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A graceful and fragile girl who loves large SUVs and simple daisies is the same actress Elena Nikolaeva. Films and series with her participation in the past few years have been positively perceived by many film critics and invariably gather a wide audience

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This article explains the meaning, origin and examples of cases of using the phraseological unit "Achilles' heel"

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Norms of human behavior in society is a rather multifaceted concept, reflecting the forms of interaction of a person with the world around him. A person, as a social unit, must be guided by the rules and customs established in a particular society. For each specific situation, there is a set of rules, which, however, are not fixed. Thus, actions that are acceptable in one society are categorically unacceptable in another. Consider different situations

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Waking up, we begin to follow a certain principle of behavior. Leaving the house, walking the streets, at work, at school, a person varies his style many times. What does it depend on and what does the traditional established order of behavior mean?

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China is a country of original culture. Their religion, traditions and culture are so far from ours! This article will focus on Chinese names, the choice of which in the Celestial Empire is still treated with special trepidation

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The article is devoted to a brief overview of the advertising festival in Cannes, as well as a description of its prizes, awards, organization

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Handsome, strong, smart, prudent, dexterous, treacherous, ferocious, fair… There are a lot of epithets, and yet a rather contradictory series is lined up. Yes, they fear him, and at the same time admire him. His name is a symbol of wisdom, courage and disobedience. His image is inextricably linked with the other world. Songs are dedicated to him, fairy tales, legends, traditions are composed about him. Who is he? Wolf

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Plunge into the wonderful world of a twelve-year-old boy and spend with him the one and only summer that will never happen again, however, like any other summer, day, hour or minute. After all, every new dawn is an event, and it doesn’t matter what it is, joyful or sad, wonderful or full of worries and disappointments, the main thing is that with it you breathe life in full. Dandelion Wine is one of Ray Bradbury's most amazing works

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Once a wise man was asked what sadness is. The elder thought: “Sadness is a continuous thought only about oneself.” True, isn't it? Yes, but everything in the world has a downside, and it is also true. Therefore, in any case, you should listen to everyone, and famous people and their quotes about sadness in the soul will help us in this

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"What's in my name to you?" - a famous phrase from a poem by A.S. Pushkin. True, he answered this question very modestly, assuming that sooner or later it would die, be forgotten, like "the sound of the night in a deaf forest." But, fortunately, the Russian classic was mistaken. And about myself, and about the concept of “name” in general, since a lot is hidden in it. What exactly? Beautiful Norwegian surnames and names will tell us about this and not only

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The beautiful and at the same time mysterious image of Calypso has always excited the imagination of people. Artists painted her portraits. Poets dedicated odes to her. She often became the main character of works of art. The legendary Cousteau ship and the asteroid wandering in infinity were named after her. So who is she really? Calypso is

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What does the word "embarrassed" mean? In what situations do people usually feel uncomfortable? Why do they experience this feeling at all, and what role does this emotion play in a person’s life? Let's try to answer these questions

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If you are interested in what a race is, then the information presented in this article will be useful to you. You will find out what external signs of a person will help to attribute him to one or another group of people

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Most young people know that the husband's parents are father-in-law and mother-in-law, and their son's wife is their daughter-in-law or daughter-in-law. The sister-in-law is the sister of the newly-made husband, but the husband's brother is the brother-in-law for the young wife

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How many people, so many opinions. For this reason, it is impossible to say exactly which are ugly and which are beautiful foreign surnames. All of them contain certain information; when translated into our language, they can mean some kind of craft, the name of plants, animals or birds, belong to a geographical area

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At present, an increasing number of people have again begun to turn to the truly beautiful: painting, classical music, ballet and so on. After all, thanks to real art, the deepest feelings of a person, his true essence, are fully revealed

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For the 64th time, a wonderful Chrysanthemum Ball started in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden (NBS). In 2017, the exhibition features 37 thousand flower bushes. Most of them were placed in the arboretum in the form of a beautiful open flower, which covers an area of 773 square meters. m

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In anticipation of the birth of a baby, parents face the most acute question of choosing a name for their unborn child. In recent years, two trends have emerged in this area: fathers and mothers choose a native Russian name for their child, or they try to call it an original and special name. Names of Greek origin are very popular. It is about them that we propose to talk in this article

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The Imperial Bridge is a road and rail crossing in the city of Ulyanovsk. It connects the banks of the Volga in the area of the Kuibyshev reservoir

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A huge collection of applied arts is under one roof in 14 rooms at the Stieglitz Museum

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What does "wear a hat on the butch" mean? Who uses this phrase? Where she came from? It is not difficult to guess that the phrase "he wore a hat on the butch" is prison jargon. But why is it increasingly heard outside the prison?

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Sixes in the 19th century were called young guys serving in taverns. They received such a nickname because of the very card - the six, which serves kings and aces

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The word repeat is translated from English as "repetition". But the situations in which the word can be used are quite different. Increasingly, in modern music you can hear such an expression as "on repeat". What does it mean?

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From ordinary events, sprees were distinguished by the swagger of the guests' behavior, the abundance of alcohol, illegal substances and tavern girls at the "party". Often high-ranking ranks were inveterate revelers. As a rule, this was hidden from honest people

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Despite the fact that India is a very distant country for us, we have a special connection with it. Who or what can be Indian? Let's try to figure it out

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In Russia, the situation with seasonings was not so simple. Almost all spices were brought from abroad and were very expensive. If the high society could afford s alty food on an ongoing basis, then the peasants ate s alt only on major holidays

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Formally, the term "prisoner Urkagan unity" generalizes all members of the criminal world, because the prisoners themselves perceive their fellow criminals as a family in which everyone should help each other

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In one of the episodes of the book, the Poshekhonians gathered on a journey for happiness, but they never reached happiness, getting lost in three pines: each of the Poshekhons kept saying that happiness belongs to one pine, and they never came to the general opinion. Since then, the expression "get lost in the three pines" has become a household word

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Due to the narrow specialization of this field, a good paleographer must be knowledgeable in areas related to paleography. History, literary criticism, art history require the help of paleographers. Ancient records, ornaments, watermarks, manuscripts - all this is studied by these specialists

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Chinese calligraphy is the art of depicting hieroglyphs, which allows not only to reflect the meaning of the text, but also to visually convey its mood. This type of writing is distinguished by a special aesthetic component, designed to show the harmony of spirit and movement on paper, capture the attention of the reader and even have some emotional impact on him

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Traditions are some historical group experience embodied in social stereotypes, which is accumulated and reproduced in society. It is necessary to distinguish this concept from art, which represents a more individual creative activity

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We now and then read in the media or hear on TV that certain political forces are engaged in propaganda. It is intuitively clear that we are talking about the dissemination of information. What does the word "promote" mean? Is it a term that has a positive or negative meaning? Let's look through the reference books and figure it out together so as not to fall for the bait of manipulators who take advantage of general illiteracy

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The modern coat of arms of Georgia was approved in 2004. It is a large red shield supported by two golden lions. On it is an image of a silver figure of St. George (the main patron of the state), who kills a dragon with a spear

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Family is a social institution, an equal union of a man and a woman, a fortress in which we feel protected. There are certain symbols that are signs of the family. According to legend, they can bring prosperity and happiness to the house

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As everyone knows, there are many different holidays. Some are celebrated everywhere, while others, such as professional ones, most people may not even know about. Such holidays include the Day of the Artist. It really exists and is celebrated in the circle of representatives of this profession. It is worth getting to know this holiday in more detail and consider when and how it is celebrated

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Vera Ignatievna Mukhina is one of the most famous female sculptors in the history of world art. There is probably no person in our country who is not familiar with her most famous work - the monument "Worker and Collective Farm Woman", installed at the northern entrance to VDNKh and which is also the emblem of Mosfilm. The sculptor spent her childhood in Feodosia, where her father took her after the death of her mother. In 1985, the museum of Vera Mukhina was opened on the site of the house where she lived

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And where exactly is the Museum of Cosmonautics at the All-Russian Exhibition Center? How to get to it? Is there parking there? Will it be interesting with children too? Here is, perhaps, a far from complete list of questions that are almost constantly asked both by Muscovites themselves, who have finally set aside time for outdoor activities with the whole family, and, of course, by guests of the Russian capital

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The issue of rest is always very relevant in any family. What season are you planning your vacation for? Where to go? Where can you get a cheap vacation? Russia or abroad? All this immediately begins to spin in the head of everyone who is just thinking about the upcoming vacation. Naturally, we all want to spend the time allotted for vacation in such a way as to get the whole gamut of positive emotions and not spend all the money accumulated over the year on this

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Modern Belarusian girls, beautiful and charming, live all over the country. Their skin is light, as is their hair. In general, the color of their skin, hair and eyes varies significantly from south to north

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How long have you faced the difficulty of choosing? How did you solve it? Surely, thinking and weighing well. But what if there is no time for it? If the situation rushes at you like a herd of wild horses, and you need to do something right now or be under the tread of circumstances. There is no time to think, it is impossible to have time to analyze. This is where the code of honor comes in. How to use it in everyday situations, so as not to lose face?