In this issue…
The Harmony of Space
Yury Mitiurev: “Russian culture has an influence on architecture too.”
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We will win, when we unite!
On 15 December 2009 the International Conference of the Diasporas of the Nations of Georgia in Foreign Countries took place. It was attended by delegates from 27 regions of Russia and also other countries where many people originally from Georgia now live.
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“In him burns the constant heat of punch and war…”
Kaverin revelled in a reputation as a reckless daredevil, a duellist and libertine, who always emerged victorious, whether on the field of battle or with the fairer sex.
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“The Doorkeeper”
Fedin did not get a nickname in the circle of the Searpions. He was given it by Zamiatin: “Doorkeeper” or “Brother Steward”.
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“An actor shouldn’t pretend”
Rutger Hauer: “An actor in a film is a model on which you hang a role… and the story.”
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The Aromas of Spring
In the Taleon restaurant’s spring menu fresh vegetables play a leading role.
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Investigating the “Murder on Millionnaya”
Ivan Putilin was a real person, although transformed into a legend through the efforts of several Russian writers.
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A Herald of Great Changes
It was hard to argue with him. Resourceful and profound, he sometimes exasperated foreign diplomats with whom he was negotiating and they blamed him for being hard to deal with.
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The Voice of the Enemy
Many in the UK would admit that Joyce’s trial was a farce and that the British establishment simply “got even” with him.
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The City of the Mighty Lion
The area around Mogilev has been the arena for many a bloody battle that brought Russia martial glory.
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"Too great a thirst for glory"
A gift for oratory and erudition helped Cicero to attain high positions in the state. But they did not save him from banishment.
…102
Independence Day Street
The names of most of Buenos Aires’ central streets and squares are reminders of events in the country’s political history.
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Palau: magical worlds
It’s worth visiting Palau specially to find out what tropical islands are like.
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“On with the dance, let the joy be unconfined…”
In society it was customary for youngsters at the age of ten to twelve to be taken to children’s parties, and for dance evenings and children’s balls to be arranged for them.
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