YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL WILEY POST SOLO FLIGHT U.S. TROOPS IN SIBERIA RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR 54944
Episode 64 of “Yesterday’s Newsreel” provided viewers “television highlights of the news of yesteryear” by providing vintage clips of famous people and events from the first half of the 20th century. This episode opens with pilot Wiley Post’s solo flight around the world in 1933 (mark 00:43) with numerous scenes from the historic event and the celebrations that followed, including a meeting with New York City Mayor John O’Brien (mark 03:30). US Soldiers Sail for Siberia” (mark 04:20) tells how US troops headed to Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution, with many returning later with Russian war brides. “Personalities of 1930” (mark 05:30) include a birthday celebration for German field marshal and president Paul von Hindenburg, plus silent film stars Hope Hampton and Ben Turpin. Scenes of New York subway accidents and disasters are recalled starting at mark 07:10, followed by a trip to 1930 and a comical look of “London’s Best Basket Balancer” (mark 08:15). At mark 08:53, the film introduces us to Jesuit Father Johannes Hagen, director of the Vatican Observatory and the only American on the staff of Pope Pius XI, and we see scenes of him at work. Fashion from 1920 are shown beginning at mark 09:43, as are a few of the sports stars from circa 1930 (mark 10:44), including Canadian figure skater Constance Wilson-Samuel and 1929 Indianapolis 500 winner Ray Keech.
The American Expeditionary Force Siberia (AEF Siberia) was a United States Army force that was involved in the Russian Civil War in Vladivostok, Russian Empire, during the end of World War I after the October Revolution, from 1918 to 1920. As a result of this expedition, which failed but became known to the Bolsheviks, early relations between the United States and the Soviet Union would be low.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's claimed objectives for sending troops to Siberia were as much diplomatic as they were military. One major reason was to rescue the 40,000 men of the Czechoslovak Legion, who were being held up by Bolshevik forces as they attempted to make their way along the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Vladivostok, and it was hoped, eventually to the Western Front. Another major reason was to protect the large quantities of military supplies and railroad rolling stock that the United States had sent to the Russian Far East in support of the prior Russian government's war efforts on the Eastern Front. Equally stressed by Wilson was the need to steady any efforts at self-government or self defense in which the Russians themselves may be willing to accept assistance. At the time, Bolshevik forces controlled only small pockets in Siberia and President Wilson wanted to make sure that neither Cossack marauders nor the Japanese military would take advantage of the unstable political environment along the strategic railroad line and in the resource-rich Siberian regions that straddled it.
Concurrently and for similar reasons, about 5,000 American soldiers were sent to Arkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia by Wilson as part of the separate Polar Bear Expedition.
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Russia: Crash landed 40s-era Douglas C-47 plane moved to Krasnoyarsk for restoration
A Cold War-era Douglas C-47 aircraft that crashed in 1947, containing the last messages of survivors, was transported for restoration to Krasnoyarsk, Monday.
The plane, which crashed in the Russian tundra in 1947, was supplied by the US under the lend-lease programme and was reportedly being used in the 1940s as an intelligence service aircraft.
SOT, Sergei Alekseev, Pilot and Member of Expedition (Russian): At the time, a secret radar base was being constructed, it was during the Cold War. When they were coming back to Khatanga [village in the Taymyr Peninsula, north of the Krasnoyarsk Region], the aircraft was overloaded. The commander was ordered to accept six more people on board, which exceeded the possible weight the plane could carry.
SOT, Sergei Alekseev, Pilot and Member of Expedition (Russian): The search operation stopped and only thanks to a letter sent to Stalin [inaudible], the search operation resumed. And two days later following the request, the plane was discovered by Shatrov, hero of the Soviet Union at the time.
SOT, Sergei Alekseev, Pilot and Member of Expedition (Russian): After the aircraft undergoes restoration, it is to be used as a museum exhibit at the Museum of Russian North Exploration.
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Yakovlev YAK-40K - the classic trijet of Vologda Air Enterprise in 4K
Trijets are a rare stuff and not a lot are left in actual passenger service. In any case, to most of us a Trijet feels more like a DC-10 or B727 in size. The YAK-40 is the smallest Trijet ever to be built for commercial service. And it is getting rarer by the minute. With it's cruise speed of about 550km/h it is only marginally faster than the very versatile AN-24. It's three turbojets burn about the same amount of fuel as the CRJ-100. So the timeframe for these unique airliners is limited.
In Russia, Vologda Air Enterprise operates only YAK-40s, therefore the plane is guaranteed when booked. Currently two passenger planes are left in the fleet, as well as several VIP configured ones. At the moment the airline links it's home airport Vologda with Moscow Vnukovo. The airline currently also operates several flights a week from Vnukovo to Stary Oskol. And maybe the flights to Saint Petersburg will resume next summer.
The tickets cost about 6000RUB one way and are therefore a very affordable chance of flying such a rare airliner. Vologda airport itself is like a museum of the Soviet Union. It is in great condition and looks like 35 years ago, with lot's of Soviet flair and still some traces of the great Soviet Aeroflot - especially advertising the new IL-86 airliner.
The IL-18 monument in front of the terminal is also an eye catcher.
Oh, some of the YAK-40s are K modifications, that feature a cargo door and are very much like a quick change in the West.
The service aboard includes a drink as well as Vslyot candy (which is pure Russian aviation culture). While other airlines bother around about taking pictures, this airline's staff is really friendly and also a bit proud of their Soviet flying metal.
Vologda Air Enterprise is pure Russian flying on old Soviet YAK-40 airliners. It's a travel back 40 years and would most likely be the best flying experience for someone that only knows modern western stuff. If one has the chance, take it and get into a chat with those flying the little trijet, there are a lot of really interesting stories to be told!
Pomor schooner | 17-21 Feb 2019 | first visit of the Norwegian shipbuilders to Arkhangelsk
The club “Morskie praktiki» («Sea Practics») (Arkhangelsk-Moscow) together with the Northern Maritime Museum (Arkhangelsk) and Arkhangelsk Region Government begin construction of a traditional pomor ship — wooden sailing schooner (20 meters long).
These schooners were widely spread in the regions of the White and the Barents Seas in XIX and early XX centuries, sea animal and fish were netted from them, they were used as merchant and transportation vessels. Today these solid, seagoing and capacious boats might be required in voyages in the northern seas, hard-to-reach regions of Russia and the entire world ocean.
Construction of the vessel will be performed by yachtsmen and travelers, members of the club “Sea Practics”. Project organizers already have a successful experience of realization of similar construction. In summer 2017 a sailing karbass (7,5 meters long) was built in the village of Leshukonskoe. The construction was managed by a master of traditional shipbuilding, Viktor Kuznetsov. The project “Pomorskiy karbas” (“Pomor Karbass”) aroused great interest within sailing community, sea-lovers and among people interested in history of their country, it also received extensive media coverage. In spring 2018 «Pomor karbass» has got the national award of the Russian Geographical Society «Khrustalnyi kompas»(«Crystal compass»).
A logical follow-up of this project will be the construction of the pomor schooner.
Project organizers decided to address to Norwegian colleagues from Nordnorsk Fartøyvernsenter, who had accumulated great experience in maintaining and supporting the traditional fleet. Together with an invited Norwegian shipbuilders it is planned to develop a schooner project, to prepare materials and a workplace and after that to invite the Norwegian colleagues to be involved in the main stages of construction.
Russia and Norway has deeply related maritime traditions. Development of their shipbuilding shows that many techniques were adopted from each other. For instance, sailing tapping schooner of Norway and Russia are practically the same vessels.
First stage of the project — Nordnorsk Fartøyvernsenter’s shipbuilders visit to Arkhangelsk during which organizers:
—approved the concept of the future boat (its type, size, rigging, building technologies);
— approved list of the materials needed;
— visited the wood-cutting site and chose the wood for the future boat under supervision of Norwegian expert;
The first visit of the Norwegian shipbuilders to Arkhangelsk marked the beginning of a series of training seminars which are going to regular during the project. All the seminars, workshops and hands-on courses will be widely covered in the social networks and mass-medias.
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Here are some of Vilnius most popular attractions:
Cathedral Square.
Old Town and the St Anne’s Church, Gate of Dawn and the Gediminas Castle.
New Town and the Gediminas Avenue.
Jewish district and the Jewish Synagogue.
Republic of Uzupis.
Here’s a list of Kaunas most popular attractions:
Old Town, and the Kaunas Town Hall, Kaunas Castle, Historical Presidential Palace, House of Perkūnas, Kaunas Cathedral, Church of St. Gertrude and Vytautas’ Church.
New Town, and the Liberty Avenue, St. Michael the Archangel Church and the Central Post Office.
Pazaislis Monastery and the Kaunas Lagoon Regional Park.
Numerous museums and theaters, such as the Konstantinas Ciurlionis Museum, Devil‘s Museum and the Musical Theatre, the Drama Theatre, the Puppet Theatre and the Kaunas Pantomime Theatre.
Here are some of Klaipėda’s top sights:
Old Town and the Theatre Square, the Lietuvninkų Square, the Aukštoji street, and the Didžioji vandens street.
The Harbor and the “Meridianas” sailboat, plus the “Black Sea Ghost” statue.
Museums, such as: Klaipėda Sea Museum and Dolphinarium, and the Museum of Clocks and Watches.
The Melnragė Pier.
“Švyturys” beer brewery.
So while visiting Šiauliai make sure to visit these popular attractions:
The Hill of Crosses.
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.
The Bicycle Museum.
Radio and TV Tech institute.
Talkša lake with the “Iron Fox” sculpture.
Make sure to check out these popular attractions upon visiting Kernavė:
Pajauta Valley and the Cultural Reserve of Kernavė.
Kernavė Town Museum.
The Church of St. Virgin Maria Skaplierinė.
The octagonal wooden chapel.
Algirdas Alekna “Paslapčių” museum.
Here’s a full list of the main sights in Palanga:
Jonas Basanavicius boulevard with the Sea Bridge at the end.
Alley of Counts Tiskeviciai with the Concert Hall and the Palanga Kurhaus hotel and restaurant.
Tiskeviciai Palace and the Most Holy Virgin Mary’s Ascension Church.
Museums, such as: the Amber Museum and the Palanga Resort Museum, as well as parks, such as the Birutė Park with its Birutė Hill and chapel, the Sculpture Park, and the Fairytales Park.
The Curonian Spit (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) with its soft and sandy beaches.
In summary, here are the must things to see and do in Trakai:
Trakai’s Historical National Park.
Trakai Island Castle and the Museum of History.
Trakai’s Kenesa synagogue.
The Užutrakis Manor.
Karaim community restaurants offering a traditional dish “Kybyn”.
To summarize Anykščiai’s popular attractions:
The Old Town and the Church of St. Mat Apostle and Evangelist, the old cemetery and the Church of St. Alexander.
Home-museums of famous Lithuanian authors – Antanas Vienuolis and Antanas Baranauskas, plus the Horse Museum.
Anykščiai’s pinewood with “Puntukas” Stone.
Kalita Hill.
Here are the top sights to see in Druskininkai:
The Old Town and the wooden villas, plus the Avenues of Maironio, Kosciuškos and Vilniaus, as well as the diamond-shaped main square.
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
The “Druskininkai Water Theme Park” and the “One” Adventure Park.
Spas and wellness centers – they all are pretty good.
Lake Druskonis beach coast and the banks of the Nemunas river.
Here are the main sights in Rumšiškės:
The Town Center.
St. Michael Archangel Church.
Rumšiškės Open-Air Ethnographic Museum.
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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015). An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703. On 1 September 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д, IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and on 1 October 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. During the periods 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow, which is about 625 km (388 miles) to the south-east.
Saint Petersburg is one of the most modern cities of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.
Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.
The Great Patriotic War. War in the Sea. Episode 13. StarMedia. Docudrama. English Subtitles
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The project “Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East” depicts the most important events and battles of World War II. The task of the project is to illustrate the history of the war by means of computer graphics, motion-picture images and wartime actuality shots.
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The Christmas Story in Art, 2018
This annual holiday tour explores the episodes surrounding the birth of Christ as depicted through masterworks from the National Gallery's permanent collection. Related excerpts from the King James Version of the Bible as well as discussions of iconography, technique, and historical context enrich this holiday event. Paintings by Duccio, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Giorgione, and Gerard David are among the works discussed.
Russian Federation | Wikipedia audio article
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00:05:32 1 Etymology
00:07:19 2 History
00:07:28 2.1 Early history
00:09:14 2.2 Kievan Rus'
00:12:33 2.3 Grand Duchy of Moscow
00:14:49 2.4 Tsardom of Russia
00:19:10 2.5 Imperial Russia
00:24:38 2.6 February Revolution and Russian Republic
00:26:13 2.7 Soviet Russia and civil war
00:27:46 2.8 Soviet Union
00:31:41 2.8.1 World War II
00:36:03 2.8.2 Cold War
00:40:19 2.9 Russian Federation
00:47:10 3 Politics
00:47:19 3.1 Governance
00:49:28 3.2 Foreign relations
00:54:06 3.3 Military
00:57:02 3.4 Political divisions
00:59:52 4 Geography
01:01:04 4.1 Topography
01:04:56 4.2 Climate
01:07:07 4.3 Biodiversity
01:08:19 5 Economy
01:15:44 5.1 Energy
01:18:19 5.2 External trade and investment
01:19:12 5.3 Agriculture
01:21:22 5.4 Transport
01:26:09 5.5 Science and technology
01:32:23 5.6 Space exploration
01:34:41 5.7 Water supply and sanitation
01:35:25 5.8 Corruption
01:38:01 6 Demographics
01:43:21 6.1 Largest cities
01:43:29 6.2 Ethnic groups
01:43:55 6.3 Language
01:45:19 6.4 Religion
01:55:31 6.5 Health
01:57:25 6.6 Education
01:59:19 7 Culture
01:59:27 7.1 Folk culture and cuisine
02:02:48 7.2 Architecture
02:06:16 7.3 Visual arts
02:09:16 7.4 Music and dance
02:12:01 7.5 Literature and philosophy
02:15:32 7.6 Cinema, animation and media
02:19:16 7.7 Sports
02:26:13 7.8 National holidays and symbols
02:30:11 7.9 Tourism
02:33:06 8 See also
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Russia (Russian: Росси́я, tr. Rossiya, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə]), officially the Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə]), is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. At 17,125,200 square kilometres (6,612,100 sq mi), Russia is by a considerable margin the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with about 146.77 million people as of 2019, including Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital, Moscow, is one of the largest cities in the world and the second largest city in Europe; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait. However, Russia recognises two more countries that border it, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which are internationally recognized as parts of Georgia.
The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century. In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century. The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities and achieved independence from the Golden Horde. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, wh ...
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00:06:32 1 Etymology
00:08:41 2 History
00:08:51 2.1 Early history
00:10:56 2.2 Kievan Rus'
00:14:52 2.3 Grand Duchy of Moscow
00:17:32 2.4 Tsardom of Russia
00:22:40 2.5 Imperial Russia
00:29:11 2.6 February Revolution and Russian Republic
00:31:01 2.7 Soviet Russia and civil war
00:32:50 2.8 Soviet Union
00:37:29 2.8.1 World War II
00:41:28 2.8.2 Cold War
00:46:28 2.9 Russian Federation
00:52:03 3 Politics
00:52:13 3.1 Governance
00:54:43 3.2 Foreign relations
01:00:35 3.3 Military
01:04:04 3.4 Political divisions
01:07:27 4 Geography
01:08:51 4.1 Topography
01:13:30 4.2 Climate
01:16:04 4.3 Biodiversity
01:17:30 5 Economy
01:26:22 5.1 Corruption
01:29:29 5.2 Agriculture
01:32:05 5.3 Energy
01:35:09 5.4 Transport
01:40:52 5.5 Science and technology
01:48:14 5.6 Space exploration
01:50:29 5.7 Water supply and sanitation
01:51:21 6 Demographics
01:57:01 6.1 Largest cities
01:57:11 6.2 Ethnic groups
01:57:41 6.3 Language
01:59:20 6.4 Religion
02:11:26 6.5 Health
02:13:42 6.6 Education
02:15:56 7 Culture
02:16:06 7.1 Folk culture and cuisine
02:20:06 7.2 Architecture
02:24:14 7.3 Visual arts
02:27:49 7.4 Music and dance
02:31:04 7.5 Literature and philosophy
02:35:14 7.6 Cinema, animation and media
02:39:41 7.7 Sports
02:47:57 7.8 National holidays and symbols
02:52:37 7.9 Tourism
02:56:04 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Russia (Russian: Росси́я, tr. Rossiya, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə]), officially the Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə]), is a country in Eurasia. At 17,125,200 square kilometres (6,612,100 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with about 144.5 million people as of 2018, excluding Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital, Moscow, is the largest metropolitan area in Europe proper and one of the largest cities in the world; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait. However, Russia recognises two more countries that border it, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which are internationally recognized as parts of Georgia.
The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century. In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century. The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities, achieved independence from the Golden Horde. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on th ...
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Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written
language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
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The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century. In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century. The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities, achieved independence from the Golden Horde. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east.Following the Russian Revolution, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world's first constitutionally socialist state. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II, and emerged as a recognized superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War. The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human-made satellite and the launching of the first humans in space. By the end of 1990, the Soviet Union had the world's second largest economy, largest standing military in the world and the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, twelve independent republics emerged from the USSR: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Baltic states regained independence: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania; the Russian SFSR reconstituted itself as the Russian Federation and is recognized as the continuing legal personality and a successor of the Soviet Union. It is governed as a federal semi-presidential republic.
Russia's economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015. Russia's extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world, making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has b ...
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크라이스트처치에 트램이 처음 들어온 건 1922년, 그러나 트램 운행은 1954년 전면 중단되면서 박물관의 소장품이 되어 버렸다. 그러다 1995년부터 대성당을 중심으로 2.5킬로미터를 다시 개통, 지금은 관광용 노선으로 운행되고 있다. 영국에서 가장 멀리 떨어진 나라 뉴질랜드의 남쪽 도시 크라이스트처치에서 영국다운 풍경을 만난 건 또 다른 우연이였다.
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The first thing to Christchurch tram came in 1922, but the tram station is interrupted while the front in 1954 had become a collection of the museum. Then re-opening of the 2.5 kilometer from the center of the cathedral in 1995, is now being operated as a route for sightseeing. The most distant country in the United Kingdom met the British landscape in the southern city of Christchurch, New Zealand yiyeotda another thing to chance.
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■클립명 : 오세아니아064-뉴질랜드02-02 크라이스트 도심 횡단, 트램/Christchurch Tram
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■촬영일자 : 2007년 12월(December)
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오세아니아,Oceania,,뉴질랜드,New Zealand,,,성상엽,2006,12월 December,북섬,North Island
The City of Vilnius, Lithuania - 20th January, 2013
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 554,060 (838,852 together with Vilnius County) as of 2011. It is located in the southeast of the country. It is the second biggest city of the Baltic states, after Riga.
Vilnius is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County. The first known written record of Vilnius as the Lithuanian capital is known from Gediminas' letters in 1323.
Vilnius is classified as a Gamma global city according to GaWC studies, and is known for its Old Town of beautiful architecture, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Its Jewish influence until the 20th century has led to it being described as the Jerusalem of Lita and Napoleon named it the Jerusalem of the North as he was passing through in 1812. In the year 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with the Austrian city of Linz.
Vilnius has been rapidly transformed, and the town has emerged as a modern European city. Many of its older buildings have been renovated, and a business and commercial area is being developed into the New City Centre, expected to become the city's main administrative and business district on the north side of the Neris river. This area includes modern residential and retail space, with the municipality building and the 129-metre (423') Europa Tower as its most prominent buildings. The construction of Swedbank's headquarters is symbolic of the importance of Scandinavian banks in Vilnius. The building complex Vilnius Business Harbour was built in 2008, and one of its towers is now the 5th tallest building in Lithuania. More buildings are scheduled for construction in the area. Vilnius was selected as a 2009 European Capital of Culture, along with Linz, the capital of Upper Austria.
Identified views and locations include: the view from the Television Tower, the view of the Television Tower, Laisvės pr., T Narbuto g., St. Raphael The Archangel Church, Šnipiškes, Konstitucijos pr., Radisson Blu, Upės g., Baltasis tiltas, Neris River, Gediminas Ave, Museum of Genocide Victims, Auku g., Tauro kln, Pamėnkalnio g., Vincas Kudirka Square, Novotel, Gedimino pr., National Theatre, Vilnius Cathedral, Cathedral Square, Gediminas Tower, Hill of Three Crosses, Vilnia River, Arsenalo g., T. Vrublevskio g., Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Library, Mindaugo tiltas, Žveju g., Vilnaus Žaliasis tiltas, Žygimantu g., Šiltadarzio g., St. Anne's Church, Orthodox Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Military Fort & Defensive Wall, Šv. Davasios g., Gate of Dawn, Ausros Vartu g., St. Theresa's Church, Lithuanian National Phillarmonic Society Hall, Ausros Vartu g., Didžioji g., St Casimir Church, Rotuses a., Vilnius Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Didžioji g., St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, St. Parasceve Orthodox Church, Church of St. John, Dominikonu g., Šv. Jono g., Vilnius University, Grounds of the Presidential Palace, Presidenital Palace, Sv. Kryziaus baznycia, Liejyktos g., Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence, Totorinu g., Gedimino pr., Vilniaus g., Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia, Vokieciu g., Vilniaus gelezinkelio stotis, Vilnius Airport Railway Station and Vilnius Uro Uostas Airport.
На Нож! 100 г. от Балканската Война/100 years since the Balkan War
Ние от сп. Българска Наука създадохме по случай 100 г. от Балканската война документалния филм „На Нож!. Искахме да почетем паметта на деди си, които с невиждана енергия са дали живота си за свободата на своите братя зад граница. За съжаление не са много младите хора, които носят паметта за това какво се е случило преди 100 г., за радостта на българите да отидат на война, за идеала който са следвали и за бъдещето, в което са вярвали.
Филмът не разказва за политиката тогава и сега, а показва духът на българите - как орачът и копачът се бият рамо до рамо с банкери, учители и професори и заедно побеждават вековният враг на Балканите. И постигат истинско човешко освобождение, защото свободата не е само свобода на територията, тя е най-вече свобода на духа!
Вижте филма и нека заедно отдадем почетта си към всички, дали в началото на 20-ти век живота си за постигането на свободна България.
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Fix Bayonets!
Documentary on 100 years since the Balkan War