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Victory in the Great Patriotic War came at a high price to the Russian people. Millions of people have died, millions are missing. Until now, people are looking for their relatives who took part in the battles of the Great Patriotic War: great-grandfathers, grandfathers, fathers

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You need to be able to make money, but it is equally important to be able to spend this money. It is believed that an expensive product is always of better quality than its cheap counterparts. This is true, but only partially. Often, a low-quality product is hidden behind a high price

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In the Russian Orthodox tradition, there are special memorial days on which the living carry out the commemoration of deceased relatives. Radonitsa is one of these parenting days. The dating of Radonitsa differs depending on the time of the celebration of Easter (according to the church charter, Radonitsa falls on the Tuesday of the second week after Easter)

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The middle class is a part of any society that occupies an intermediate position in status between the lower and upper classes. A number of very important social functions are assigned to this stratum of society. The concept of "

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The formation of the culture of a generation occurs when turning to artistic values that are accumulated by society in the course of its entire existence. When a person has knowledge of all types of art, he can understand and be aware of these values

Many of today's adults remember such children's programs as "Call of the Jungle", "Finest Hour", "Visiting a Fairy Tale". Earlier, in the 90s, they riveted the attention of millions of children across the country to television screens

Andrei Platonov, one of the best Russian writers and playwrights, was not widely known, but many of his works are still extremely relevant and readable. For example, his fairy tale "The Unknown Flower" is included in the school literary curriculum

Among the saints revered by the Christian Church, a special place is occupied by the Mother of God, the pious Virgin, who was destined for a special place in God's plan - to become the mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son in his human incarnation

The tale reaches the reader in different ways. A storyteller can come up with a plot, tell someone, and his listener can add something and pass it on to the next - and so on. The result is a folk tale, when it is already difficult to establish who began to tell it

Henry VIII Tudor is one of the brightest kings of England. In his actions, he was guided by intelligence, political will and, at the same time, by love. To make his adored Anne Boleyn queen, he neglected a political alliance with Spain, quarreled with the Pope himself and changed the religion of his country

Since ancient times, people have attributed a special influence on their destiny to numbers. It was believed that there are numbers, happy and unlucky. The first brought good luck, the second - all kinds of disasters and blows of fate. The number seven has traditionally been considered one of the happiest

There are several methods for determining nationality based on external characteristics. One of the techniques is described in the book by M. Tikhomirov "We and They". According to Tikhomirov's theory, it is not difficult to determine a Jew by his appearance, for this you just need to carefully look at the shape of a person's head, his mouth, nose, and earlobes

Lena Lenina is a famous socialite of Russian show business. She is not just a beautiful woman, journalist, actress, but also the author of a large number of bestsellers in Russian and French. The period of the formation of the writer Lenina was born and raised in a family of doctors

Mitred archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church, honorary rector of the church, famous church painter. Biography Gerasim Ivanov was born on March 17, 1918 in the Moscow region. in an Old Believer family. Graduated from the art studio of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions

Both the Bible and the Qur'an provide a list of animals that should not be eaten. It is believed that God gives food to cows, chickens, etc., but not pigs. In principle, this prohibition applies to Christians, but Muslims follow it to a greater extent

Often, parishioners of Orthodox churches make inaccuracies at the time of addressing the clergy. There is no sedition in this, and so that this does not happen, something should be understood. In the Orthodox Church, the following degrees of priesthood are distinguished:

Serfdom, which prevailed for many centuries in the Russian Empire, became a serious brake on the country's development in the nineteenth century. And this fact in Russian society was then realized by very many. The question was only one: how to carry out the abolition of serfdom?

By the beginning of the 19th century, a difficult political situation had developed in Europe. It was associated both with the disagreements between England and France, and with Napoleon's tense relations with Russia. Preconditions for the war 1803-1805 became the time of the Napoleonic wars, in which many European countries were involved

The genre of the epic novel is deservedly considered by many researchers to be the pinnacle of literary skill for its complexity and versatility. There are relatively few examples of epic novels in literature, since not every author is able to cope with the task of writing such a large-scale work

For the most part, the descendants of famous figures of Russian culture adhere to an ordinary lifestyle, like other citizens of our country. Tatiana Nikitichna Tolstaya is a harmful and intelligent woman. Critics attribute these personality traits to the influence of genetics

During the Soviet era, the detective genre was especially popular among readers. Some works have been filmed. The most famous authors are Arkady and Georgy Vainers, Arkady Adamov, Vil Lipatov, Yulian Semenov, Leonid Slovin, etc. Weiner brothers Arkady Aleksandrovich Vayner, the eldest among the brothers, was born in Moscow on January 13, 1931

The presidential elections are considered one of the most significant events in political life, because the joint decision of citizens can radically change the situation in the country. Special rules have been developed to ensure that every citizen can make a choice without fear of pressure from the government

It is not so difficult to count how many punctuation marks there are in Russian. It is enough to take an arbitrary text with direct speech, at least one clarification in brackets and a quote for the sake of quotes. And yet, some signs that are found everywhere have nothing to do with Russian punctuation, and not much is known about others, although many of them are "

The baptism of a child is a significant event both for himself and for his parents. But in order for the sacrament of baptism to pass calmly and without any misunderstandings, preparation will be required. Previously, according to church rules, parents were not allowed to attend the sacrament of their child's baptism

Year passes quickly, day after day, month after month. It is customary to divide into seasons, and seasons into months. But the year can be split into other periods of time. The word "quarter" is borrowed from the German language (quartal), which is derived from the Latin quārtā - fourth part, quarter