Culture

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Any person, born in this world, absorbs the national culture with mother's milk, masters the native language. The life order and traditions of the people turn out to be their personal way of life. Thus, a person, as a bearer of the culture of his people, organically grows together with it. Unfortunately, in modern life, the unity of a person with culture does not always justify itself

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It's hard to believe, but there were no extreme disagreements between the Balkan Slavs. Until the 19th century, the most friendly nations were precisely the Croats and Serbs. The difference still existed, but only religious

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The Tatar people have an ancient and colorful culture. His way of life, sorrows and joys, wars and unions, way of life, beliefs could not but be reflected in his work. Since the people are ancient, history and culture go back centuries. In its way of life and worldview, the nation differed from the tribes that settled nearby and was isolated. Therefore, for example, the Tatar ornament used to decorate clothes, household items, houses is original and original

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Cynara scolymus means "dog's teeth" in Greek. Cardon got its name because its fruits and leaves have a sharp shape, similar to the fangs of these animals

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Older people may remember a film made by a Soviet director, where the future son-in-law and father-in-law, respectively, having the names of Skvortsov and Shpak, sorted out the relationship. Everyone thought that his last name was better. But not everything is so simple with this word! Indeed, the word "shpak" has at least three meanings. Let's take a look at each of them

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Depending on the period in which the harvest took place, in order to reduce the loss of sprinkled grain, mowed cereals were stacked in sheaves or stacks. Thus, the peasants reduced the amount of rotten millet during the storage period

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Any pot, frying pan, car frame is a metal part that is processed in a special way, giving it the desired shape. To make the delivery of the base more “comfortable”, iron is formed in a special way into dense monolithic ingots of various sizes. Such an ingot is a blank

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Creativity is a person's ability to go beyond everyday reality and create something fundamentally new and unusual with the help of creative abilities. This is a deep susceptibility to the situation and a multifaceted vision of solutions

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A truly priceless heritage is kept by historical museums in Moscow. A lifetime is not enough to explore all the expositions. But we strongly recommend getting to know some of them better. We offer a short tour of the most famous and noteworthy museums of the capital

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Every year on the day of the Great Victory in the ranks of the participants in the festive procession, there are fewer and fewer people involved in the events of seventy years ago. Time is relentless. But the descendants want to remember and know those who saved the world from fascism

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You hear the word "al" without context, and you don't know what to think. This word is very ambiguous, and each person has his own association with it. Let's try to figure out what "al" means in our language, as well as in others, and what deep meaning it has

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At all times, people have sought not only to accumulate knowledge and experience, but also to pass them on to their descendants in a simple and accessible form. One of these forms is a saying, a brightly colored expression that reflects emotions and is easy to remember. All languages in the world have them, and Arabic is no exception. We often use them without even knowing it. So what are they, Arabic sayings?

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In all countries of the world, including Russia, they not only erect monuments to famous people who contributed to politics, art and other spheres of life, but also erect sculptures in honor of our smaller brothers. Some of them have a symbolic meaning, others are dedicated to real or literary characters, and some depict a generalized image of one or another representative of the fauna

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Exactly three weeks, including four Sundays, is the period of preparation for Lent. Each week, and Sunday in particular, carries its own semantic load, has its own features and names, its own traditions and rituals that are obligatory for believers. Penultimate Sunday before Lent - the day when they stop eating meat - this is what Meat Week (Sunday) means

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Cheese Festival at VDNKh in 2017 was held for the fifth time. Every year it attracts more and more attention. However, not everyone had time to visit there. From our article you will find out what happens at this large-scale event

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Today 64 holidays are celebrated in Tajikistan. Some dates remain the same every year. The most significant celebrations: Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 9, Navruz (March 21-22), the religious holidays of Kurban and Ramadan, as well as the New Year, which is celebrated, like all over the world on January 1. Tajiks rest on these holidays from two days to one week

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Omsk is known to every inhabitant of the country, but few people know what kind of city it is. Its remote location provokes a distant idea of it. We will talk about this amazingly beautiful city in this article. We will get acquainted with the architecture and modern monuments of the relatively young, but historically rich city of Omsk

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Georgian dance has become very popular in the world, primarily thanks to "Lezginka". There are few people who would not know the name of this incendiary dance. But how did it happen? When did the dance become popular in Europe?

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Who are these richest and wisest rulers, mega-successful entrepreneurs of the Middle East, happy owners of fortunes amounting to billions of dollars, the world's largest investors? They are nothing less than Arab sheikhs. Who are these people? How do Arab sheikhs live? It is about them that will be discussed in the article

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So who said: "No person - no problem"? Let's be honest, the "leader of the peoples" could say it, it was in his manner. Like no one else, he would have dared to speak such words with impunity, based on historical facts. Which is not true because no one has been able to prove it

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A surname is a family name that passes from father to children (with rare exceptions). Every person at least once in his life tried to find out about the origin of his surname and its meaning. Many now even make up a family tree, according to which you can track how the surname passed from generation to generation. In this article we will talk about where the surname Goncharov came from

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The idea of Vissarion Belinsky that labor ennobles a person was taken as a basis by the ideologies of socialist realism and began to develop in the right direction

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The surname Sokolov is one of the most common in Russia. She is in the top ten - the most frequent surnames in the country. There are several versions of its origin and meaning

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People have to choose between two evils all the time. What does it mean, why is this expression so popular?

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In the Russian language there is a stable combination of insulting words "jewish mangy". Where did it come from, why does it sound offensive and for whom? Consider the etymology of these words

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Excess is something extreme, a phenomenon that goes beyond the usual concepts. This may refer to behavior, to events in society and nature. The word is also found in literature and criminal law

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The term "24/7" which means "twenty-four by seven" has now become popular. There is another option - "24/7/365". Also, modern people use the speech turnover "talk 24/7". What is the meaning of these expressions?

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The geometric object, later called the "Klein bottle", was first described in 1882 by the German mathematician Felix Klein. What does he represent? This object (or rather, a geometric or topological surface) simply cannot exist in our three-dimensional world. All models that are for sale in souvenir shops have a view that only gives a vague idea of what a Klein bottle is

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Just because a word is outdated doesn't mean it can be forgotten. This is especially true of the lorgnette, a necessary attribute of the upper classes of the nineteenth century. In order to feel the spirit of the era as much as possible, you need to know the meaning of the word "lorgnette" - this will definitely come in handy in life

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What is the Rukh bird, the Europeans learned after getting acquainted with the fairy tales "A Thousand and One Nights". When this happened is hard to say. Perhaps after Marco Polo's many years of eastern voyage in the thirteenth century, or maybe a little earlier or later. The magical world of fairy tales, which absorbed the thousand-year-old folklore of the Eastern peoples, captivated Europeans

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A person who has someone died experiences mainly his own grief, his misfortune and his own shock, therefore, no matter how cynical it may be, but at such moments you need to think not about the deceased, but about the mourner. How can you console a grieving person and express your condolences on the death of a loved one? Some thoughts on this subject are presented in this article

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Slavs today are the largest ethno-linguistic community in Europe. They inhabit vast territories and number about 300-350 million people. In this article, we will consider what branches the Slavic peoples are divided into, we will talk about the history of their formation and division. We will also touch a little on the modern stage of the spread of Slavic culture and those religious beliefs that the tribes adhered to in the course of their development and formation

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Detailed story on how to visit the lecture hall of the Hermitage. On the territory of the Winter Palace and in the storage of the museum in the Old Village. Addresses, metro, how to get there, reviews

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Soft and strict, airy and practical beige color. What color goes with beige in clothes? And in the interior? Everything will depend on what role he was assigned

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Proverbs are the great heritage of our ancestors, which has been passed down from mouth to mouth for more than one generation. In these small sayings lies deep wisdom that can reveal the essence of many things. And yet, despite the fact that proverbs and sayings are used regularly in conversation, many still cannot realize how useful they are

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When talking about Tiffany's style, it's impossible to have just one thing in mind. It manifests itself in many areas of life. It inspires couturiers, interior designers, photographers, artists and many others who are somehow connected with art

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How to understand the expression "blessed is he who believes"? Who said it and in what context? Let's do some research together

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Crimea. The panorama of Sevastopol is a historical and artistic monument that every tourist should visit. The museum, dedicated to the heroic pages of the city, itself has an interesting and fascinating history

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The second largest city in Bulgaria, Plovdiv, is familiar to many of our compatriots due to the fact that a monument to Alyosha, a Russian soldier, was erected there. What is the history of the monument and its fate in our turbulent time of change?

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Using popular expressions, we do not always understand their deep meaning, we do not know the history of their appearance. We propose to consider the expression "Demyanova's ear"