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Nikita Dzhigurda
Nikita Borisovich Dzhigurda (born People's Artist of the Chechen Republic and Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. There are many interesting facts in the biography of Dzhigurda, which we will tell you about in this article. So, here is a short biography...
20 facts from the life of the outstanding children's writer Viktor Dragunsky
Victor Dragunsky (1913 - 1972) is known to all primarily as a classic of Soviet children's literature. Deniskin's Tales, which tells the story of the adventures of a couple of bosom schoolchildren, were warmly received from the very beginning by readers of all ages....
20 facts about V.V. Golyavkin, writer and graphic artist, what is famous for, achievements, dates of life and death
The generation growing up in the Soviet years has heard well about Viktor Vladimirovich Golyavkin. Viktor Golyavkin is an outstanding creative person. Golovyakin contributed to the development of Soviet and Russian children's literature as a writer who is also excellent...
20 facts about the earth's atmosphere: the unique gas shell of our planet
The Earth's atmosphere is unique not only in its composition, but also in its importance for the appearance of the planet and the maintenance of life. The atmosphere contains oxygen necessary for breathing, retains and redistributes heat, and serves as a reliable shield from harmful space...
Sky Temple
The Temple of Heaven, built in Beijing, attracts attention every year with its rounded shape, since it is the only structure of its kind in the capital of the People's Republic of China. It was originally supposed that the building will be dedicated to two elements: the sky...
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Kazimierz (Kazimierz) Brzezinski (1928-2017) - American political scientist, sociologist and statesman of Polish origin. National Security Advisor to 39th US President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981). One of the founders of the Trilateral...
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (b. 1987) - Russian tennis player, ex-first racket of the world, winner of 5 Grand Slam singles tournaments in 2004-2014. One of 10 female tennis players in history to have a so-called "career helmet" (won...
30 facts from the short but bright life of the Virgin of Orleans - Jeanne d'Arc
Even a small fragmentary story about the life and death of Jeanne d'Arc cannot do without mentioning mysticism and the feeling of dirty hands. On the one hand, at the moment when the French nobility is sitting out, sorry, with full pants outside the walls...
20 facts about Vkontakte - the most popular social network in Russia
Until 2005, the Internet was very different. The World Wide Web was already a huge structure with millions of sites and billions of users. However, the era was approaching, which one of its main ideologues Tim O'Reilly called Web 2.0. O'Reilly brilliantly predicted...
Interesting facts about Baghdad
Interesting facts about Baghdad is a great opportunity to learn about Iraq. Due to the unstable political and military situation, terrorist acts periodically occur here, in which hundreds of civilians die. So before you...
12 facts about computers: the first giants, the IBM microchip and the Cupertino Effect
You live in a taiga wilderness, you have no electricity and no connection with the outside world. This hypothetical to the point of impossibility is the only opportunity in the modern world not to use computers. Even a watch must be mechanical - in any electronic...
50 interesting facts about kangaroo
The most famous symbol of Australia is the kangaroo. Interesting facts about him are striking in their singularity. This animal was first seen by Europeans, and it was originally assumed that it had 2 heads. These are not all interesting facts about kangaroos. A lot of...
15 facts and great stories about dogs: lifeguards, movie stars and loyal friends
Dogs have lived with humans for tens of thousands of years. Such remoteness in time does not allow scientists to firmly assert whether a man has tamed a wolf (since 1993, the dog is officially considered a subspecies of a wolf), or the wolf, for some reason, gradually became...
25 facts about the 16th century: wars, discoveries, Ivan the Terrible, Elizabeth I and Shakespeare
It is difficult to unequivocally characterize the span of a century. The 16th century is no exception. Even obvious achievements can have a double bottom. The conquest of America marked the beginning of the genocide of the Indians. The desire to put the Catholic Church in at least some framework...
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