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Physician, chemist, scientist, composer Alexander Borodin had to be born during Renaissance times, somewhere in Florence, when the same versatile and gifted personalities lived. But God willed that he was born in St. Petersburg, on November 12, 1833.

27.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

Recently a memorial sign was set up on the shore of Sovetskaya Gavan Bay, a town in Khabarovsk Krai, It reads: "To the glorious son of the Russian state, its defender in the Far East, the founder of the first fortified area on the shore of Imperatorskaya (Sovetskaya) Gavan Bay, Admiral Yevfimiy Putyatin." Three cities have monuments to the Russian admiral not only in Russia, but also in Japan, There is even a museum dedicated to Yevfimiy Putyatin and his expedition.

25.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

85 years ago, on November 2, 1938, a reception in honor of three aviatrixes - Valentina Grizodubova, Polina Osipenko, and Marina Raskova - took place in the Kremlin. They were the first women in the USSR to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest award of the young Soviet country. The aviatrixes were awarded for their flight from Moscow to the Far East on the Rodina aircraft. They flew 4,008 miles (6,450 kilometers) setting a range record.

13.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest chess players of the 20th century and the first Russian World Champion, was born on October 31 (19), 1892. Despite having a brilliant education and being an icon for millions during his years of fame, he died alone, poor, with the chess board in front of him.

03.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

Russia's popularity and influence in the Arab world is growing, says Husam Mustafa Ali Al-Atoum, professor of journalism at Petra University in Amman. He has wrote about it in his book named Modern Russia and the Arabs. Russia champions a multipolar world, while more and more countries are realizing this.

24.10.2023 Rubric: Interview
Subject: Общество

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