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Nikita Tryamkin is a hockey player of domestic origin, acting as a defender. He is a pupil of the Ural hockey. It is known not only to Russian fans of this puck game, but also to overseas specialists. Nikita Andreevich Tryamkin is a dimensional hockey player more than two meters tall and weighing more than one hundred kilograms
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Not every songwriter manages to write hits that have not lost their popularity on the stage for more than half a century. Anatoly Sergeevich Gorokhov succeeded. His golden hit "The Queen of Beauty", which was first performed by Muslim Magomayev, is still included in their repertoire by contemporary singers
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Rebecca Romijn is a Hollywood actress, formerly a fashion model and a participant in many fashion shows. Perhaps her most famous film role is the role of the mutant Mystic in the X-Men series of superhero blockbusters. Model career and TV debut Rebecca Romijn was born in November 1972 in the American town of Berkeley, California
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Starozaslavsky Castle is the only partially preserved building of the castle complex of the 15th century, located in the old part of the city of Izyaslav in Volyn at the confluence of the Soshenya River to the Goryn River. History The construction of the Starozaslavsky castle in the 15th century is associated with the name of Prince Vasily Fedorovich the Red (*?
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Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov (1814–1841) is a recognized classic of Russian literature. He lived a short but very eventful life. Here are some facts from his biography that are not told about in school. Instructions Step 1 They say that when Mikhail Lermontov was born, the midwife who delivered the baby said that this boy would not die a natural death
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An outstanding artist, a great master, periodically requires additional energy and fresh ideas. Women are often the source of such energy. Dora Maar was also an artist. However, it turned out to be too close to the ruthless genius. Childhood and youth A true artist continues to work regardless of the events that take place outside the walls of the studio
Ilya Davydov is a famous Russian athlete, hockey player, and defender. The pupil of the Yaroslavl “Lokomotiv” is currently playing in the championship of Slovakia. Biography Ilya Davydov is a hockey player who was born on January 25, 1989 in Yaroslavl
Chris Kelmi (Anatoly Kalinkin) is a popular Soviet and Russian performer and musician, author of over 200 songs. Chris's personal life has always been full of various, creative and scandalous events. Biography Anatoly Kalinkin was born on April 21, 1955, into a family of Moscow metro tunnel builders
Alexander Vladimirovich Yatsko - Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, theater director. Honored Artist of Russia (2005). Biography Alexander Yatsko was born on June 13, 1958 in the village of Ostrov (Minsk, Belarus). All childhood and adolescence of the future actor was held in Minsk
A native of the capital of our Motherland and a native of a family far from the world of culture and art, Konstantin Shelyagin is familiar to the wide audience by the role of "clear guy" Ivanovich from the youth sitcom "Univer"
The Statue of Liberty is a sign of America and one of the most famous monuments on the continent. The statue has always attracted attention by its height, size, weight, and finally, monumentality. Therefore, the trick with her disappearance, which was done by David Copperfield, still haunts many
Indian actress, an unusually beautiful woman, beautiful mother Madhuri Dixit is somewhat closed from the press, does not like to discuss either her biography, or career path, or personal life. Despite her popularity, she is naturally modest, not striving for acting success in the West
Melissa Chessington Leo is an American actress and producer. She received an Oscar for her roles in The Frozen River and The Fighter. The actress also won awards: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Emmy. Viewers know Leo from the films: "
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Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs in single skating. The athlete is the silver medalist at the 2015 world championship. She became the champion and two-time vice-champion of the Four Continents. Twice the girl won national competitions among juniors and four times took gold in the national championship
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"I was born on December 6, 2141. My parents named me Kirama. They told me about the planet of people, Earth. After all, I was born already on Mars, since the Earth became uninhabitable." - this is how a 12-year-old boy begins his fantasy novel
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Modern psychologists claim that cinema helps to overcome internal stress and anxiety. A good film should be like a good fairy tale. The fate of the actress Nebahat Chekhre also resembles a fairytale action. Difficult childhood The famous actress, model and singer Nebahat Chekhre was born on March 15, 1944 in an ordinary Turkish family
Mehmet Akif Alakurt - a former star of Turkish cinema, a model, earned particular popularity in his homeland for his roles in the TV series "Syla", "Olive Branch", "Adanali" and "Flight". short biography The Black Sea coast was born in the city of Fatse (Turkey)
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Actress Varvara Myasnikova rarely played the main characters. And there are not many films in her film career. But it was the minor characters who glorified the performer. In 1934 she starred in the heroic film "Chapaev" in the role of Anka the machine gunner, and in 1947 she played the Fairy in the fairy tale "
The talent of the actress Anna Terekhova helped the daughter of the famous Milady to realize herself both on the stage of the theater and in the cinema. Outstanding professionalism, excellent performance and stunning realism of images led the artist to well-deserved awards, including the prize for the best female roles
The first and only observatory appeared in the city of Murom more than half a century ago. It works to this day, turning into a house-museum of its founder, self-taught astronomer Sergei Antonovich Spassky. His tools, things, drawings and notes remain in place