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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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The chamber orchestra is the prototype of the symphony orchestra. It is characterized by a much smaller instrumental composition, in comparison with the symphonic one. Instructions Step 1 Chamber orchestras are the forerunners of symphony orchestras
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When a couple who have recently been passionately in love with each other break up, it always becomes a little sad. After all, two happy people have diminished in our world. Hopefully, this is a temporary disagreement. And after a short period, they will understand that they cannot live without each other
Valentina Legkostupova is a famous Russian singer who sang songs such as "A Drop in the Sea", "Yagoda-Raspberry" and others. What is interesting about her biography and personal life? Singer biography Valentina was born on December 30, 1965 in Khabarovsk
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The White House is not only the residence of the American president and a symbol of America, but also a real treasure house, hiding hundreds of works of art within its walls. Not only officials, but also artists and sculptors dream of getting into the White House
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Alexander Anatolyevich Shirvindt. Born on July 19, 1934 in Moscow. Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, theater director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989). Biography Alexander Shirvindt was born in Moscow on July 19, 1934 in the family of the violinist, music teacher Anatoly Gustavovich (Theodor Gdalevich) Shirvindt (1896, Odessa - 1961, Moscow) and the editor of the Moscow Philharmonic Raisa Samoilovna Shirvindt (nee Kobylivker
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