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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

Patrick Kluivert is a famous Dutch footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Netherlands national team. The owner of a huge number of personal and team trophies. Biography In July 1976, the future football player Patrick Kluivert was born on the first day in the capital of Holland Amsterdam

Anna Ashimova played the younger sister of the protagonist, Nina Pukhova in the musical film "The Sorcerers". The only role made the young artist famous. Until now, the picture is associated with the new year, the scent of tangerines and the smell of pine needles

As a child, the actor, director and producer Fyodor Stukova glorified the role of Tom Sawyer in the film adaptation of Mark Twain's work. The boy starred in the films "Treasure Island", "Pippi Longstocking", "Kinsfolk"

Sarah Michelle Gellar is an American actress, whose biography is known to Russian viewers mainly from the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer. Today Sarah appears on the screen less and less, preferring to focus on her personal life

The film "Slave of Love" is the first work of Nikita Mikhalkov, shown abroad and received international recognition. In the homeland of the director, the film was named the best work of young filmmakers of "Mosfilm" in 1976

Zach Galifianakis is a renowned American actor, comedian and producer. The world famous artist became thanks to his role in the films "The Hangover in Vegas" and its sequels, where he played the bumpkin Alan, the brother of the bride

The historical fate of Crimea was determined during the military confrontation between Russia and Turkey. The Turkish Empire, which at one time firmly established itself on the peninsula, made efforts to secure its possessions in the Northern Black Sea region from Russia, which, in turn, sought to gain convenient access to the Black Sea and make Crimea its property

Honored Artist of the Lithuanian SSR Lubomiras Laucevičius was a favorite artist of the audience throughout the Soviet Union. This charismatic actor created images of heroes, scoundrels, aristocrats. And in each role he was very organic and created a sense of the reality of what was happening on the screen

Sorge Richard is one of the most prominent scouts of the 20th century. His group has been operating in Japan for many years, informing the leadership of the USSR about the political situation in the world. Early years, adolescence Richard was born in Sabunchi (Azerbaijan) on October 4, 1896

Sergei Koshonin began his career as a theater actor. Then he left the creative profession for a while. At the end of the last century, Koshonin began to actively appear in television series, where he received popular recognition. In 2006, Sergei Koshonin became an Honored Artist of Russia

“There have been two great incidents in my life. The first was the tram, the second was the meeting with Diego. Diego was the worst,”the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo once said in her diary. She wrote about her comrade-in-arms, her husband, the main love of her life and the man who broke her heart more than once

Time is a curious category. Either it "crawls" like a snail, then it "rushes" like a jet plane. And the most interesting thing, when it is especially needed, it is always lacking. How to find time for everything? Lord of time - this "

It doesn't take much effort to send a parcel by mail. The only thing that will cause inconvenience is that you may have to stand in line. In addition, sending a parcel is not free, its cost depends on the size of the parcel and the destination

Juozas Budraitis is a prominent representative of the Lithuanian acting school, a popular actor, whose career began in the last century. The future actor was born in 1940 in the Lipinai village, Lithuania. His parents were peasants, and he was the eldest of five children

Igor Evgenievich Malashenko is a famous Russian political scientist, television journalist, one of the founders of the NTV television company, in the past - an employee of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the USSR Academy of Sciences, was the general director of the Ostankino RGTRK and NTV Television LLP, during the presidential campaign of 2018 headed the campaign headquarters of Ksenia Sobchak

Alena Konstantinova is a young, promising actress. There are not many projects in her filmography. But she has already managed to achieve popularity, starring in the movie "Fir Trees 2". October 4, 1990 is the date of birth of Alena Konstantinova

A person, both secular and churched, is accompanied everywhere by rituals - an established order of actions appropriate for a particular occasion. Some are inclined to see in them only a tribute to traditions, while others believe that there is a sacred meaning behind certain procedures

No serious business is complete without preparation. Even in court, cases are won and lost even before the hearing begins; the result depends on the degree of preparedness of lawyers for the process and on the quality of the material they collect

The unique Tsinghi de Bemaraja forest is located in Madagascar. Most of the stone thickets are ridges of limestone rocks. In the local dialect, their teeth are called "scurvy". There is no place like this in the whole world. And you can get into the protected jungle only a few months a year

Rock in all its manifestations has always been considered a kind of challenge to society, and even at the moment of its formation or the formation of separate directions in rock music, even more so. It is interesting to watch on the screen the life ups and downs of rock stars that have taken place or quickly left the stage, the events in music of the 60-70-80s, the revolt of youth against conceivable and inconceivable rules and, in general, the atmosphere of the rocker backstag