Literally 15 years ago, a vacation in the Dominican Republic for Russians was the ultimate dream, but now you won’t surprise anyone with a trip to the other end of the planet for the sake of the tropical sun, smiling girls and incendiary rumba rhythms. You can go here, running away from the harsh winter …
Victoria The largest island of the Seychelles, with the capital of the state – Victoria, the only city on the islands. The most noisy and civilized place is suitable for those who want a tropical paradise, not far from the benefits of civilization. Andyeducation: Introduction to education system in Seychelles, including compulsory schooling and higher …
Arts Caracas is also a great cultural center. The Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the most important in South America and in it you can see high quality works. Teresa Carreño Theater The largest cultural complex in Latin America. One of the most modern theaters in the world and the most prestigious in …
The largest country in East Asia is China and this is also the world’s most densely populated country. In fact, in the late 1970s, population growth was considered so alarming that in China a rule was introduced which in some areas claimed that one child was only allowed per family. It is believed today that …
It is rather difficult to single out specific sights in French Polynesia, since the whole country with all 130 more unique islands is one. The center of cultural and social life in French Polynesia is the capital city of Papeete on the island of Tahiti. It is the most developed and Europeanized city in the …
Today’s Dubai is a bright kaleidoscope of contrasts, where a modern city and an endless desert, East and West, old and new side by side. Having won the reputation of a “city of merchants” long before the discovery of oil, Dubai has always welcomed travelers and merchants. This tradition of courtesy and hospitality is still …
Otavalo Otavalo (Spanish: Otavalo) is a small town in Ecuador, nestled in a picturesque valley at the foot of the Imbabura volcano (Spanish: Volcan Imbabura; 4609 m a.s.l.). It is the administrative center of the canton of the same name, which is part of the province of Imbabura (Spanish: Provincia de Imbabura), located 95 km …
Halkidiki peninsula Halkidiki is a majestic peninsula that is one of the most attractive areas of northern Greece. Located south of Thessaloniki , it is a real paradise, untouched by the detrimental effects of modern technology. According to ancient mythology, in ancient times, titans, rivals of the gods, lived on this peninsula. In the battle …
Turrialba Volcano National Park The Turrialba region is located 65 km east of San José, northwest of the city of Cartago. The main attraction is the Turrialba volcano (3340 meters above sea level) and the neighboring Irazu volcano, which is why they are often called twin volcanoes. Volcano Turrialba includes three equally active craters. The …
Latvia is a great option for those who love beautiful European architecture, interesting historical sights and beach holidays. And if you have already chosen tours to Latvia for yourself, it remains only to get acquainted with the information about the country, which will undoubtedly come in handy on a trip. Latvia: location. According to thesciencetutor, …
In the partial elections of 1959, the nationalist party of President Garcia won victory by setting the electoral campaign on the economic detachment from the United States. All the efforts of the new government were concentrated on trying to remove the levers of economic power from the hands of the resident Chinese, through a harsh …
The various events of Latvian literature are closely connected with the history of the Latvian people. Just as the Latvian language is, together with Lithuanian, the most archaic of the European languages, so too the popular literature of the Latvians contains elements that date back to prehistoric times. But the fact that the collections of …
Taken from the title of an essay by the literary critic FO Matthiessen (1941), the expression designates the golden period of American literature of the 19th century, the one in which, in the mid-century years, RW Emerson, HD Thoreau, N. Hawthorne, H. Melville and W. Whitman published their major works. 5.1 Transcendentalism. The assumption of this artistic …
Extremely alert and alert non-fiction follows, and sometimes anticipates and conditions, the various stages of this desperate search in many ways. And this on several levels. The 1950s had seen the problem of the individual brought to the fore in a society massified by a super-industrial revolution. These are classics of sociological and socio-economic criticism …
When the United States became independent, English criminal law generally prevailed in all states. Features of this were: there was no code, nor a list established by law, of punishable offenses, with the relative penalty. There was, however, a certain number of ” common law crimes “, each distinguished by a special name (mostly of French origin: arson …
The most important discoveries took place in Liguria. At the Balzi Rossi excavations by AC Blanc and L. Cardini at Riparo Mochi, they revealed a cultural succession similar to the French one, in which above the Mousterian and separated from it and between them by sterile layers we have: 1) a industry of the lower …
Forests. – The USSR ranks first in the world for the breadth of its forests covering just over 2 / 5 of its European industry, and less than 2 / 5 of that of Asia. Overall, it can be estimated at around 7 million ha. the forest area of the USSR (27% of the world’s forest area); of this, however, just 1.7 million …
Renaissance and Reformation in Germany, are the main forces of an era which, spiritually prepared already before, begins around the beginning of the sixteenth century to get lost during the following century in a new period of transition. As for the other forms of spiritual life, also for art they were decisive in a positive …
Santiago is one of the “top” cities with international business opportunities and establishes an image of tranquility, cleanliness and quality of life for visitors. In Santiago the civic life of the country takes place, there is La Moneda (the government palace), the Plaza de Armas and important buildings of the judicial and executive power. With …
Sculpture The most interesting cases of sculpture in Denmark consist of baptismal fonts, documented by numerous examples. In Scania, for example. in Löderup and Tryde, some of them of monumental dimensions are preserved, adorned with complex theological representations among which, as in other examples of Jutland, the lion motif is extremely widespread, also present in …
Palestine Liberation Organization, English Palestine Liberation Organization [ pæləsta ɪ n l ɪ bə re ɪ ʃ n ɔ ː gəna ɪ ze ɪ ʃ n], abbreviation PLO, 28 5./1. 6. Political and military umbrella organization founded in Cairo in 1964 for the Arab liberation movements fighting for an independent Arab state of Palestine, 1969–2004 …
Dresden goes back to the Slavic village Drezdzany (“Settlers at the Forest”) located at an old Elbe crossing. The Elbe valley area, which has been Slavically populated since the 7th century, appeared in 1004 as the Sorbian residential district Nisan (i); after 968 part of the later so-called Mark Meißen, it came in 1144 to the Wettin …
When the land bridge between North and South America formed millions of years ago, the animal world literally exploded. Probably no other country in the world has such a high biodiversity in such a small area as the Central American Costa Rica. In addition to over a hundred different species of amphibians and reptiles, the …
Here you will find study trips and round trips through the metropolises of the United Arab Emirates Dubai Visit Dubai as part of a tour or city break. The sightseeing program includes skyscrapers, spectacular amusement parks and luxury hotels, such as the world-famous Burj al Arab, Emirates Tower, Almas Tower, Burj Dubai, Dubai World Trade …
Thingvellir National Park Breathtaking nature and a lot of history The heart of the Icelandic nation has been beating here for over a millennium Thingvellir National Park, founded in 1928 and now 237 km² in size, is located on the north bank of the 80 km² lake Þingvallavatn in the area of the two municipalities …
Megève Megève is a well-known winter sports resort in Savoy. The village with its districts Comblux and Còte 2000 is located at heights of 1027 m and 2485 m in the Mont Blanc region in eastern France. The French aristocrat Maurice de Rothschild discovered the charming mountain village for winter tourism at the beginning of …
The modern schooling system started by Mustafa Kemal and continued by his successors, is based on the European model. The arts represent themes of the Turkish tradition while showing Western influence. Radio and television have also reached rural areas, posing a threat to indigenous culture. Education At the time of the establishment of the republic, …
Belarus is an essentially flat country. Its highest point is Mount Dzyarzhynskaya, 356 m high. We can distinguish three different regions, one to the north, where the lakes of glacial origin are found, another in the center, where there is a wide plateau covered with forests, and another to the south, swampy and practically uninhabited; …
The area of today’s Bulgaria was part of the historical Thrace landscape in ancient times. Of the Thracian tribes known from Greek written sources, the Triballians settled in western Bulgaria and eastern Serbia, the Serds in the area around Sofia, the Odryses around Stara Sagora and the Bessen in the eastern Rhodope Mountains. Since the …
The Special Administrative Region comprises the island of Hong Kong (79.99 km 2) with the capital Victoria, the Kowloon peninsula and the New Territories with the hinterland of Kowloon as well as around 240 mostly uninhabited secondary islands. Hong Kong is the leading trade and financial center in Southeast Asia. History: The island of Hong …