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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 social sphere is an extensive and ambiguous concept that is considered from different angles by representatives of various sciences. From the point of view of sociology, it can be viewed as a set of certain social relations. In sociology, as in other humanities, there are several definitions of this or that phenomenon
Russian Post is a state-owned enterprise that services the delivery of items of any kind on the territory of the Russian Federation. To understand why there are certain problems in the mail, it is useful to learn more about how the whole system works in general
The General Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were Joseph Stalin, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Konstantin Chernenko and Mikhail Gorbachev. Nikita Khrushchev worked as First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. The founder of the Communist Party, Vladimir Lenin, did not hold official leading posts in the party structure
Nelly is a simplified form on behalf of Nelly, since the pronunciation of the non-declining variant is not always convenient. Most of those who bear this name belong to romantic natures and gravitate towards creative professions. Proof of this is the poetess Nelly Sachs, the fashion designer Nelly Nechvolodova, the actresses Nelly Pshennaya, Nelly Borzho, Nelly Uvarova
The epistolary genre has become especially popular with the development of Internet technologies. Increasingly, people are writing letters or even short text messages to addressees they would never have met in real life. But not everyone knows that any letter, business or romantic, should consist of three parts:
In the Russian language there is a huge variety of expressions and interesting phraseological turns, pronouncing which we do not even think about the meaning of these words. The expression "yeshkin cat" is familiar to everyone, but few people know what it means
In a global sense, a good person is an active supporter of good. It seems to us that the concept of "good person" can have several meanings. A good person can be called a polite, flexible, non-conflict person who is on good terms with everyone
Any people strives to preserve the traditions of their ancestors. This is the basis for the further spiritual development of the nation. In modern society, it becomes difficult to observe traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation
The main distinguishing feature of any nation is its language. People simply cannot exist without language, because all communication is “tied” to it. If there was no language, people simply would not be able to agree. Instructions Step 1 There are many peoples in the world, both inhabiting a vast territory and living in a relatively small area, both numerous and small
A large number of films about aliens have been filmed. The most popular is the story of an alien invasion of Earth with the aim of destroying all of humanity. And in each of them, people find a way to get rid of the alien aggressors. In which films did the authors' fantasy turn out to be the most interesting?
Traditions are the collection of ideas and objects that connect people to their origins and their past. Traditions are changing. Some of them disappear and are forgotten, but over time they return to everyday life. Two paths of origin Traditions emerge in culture mainly in two ways
In everyday life, a person often encounters the fact that, in addition to state laws and regulations, there is also a certain unwritten order of behavior in various situations. This is often called custom. But the term itself is quite complex and ambiguous
Russian traditions will become clearer to a foreigner if he knows the peculiarities of the Russian mentality and communication style. Our compatriots are less pragmatic and more open to communication. Some Russian traditions seem strange or surprising to foreigners
Russia is a federal state, which consists of equal subjects of the Russian Federation. The status of the Russian Federation is determined by the Constitution of 1993. The subject of the Russian Federation is a top-level territorial unit of Russia
Most people have to spend a significant part of their lives in a team. When working side by side with other people, one must adapt to the needs of the group and take into account the interests of others. But if a group member is overly susceptible to other people's influence and is able to change his behavior under the pressure of the collective, he is called a conformist
Everyone has seen these six numbers on postal envelopes since childhood, but not everyone knows that their correct spelling is the key to fast and accurate delivery of a letter or parcel to the addressee. If you do not attach much importance to the postal code and write it at random, it is quite possible that your mistakes have to be corrected by the postal workers, rewriting the zip code for you
For some, foolishness is a peculiar way of life, widespread among secular young people. By "dude" is meant a fashionable, naive young man who does not shine with intelligence. Definitions of the word "dude" "
For mailing, not only official, manufactured envelopes are suitable, but also any other envelopes. The main thing is to correctly indicate all the necessary information and stick the stamps. It is necessary Envelope, stamps, pen
We receive gifts all our lives. They are given to us for birthday, new year, some corporate events or just like that. Did you know that, according to the rules of good manners, you need to thank you for a gift? Naturally, every time you receive a gift, say thank you, but how to do it differently
There are many forms through which the employer rewards the employee for the quality performance of job duties. These include a letter of thanks and a certificate. Among all the forms of encouragement, one can most often find a certificate and a letter of thanks