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russia
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by Sarah Freeland - 2006-12-07
Russian Christmas ornaments come in almost every shape and design imaginable; making any Yuletide décor more festive. Many Russian Christmas ornaments are made from durable plastic, but many are stil...
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by Sarah Freeland - 2006-12-07
What is a Matryoshka Nesting Doll?Russia's most popular export is the famous nesting dolls. These dolls were first created over 100 years ago in a workshop called "Children's Education" by Sava Mamont...
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by Sarah Freeland - 2006-12-07
Russian culture is rich is style and variety, reflecting their love of education, arts and humanities. Russians prize success in almost every field of endeavor and intellectual or creative accomplishm...
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by John Creech - 2006-12-07
The full name of the St. Petersburg apparently combines words from three European languages: Catholic Latin, Orthodox Greek and Reformist German. I decided to further educate myself in the city's unpa...
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by Nat Lavrentyeva - 2006-12-15
Though Moscow isn't the safest city in the world, many foreign guests still visit it. Even terrorism and the high criminal level of the capital can't stop curious tourists. Skinheads are another probl...
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by Dr. Charles Sabillon - 2006-12-15
In the early stages of human existence, during the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, tens of thousands of religious wars were fought. However, we will never know a thing about them because they went ...
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by Davinos Greeno - 2006-12-21
With the end of the Cold War, what ideological reason did the USA have for remaining in control both politically and economically in Latin America? It was all about money, big business and control. So...
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by Davinos Greeno - 2006-12-21
Construction of nuclear power plants declined following the 1986 disaster at Chernobyl. Lately, there has been renewed interest in nuclear energy from national governments, the public, and some notabl...
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by Joy Cagil - 2006-12-31
A story with relatively few words but full of meaning, The Music of Life is the life of a frustrated musician. The story is told by a narrator who meets the musician in a train station probably in Sib...
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by Nat Lavrentyeva - 2007-01-17
Red cemeteryRed Square in pre-revolutionary Moscow was a typical trade square with the usual willow market before the Easter. In the course of the October Revolution Bolsheviks buried 238 dead bodies ...