, they celebrate and drink Beaujolais Nouveau, Britain weaves lace, Sweden and Switzerland listen to jazz, Italy watches children's and adult cartoons, and Poland tries to compress any film…

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