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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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In the Russian folk tradition, there are many different holidays, many of which have an ancient history. One of these is Mikhailov Day - a holiday on which it is customary to congratulate men named Mikhail. It is worth noting that the Mikhailov Day holiday has Christian roots
Demography is a term that denotes a science that studies the laws of population reproduction, as well as the historical conditionality of this process. This concept is most often used by sociologists and statisticians who keep records of the population within the framework of certain criteria (for example, gender, age, professional, etc
To succeed in modern show business requires not only natural abilities, but also good helpers. Peter Elfimov is a gifted singer and actor. The author of songs and arrangements. He has prestigious prizes and awards to his credit. Childhood and youth Numerous festivals and competitions are held to bring out new talent
Family dynasties take shape not only in the creative environment, but also in the system of government. The advantages and disadvantages of this tradition continue to be discussed by political scientists and psychologists. Petr Fradkov comes from an elite family
Famous Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova is the winner of the 2016 Singapore Final, a finalist of the Australia Open Grand Slam. Dominica was born on May 6, 1989 in Bratislava. The girl started playing tennis at the age of seven
Peter Chernyshev is a famous figure skater, five-time US champion. He won the Four Continents Championship twice. After leaving the sport, Pyotr Alekseevich became a coach and choreographer. Family, early years Pyotr Alekseevich was born on February 6, 1971
A native of Moscow and a native of an artistic family (his father is an actor of the operetta theater, and his mother is a singer), Evgeny Konstantinovich Karelskikh is a popular theater and film actor, as well as the owner of the prestigious title of People's Artist of the RSFSR since 1991
Roman Zlotnikov is one of the most prominent contemporary Russian science fiction writers, whose books are studied in universities. In addition, he is a police colonel, teacher of fire training and psychology, a website developer and an exemplary family man
Evgeny Tkachuk is a Russian film and theater actor, who became famous for his main role in the television series about the famous swindler Mishka Yaponchik. He also noted his recent hits "Like Vitka Garlic …" and "Draft"
In Soviet times, the Komsomol organization was considered a source of personnel for party and trade union bodies. Many large-scale leaders of industrial and scientific organizations have undergone Komsomol practice in their time. Viktor Mironenko is one of such representatives
Sergey Polin is a Ukrainian historian, a specialist in archaeological excavations carried out in the steppe regions of Ukraine. This is the author of works dedicated to the world famous Scythian royal mound, Gaimanova Mogila. A family
Our hero is mysterious. It is not clear: he was distracted from military service for the sake of scientific research, or temporarily refused to study the properties of metals in order to take part in a military campaign. The early 20th century was turbulent
Reinterpreting a well-known phrase, one can say with good reason that politicians are not born. People come into politics who do not agree with the current state of affairs in society. Democratic mechanisms in the Russian state have not yet reached their perfect form
Padva Genrikh Pavlovich is a legend of the Russian legal profession. The talented lawyer became famous not only for conducting "high-profile cases" of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vyacheslav Ivankov ("Yaponchik") and others, but also for the grandiose event - the abolition of the death penalty in Russia
Soviet actor Eduard Aleksandrovich Bredun is known not only for his numerous roles in films, but also as the husband of the talented actress Izolda Izvitskaya. His lifestyle and early departure did not allow the audience to reveal all facets of his talent
Igor Olegovich Petrov is a Russian theater and film actor. He plays in the theater of Oleg Tabakov, starred in many films and TV series. Biography, education and career Petrov Igor Olegovich was born in the city of Mamlyutka (Kazakh SSR) on September 25, 1974
Two decades have passed since the heart of a military general, a State Duma deputy, an intelligent and honest man, Lev Rokhlin, stopped beating. He devoted his entire life to the armed forces. He passed through Afghanistan, liberated Grozny, was wounded twice
Oleg Ukhnalev had a strong and beautiful baritone. The range of his vocal possibilities was very wide and allowed him to perform both modern compositions and old romances. Ukhnalev had a chance to work with many famous composers and performers
Today it is already impossible to imagine the beloved throughout the country TV program "Field of Miracles" without its permanent host and man of the era - Leonid Yakubovich. He devoted his entire life to professional activities in the field of journalism and television
Leonid Agutin is a famous Russian singer and composer with an extensive biography and an entertaining personal life. Recently, he has also participated in the country's main vocal show "The Voice" as a mentor. Biography The beloved singer of millions of Russians, Leonid Agutin, is already over 50: