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A mosaic mansion, resembling an old Russian palace, was built by the well-known manufacturer Nickolai Igumnov not far from Kalujskie...
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History as it is according to historians and students of local lore. One of the first Russian explorers who came to the banks of the Amur...
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The Summer Imperial Palace is one of the most outstanding imperial gardens in China. It is located to the north-west of Beijing, about 20...
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Second of March is Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev’s birthday. It is nice to realize the fact that I live at the same time with this great...
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