Divo ostrov - a big amusement park for children and grownups in St.Petersburg, Russia.
This park remind of a Disneyland, just smaller. Its situated in the Krestovsky island in front of the metro station. All surrounded by trees and Neva river.
870 лет Москве парк Победы 2017. 870 to Moscow park 2017 victory.
Расходы мэрии Москвы на празднование Дня города составят в 2017 году рекордные за последние несколько лет 741,9 миллиона рублей, подсчитало РБК на основе данных с сайта госзакупок. Больше всего средств будет потрачено на праздничное оформление — 360,1 миллиона рублей. Вторая по размеру статья расходов — организация мероприятий. На нее из бюджета города выделено 229,9 миллиона рублей.
Разгон облаков во время празднования Дня города обойдется в 97,4 миллиона рублей, а фейерверки — в 31,4 миллиона рублей. Расходы на День города в 2017 году, отмечает РБК, станут самыми большими за последние несколько лет. В прошлом году на празднование было потрачено 580 миллионов рублей. В 2015 году День города обошелся Москве в 500 миллионов рублей, а годом ранее в 250 миллионов рублей.
Мы не можем утвердился, нужно ли тратить такие суммы на вторастепенные юбилеи, это при том, что город Москва, является самодастаточным и тем не менее с бюджета России, сталица получает огромные дотации, но вместе с этим большая часть граждан России, бедствуют. Хотелось бы предложить ФБК Навального, провести грандиозное расследрвание, по поводу этих грандиозных праздников.
The cost of the town hall of Moscow for the celebration of the City will make in 2017 footage for the past few years, 741.9 million rubles was calculated RBC] [RosBusinessConsulting based on state of shopping information from the site. Most will be spent on holiday words -- 360.1 million rubles. Second size article of expenses, the organisation of events. Her from the budget of the city are isolated 229.9 million rubles.
The acceleration of clouds during the celebration of the City will cost 97.4 million rubles, fireworks and -- about 31.4 million rubles. The fees for city in 2017, note RBC] [RosBusinessConsulting, becomes higher in the last few years. For the celebration was last year, spent 580 million rubles. In 2015 Day of town cost 500 million rubles in Moscow, and the year before in 250 million rubles.
We can not have approved, need to spend such sums on the vtorastepennye anniversaries, that with what city Moscow is samodastatochnym yet from the budget of Russia, stalitsa gets a huge grants, but with that most of the citizens of Russia, they live in poverty. I would like to propose a FBK Navalny, run a huge rassledrvanie about these big parties.
ТРО-НИК.ТВ День ДОБРА в парке аттракционов Колесо на ВВЦ
Специальный репортаж студии ТРО-НИК.ТВ. Программа Детский МИР.
Корреспондент Ева СМИ. Оператор- Марк СМИРНОВ.
В парке аттракционов Колесо на ВВЦ 20 июля 2013 года прошла благотворительная акция День добра. Участниками праздника стали многие российские знаменитости, среди которых -- космонавт Георгий ГРЕЧКО, композитор Евгений Дога, художник Никас САФРОНОВ, телеведущая Лариса ВЕРБИЦКАЯ, депутаты Госдумы ФС РФ Алексей МИТРОФАНОВ и Олег ПАХОЛКОВ, продюсер Бари АЛИБАСОВ и музыканты группы «НА-НА», певица Ирина Ортман, актриса Ольга Хохлова и многие другие.
На празднование 25-летия компании были приглашены подопечные фонда Даунсайд Ап -- дети с синдромом Дауна. В праздновании 25-летия компании так же принял участие режиссер Игорь Неупокоев — создатель Театра Простодушных — единственного в мире драматического театра, в котором играют актеры с синдромом Дауна.
Все знаменитости, присутствовавшие на празднике, оставили отпечатки своих ладоней на «Стене добра». После того, как были собраны отпечатки ладоней всех желающих, ведущий праздника, Олег Назаров открыл благотворительный аукцион. Картина Никаса Сафронова стала основным лотом аукциона. По итогам аукциона Владимир Гнездилов стал обладателем картины Никаса Сафронова, заплатив за этот лот 200 тысяч рублей. В общей сложности на аукционе было собрано 211 тысяч рублей, все деньги были переданы в фонд Даунсайд Ап.
По окончании благотворительной части программы всех гостей праздника пригласили поближе познакомиться с продукцией компании, 25-летие которой торжественно отмечали в этот день. Всем присутствующим предложили прокатиться на колесе обозрения «Москва-850», катальных горах «Кобра», «Формула МИР», качелях «Марс-360» и на других аттракционах.
Dima birthday 50 Russian restaurant Moonlight 03/08/2014
Surprise performance at Dima's birthday party 50 Russian restaurant Moonlight 03/08/2014 chastushki
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10 Most Famous Fountains In The World
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1. Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas
2. Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
3. Magic Fountain of Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain
4. Fountain of Wealth, Singapore
5. Friendship of the Peoples Fountain, Moscow, Russia
6. Fontana di Tivoli, Tivoli, Italy
7. King Fahd’s Fountain, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
8. Archibald Fountain, Sydney, Australia
9. Samson Fountain at Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
10. Swarovski Fountain, Innsbruck, Austria
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A fountain (from the Latin fons (genitive fontis), a source or spring) is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air to supply drinking water and/or for a decorative or dramatic effect.
Fountains were originally purely functional, connected to springs or aqueducts and used to provide drinking water and water for bathing and washing to the residents of cities, towns and villages. Until the late 19th century most fountains operated by gravity, and needed a source of water higher than the fountain, such as a reservoir or aqueduct, to make the water flow or jet into the air.
In addition to providing drinking water, fountains were used for decoration and to celebrate their builders. Roman fountains were decorated with bronze or stone masks of animals or heroes. In the Middle Ages, Moorish and Muslim garden designers used fountains to create miniature versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France used fountains in the Gardens of Versailles to illustrate his power over nature. The baroque decorative fountains of Rome in the 17th and 18th centuries marked the arrival point of restored Roman aqueducts and glorified the Popes who built them.
By the end of the 19th century, as indoor plumbing became the main source of drinking water, urban fountains became purely decorative. Mechanical pumps replaced gravity and allowed fountains to recycle water and to force it high into the air. The Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva, built in 1951, shoots water 140 metres (460 ft) in the air. The highest such fountain in the world is King Fahd's Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which spouts water 260 metres (850 ft) above the Red Sea.
Fountains are used today to decorate city parks and squares; to honor individuals or events; for recreation and for entertainment. A Splash pad or spray pool allows city residents to enter, get wet and cool off in summer. The musical fountain combines moving jets of water, colored lights and recorded music, controlled by a computer, for dramatic effects. Drinking fountains provide clean drinking water in public buildings, parks and public spaces.
Ancient civilizations built stone basins to capture and hold precious drinking water. A carved stone basin, dating to around 2000 BC, was discovered in the ruins of the ancient Sumerian city of Lagash in modern Iraq. The ancient Assyrians constructed a series of basins in the gorge of the Comel River, carved in solid rock, connected by small channels, descending to a stream. The lowest basin was decorated with carved reliefs of two lions. The ancient Egyptians had ingenious systems for hoisting water up from the Nile for drinking and irrigation, but without a higher source of water it was not possible to make water flow by gravity, and no Egyptian fountains or pictures of fountains have been found.
The ancient Greeks were apparently the first to use aqueducts and gravity-powered fountains to distribute water. According to ancient historians, fountains existed in Athens, Corinth, and other ancient Greek cities in the 6th century BC as the terminating points of aqueducts which brought water from springs and rivers into the cities. In the 6th century BC the Athenian ruler Peisistratos built the main fountain of Athens, the Enneacrounos, in the Agora, or main square. It had nine large cannons, or spouts, which supplied drinking water to local residents.
Greek fountains were made of stone or marble, with water flowing through bronze pipes and emerging from the mouth of a sculpted mask that represented the head of a lion or the muzzle of an animal. Most Greek fountains flowed by simple gravity, but they also discovered how to use principle of a siphon to make water spout, as seen in pictures on Greek vases.
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Korean superstar Psy gives a press conference in Bangkok
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1. Wide of Psy arriving at the press conference in Bangkok.
2. Pan of public and fans.
3. Mid of Psy saying Anyong-haseyo to greet his fans and the media.
4. Wide of press conference.
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Psy, recording artist:
How can I beat Gangnam Style? How can I beat 850 million views? I think I cannot beat 'Gangnam Style' forever, honestly, so I'm not gonna try to beat 'Gangnam Style.' But I'm going to try to be with 'Gangnam Style' so I'm working on a new track right now and it's gonna be in March.
6. Close of fans taking pictures.
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Psy, recording artist:
So it's gonna be worldwide album and it's gonna be out next March, I think, so I'm working on the track right now and I'm also working on some new dance. You know honestly in Korea this 'Gangnam Style' dance was not just my first dance. It was my 6th dance move, so which means I have 5 previous moves which you've never seen before.
8. Close of fans taking pictures.
9. Tilt up of Psy from his shoes to head.
10. Mid of cameramen and press.
11. Various of Psy signing autograph.
12. Various of fans dancing Gangnam Style.
POP SENSATION PSY TAKES GANGNAM STYLE TO BANGKOK
South Korean pop sensation Psy has finally brought his signature horse-riding Gangnam Style dance to Bangkok.
Psy will perform Gangnam Style and his other hit songs for his Thai fans Wednesday (28 NOV) at the 30,000-seat SCG Stadium in Muang Thong Thani.
The 34-year-old Korean rapper will wow the crowd for the first time in Southeast Asia at his first-ever concert in Thailand.
With his YouTube's most-watched video of all time, now hitting 830 million views, Psy has become one of the 2012's culture phenomenons.
Psy is not new to the music industry. In fact, The Gangnam Style album is already his sixth album. He says he's also working on new songs and dance moves to be released next year.
How can I beat 'Gangnam Style?' How can I beat 850 million views? I think I cannot beat 'Gangnam Style' forever, honestly, so I'm not gonna try to beat 'Gangnam Style.' But I'm going to try to be with 'Gangnam Style' so I'm working on a new track right now and it's gonna be in March, he told press.
So it's gonna be worldwide album and it's gonna be out next March, I think, so I'm working on the track right now and I'm also working on some new dance. You know honestly in Korea this 'Gangnam Style' dance was not just my first dance. It was my 6th dance move, so which means I have 5 previous moves which you've never seen before.
Psy said last time he was in Bangkok was to watch South Korean artist Rain perform in concert, but six months later, he now has his own show to do.
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Electric tram | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:17 1 Etymology and terminology
00:05:32 2 History
00:05:55 2.1 Horse-drawn
00:11:47 2.2 Steam
00:13:56 2.3 Cable-hauled
00:18:42 2.4 Gas
00:20:41 2.5 Electric
00:29:45 2.6 Other power sources
00:30:00 2.6.1 Battery
00:31:14 2.6.2 Human Power
00:32:13 2.6.3 Liquid fuel
00:33:03 2.6.4 Compressed air
00:33:18 2.6.5 Hydrogen
00:33:50 2.6.6 Hybrid
00:34:36 2.7 Modern development
00:35:27 3 Design
00:35:35 3.1 Single-ended vs double-ended
00:38:14 3.2 Articulated
00:39:42 3.3 Double decker
00:40:59 3.4 Drop-Centre (lowered central section)
00:41:49 3.5 Low floor
00:44:10 3.5.1 Ultra low floor
00:45:02 3.5.2 Pivoting bogie
00:45:47 3.6 Tram-train
00:46:44 3.7 Cargo tram
00:49:50 3.8 Tourist tram
00:50:24 3.9 Nursery tram
00:50:54 3.10 Hearse tram
00:52:19 3.11 Dog car
00:52:45 3.12 Restaurant tram
00:54:20 3.13 Mobile library service
00:54:59 3.14 Contractors' mobile office
00:55:28 3.15 Maintenance tram
00:56:23 3.16 Rubber-tyred tram
00:57:16 3.17 Other designs
00:57:24 3.17.1 Modular design
00:58:11 3.17.2 Modern styling
00:58:37 4 Operation
00:59:14 4.1 Track
01:01:19 4.2 Track gauge
01:02:31 4.3 Power supply
01:04:02 4.3.1 Ground-level power supply
01:05:12 4.4 Tram stop
01:05:47 4.5 Route
01:09:36 4.6 Controls
01:10:11 5 Manufacturing
01:10:39 6 Advantages
01:12:32 7 Disadvantages
01:14:14 8 By region
01:16:30 8.1 Statistics
01:19:28 8.2 Major tram and light rail systems
01:31:17 8.3 Africa
01:31:25 8.4 Asia
01:34:25 8.5 Europe
01:35:24 8.6 North America
01:39:17 8.7 Oceania
01:43:53 8.8 South America
01:45:09 9 Incidents
01:47:53 10 Tram modelling
01:50:39 11 In popular culture
01:50:54 11.1 Literature
01:57:59 11.2 Music
01:59:28 11.3 Film
02:02:44 11.4 Television
02:03:33 11.5 Visual arts
02:05:42 11.6 Drama
02:06:12 11.7 Ballet
02:06:29 11.8 Opera
02:06:45 11.9 Other
02:07:54 12 See also
02:08:03 12.1 Tram types
02:08:12 12.2 Trams by region
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A tram (in North America streetcar or trolley) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets; some include segments of segregated right-of-way. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways. Historically the term electric street railways was also used in the United States. In the United States, the term tram has sometimes been used for rubber-tyred trackless trains, which are not related to the other vehicles covered in this article.
Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than main line and rapid transit trains. Today, most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a pantograph sliding on an overhead line; older systems may use a trolley pole or a bow collector. In some cases by a contact shoe on a third rail is used. If necessary, they may have dual power systems—electricity in city streets, and diesel in more rural environments. Occasionally, trams also carry freight.
Trams are now commonly included in the wider term light rail, which also includes grade-separated systems. Some trams, known as tram-trains, may have segments that run on mainline railway tracks, similar to interurban systems. The differences between these modes of rail transport are often indistinct, and a given system may combine multiple features.
One of the advantages over earlier forms of transit was the low rolling resistance of metal wheels on steel rails, allowing the animals to haul a greater load for a given effort. Problems included the fact that any given animal could only work so many hours on a given day, had to be housed, groomed, fed and cared for day in and day out, and produced prodigious amounts of manure, which the streetcar company was charged with disposing of. Electric trams largely replaced animal power in the late 19th and early 20th century. Improvements in other forms of road transport ...
Electric trolley | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:02 1 Etymology and terminology
00:04:57 2 History
00:05:20 2.1 Horse-drawn
00:10:27 2.2 Steam
00:12:21 2.3 Cable-hauled
00:16:36 2.4 Gas
00:18:20 2.5 Electric
00:26:35 2.6 Other power sources
00:26:50 2.6.1 Battery
00:27:55 2.6.2 Compressed air
00:28:10 2.6.3 Human power
00:29:03 2.6.4 Hydrogen
00:29:32 2.6.5 Hybrid
00:30:15 2.6.6 Liquid fuel
00:31:01 2.7 Modern development
00:31:49 3 Design
00:31:58 3.1 Articulated
00:33:18 3.2 Cargo tram
00:36:06 3.3 Dog car
00:36:30 3.4 Double decker
00:37:40 3.5 Drop-Centre (lowered central section)
00:38:25 3.6 Hearse tram
00:39:43 3.7 Low floor
00:42:30 3.7.1 Pivoting bogie
00:43:08 3.8 Maintenance tram
00:43:58 3.9 Mobile library service
00:44:34 3.10 Nursery tram
00:45:02 3.11 Restaurant tram
00:46:37 3.12 Single-ended versus double-ended
00:48:59 3.13 Tourist tram
00:49:30 3.14 Tram-train
00:50:22 3.15 Contractors' mobile office
00:50:49 3.16 Rubber-tyred tram
00:51:50 3.17 Other designs
00:51:59 3.17.1 Modern styling
00:52:23 3.17.2 Modular design
00:53:06 4 Operation
00:53:40 4.1 Controls
00:54:12 4.2 Power supply
00:55:33 4.2.1 Ground-level power supply
00:56:36 4.3 Route
01:00:03 4.4 Track
01:01:59 4.5 Track gauge
01:03:04 4.6 Tram stop
01:03:37 5 Manufacturing
01:04:03 6 Debate
01:04:12 6.1 Advantages
01:06:00 6.2 Disadvantages
01:07:33 7 By region
01:09:35 7.1 Major tram and light rail systems
01:19:58 7.1.1 Statistics
01:22:49 7.2 Africa
01:22:57 7.3 Asia
01:25:39 7.4 Europe
01:26:33 7.5 North America
01:30:07 7.6 Oceania
01:34:18 7.7 South America
01:35:51 8 Incidents
01:38:16 9 Tram modelling
01:40:44 10 In popular culture
01:40:59 10.1 Ballet
01:41:14 10.2 Drama
01:41:42 10.3 Film
01:44:38 10.4 Literature
01:51:29 10.5 Music
01:52:49 10.6 Opera
01:53:05 10.7 Television
01:53:50 10.8 Visual arts
01:55:47 10.9 Other
01:56:51 11 See also
01:57:01 11.1 Tram types
01:57:10 11.2 Trams by region
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
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
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Speaking Rate: 0.9571201280978989
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-A
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
A tram (in North America streetcar or trolley) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets; some include segments of segregated right-of-way. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways. Historically the term electric street railways was also used in the United States. In the United States, the term tram has sometimes been used for rubber-tired trackless trains, which are unrelated to other kinds of trams.
Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than main line and rapid transit trains. Today, most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a pantograph sliding on an overhead line; older systems may use a trolley pole or a bow collector. In some cases by a contact shoe on a third rail is used. If necessary, they may have dual power systems—electricity in city streets, and diesel in more rural environments. Occasionally, trams also carry freight.
Trams are now commonly included in the wider term light rail, which also includes grade-separated systems. Some trams, known as tram-trains, may have segments that run on mainline railway tracks, similar to interurban systems. The differences between these modes of rail transport are often indistinct, and a given system may combine multiple features.
One of the advantages over earlier forms of transit was the low rolling resistance of metal wheels on steel rails, allowing the trams to haul a greater load for a given effort. Problems included the fact that any given animal could only work so many hours on a given day, had to be housed, groomed, fed and cared for day in and day out, and produced prodigious amounts of manure, which the streetcar company was charged with disposing of. Electric trams largely replaced animal power in the late 19th and early 20th century. Improvements in other forms of road transport such as buses led to decline of ...
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Latvia | Wikipedia audio article
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Latvia ( or ( listen); Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia in the northern region, Lithuania in the southern, to the east is Russia, and Belarus to the southeast, as well as sharing a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.After centuries of Swedish, Polish and Russian rule, a rule mainly executed by the Baltic German aristocracy, the Republic of Latvia was established on 18 November 1918 when it broke away and declared independence from Russia in the aftermath of World War I. However, by the 1930s the country became increasingly autocratic after the coup in 1934 establishing an authoritarian regime under Kārlis Ulmanis. The country's de facto independence was interrupted at the outset of World War II, beginning with Latvia's forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union, followed by the invasion and occupation by Nazi Germany in 1941, and the re-occupation by the Soviets in 1944 to form the Latvian SSR for the next fifty years.
The peaceful Singing Revolution, starting in 1987, called for Baltic emancipation from Soviet rule and condemning the Stalinist regime's illegal takeover. It ended with the Declaration on the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia on 4 May 1990, and restoring de facto independence on 21 August 1991. Latvia is a democratic sovereign state, parliamentary republic and a very highly developed country according to the United Nations Human Development Index. Its capital Riga served as the European Capital of Culture in 2014. Latvian is the official language. Latvia is a unitary state, divided into 119 administrative divisions, of which 110 are municipalities and 9 are cities. Latvians and Livonians are the indigenous people of Latvia. Latvian and Lithuanian are the only two surviving Baltic languages.
Despite foreign rule from the 13th to 20th centuries, the Latvian nation maintained its identity throughout the generations via the language and musical traditions. However, as a consequence of centuries of Russian rule (1710–1918) and later Soviet occupation, Latvia is home to a large number of ethnic Russians (26.9% in Latvia), some of whom (14.1% of Latvian residents) have not gained citizenship, leaving them with no citizenship at all. Until World War II, Latvia also had significant minorities of ethnic Germans and Jews. Latvia is historically predominantly Lutheran Protestant, except for the Latgale region in the southeast, which has historically been predominantly Roman Catholic. The Russian population are largely Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Latvia is a member of the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe, the United Nations, CBSS, the IMF, NB8, NIB, OECD, OSCE, and WTO. For 2014, the country was listed 46th on the Human Development Index and as a high income country on 1 July 2014. A full member of the Eurozone, it uses the euro as its currency since 1 January 2014, replacing the Latvian lats.
Latvia | Wikipedia audio article
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Latvia
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Latvia ( or ( listen); Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia in the northern region, Lithuania in the southern, to the east is Russia, and Belarus to the southeast, as well as sharing a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.After centuries of Swedish, Polish and Russian rule, a rule mainly executed by the Baltic German aristocracy, the Republic of Latvia was established on 18 November 1918 when it broke away and declared independence from Russia in the aftermath of World War I. However, by the 1930s the country became increasingly autocratic after the coup in 1934 establishing an authoritarian regime under Kārlis Ulmanis. The country's de facto independence was interrupted at the outset of World War II, beginning with Latvia's forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union, followed by the invasion and occupation by Nazi Germany in 1941, and the re-occupation by the Soviets in 1944 to form the Latvian SSR for the next fifty years.
The peaceful Singing Revolution, starting in 1987, called for Baltic emancipation from Soviet rule and condemning the Stalinist regime's illegal takeover. It ended with the Declaration on the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia on 4 May 1990, and restoring de facto independence on 21 August 1991. Latvia is a democratic sovereign state, parliamentary republic and a very highly developed country according to the United Nations Human Development Index. Its capital Riga served as the European Capital of Culture in 2014. Latvian is the official language. Latvia is a unitary state, divided into 119 administrative divisions, of which 110 are municipalities and 9 are cities. Latvians and Livonians are the indigenous people of Latvia. Latvian and Lithuanian are the only two surviving Baltic languages.
Despite foreign rule from the 13th to 20th centuries, the Latvian nation maintained its identity throughout the generations via the language and musical traditions. However, as a consequence of centuries of Russian rule (1710–1918) and later Soviet occupation, Latvia is home to a large number of ethnic Russians (26.9% in Latvia), some of whom (14.1% of Latvian residents) have not gained citizenship, leaving them with no citizenship at all. Until World War II, Latvia also had significant minorities of ethnic Germans and Jews. Latvia is historically predominantly Lutheran Protestant, except for the Latgale region in the southeast, which has historically been predominantly Roman Catholic. The Russian population are largely Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Latvia is a member of the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe, the United Nations, CBSS, the IMF, NB8, NIB, OECD, OSCE, and WTO. For 2014, the country was listed 46th on the Human Development Index and as a high income country on 1 July 2014. A full member of the Eurozone, it uses the euro as its currency since 1 January 2014, replacing the Latvian lats.
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Chongqing | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:20 1 History
00:02:29 1.1 Ancient history
00:02:47 1.2 Imperial era
00:05:20 1.3 Provisional capital of the Republic of China
00:06:55 1.4 Municipality status
00:08:15 1.5 Organised crime and the gang trials
00:09:47 2 Geography
00:09:56 2.1 Physical geography and topography
00:13:31 2.2 Climate
00:16:34 2.3 Air
00:17:09 3 Administrative divisions
00:18:13 3.1 Urban areas
00:18:35 4 Central Chongqing
00:18:45 4.1 Districts
00:21:02 4.2 Landforms
00:22:29 4.3 Bridges
00:23:22 4.4 Aerial tramway
00:24:09 5 Demographics
00:26:57 6 Politics
00:30:20 7 Military
00:31:11 8 Economy
00:37:35 8.1 Economic and technological development zones
00:38:16 9 Transport
00:39:10 9.1 River port
00:40:23 9.2 Railways
00:42:23 9.3 Highways
00:44:28 9.4 Airports
00:49:36 9.5 Public transit
00:51:16 10 Culture
00:51:25 10.1 Language
00:52:14 10.2 Tourism
00:57:48 10.3 Media
00:58:28 10.4 Cuisine
01:01:21 10.5 Sports and recreation
01:01:30 10.5.1 Association football
01:03:36 10.5.2 Basketball
01:03:59 10.5.3 Sport venues
01:05:15 10.6 Religion
01:06:04 10.7 Notable people
01:08:23 11 Education
01:08:33 11.1 Colleges and universities
01:10:27 11.2 Notable high schools
01:11:41 11.3 International schools
01:12:06 12 International relations
01:12:16 12.1 Consulates
01:12:25 12.2 Twin towns – sister cities
01:14:24 13 See also
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Chongqing (, also US: , Chinese: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ.tɕʰîŋ] (listen)), alternately romanized as Chungking, is a major city in southwest China. Administratively, it is one of China's four municipalities under the direct administration of central government (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in China located far away from the coast.Chongqing was a municipality during the Republic of China (ROC) administration, serving as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); during this period, Chongqing was listed as one of the world's four anti-fascist command centers, along with Washington, D.C., London and Moscow. The current municipality was recreated on 14 March 1997 to help develop the central and western parts of China. The Chongqing administrative municipality has a population of over 30 million, spread over an area the size of Austria. The city of Chongqing made of 9 urban districts has a much smaller population of 18,384,100 as of 2016 estimation. According to the 2010 census, Chongqing is the most populous Chinese municipality, and also the largest direct-controlled municipality in China, containing 26 districts, eight counties, and four autonomous counties.
The official abbreviation of the city, Yu (渝), was approved by the State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River.
Chongqing has a significant history and culture. Being one of China's National Central Cities, it serves as the economic centre of the upstream Yangtze basin. It is a major manufacturing centre and transportation hub; a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit described it as one of China's 13 emerging megalopolises.
Latvia | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Latvia
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
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through
audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio
while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using
a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
In case you don't find one that you were looking for, put a comment.
This video uses Google TTS en-US-Standard-D voice.
SUMMARY
=======
Latvia ( or ( listen); Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia in the northern region, Lithuania in the southern, to the east is Russia, and Belarus to the southeast, as well as sharing a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi). The country has a temperate seasonal climate.After centuries of Swedish, Polish and Russian rule, a rule mainly executed by the Baltic German aristocracy, the Republic of Latvia was established on 18 November 1918 when it broke away and declared independence from Russia in the aftermath of World War I. However, by the 1930s the country became increasingly autocratic after the coup in 1934 establishing an authoritarian regime under Kārlis Ulmanis. The country's de facto independence was interrupted at the outset of World War II, beginning with Latvia's forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union, followed by the invasion and occupation by Nazi Germany in 1941, and the re-occupation by the Soviets in 1944 to form the Latvian SSR for the next fifty years.
The peaceful Singing Revolution, starting in 1987, called for Baltic emancipation from Soviet rule and condemning the Stalinist regime's illegal takeover. It ended with the Declaration on the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia on 4 May 1990, and restoring de facto independence on 21 August 1991. Latvia is a democratic sovereign state, parliamentary republic and a very highly developed country according to the United Nations Human Development Index. Its capital Riga served as the European Capital of Culture in 2014. Latvian is the official language. Latvia is a unitary state, divided into 119 administrative divisions, of which 110 are municipalities and 9 are cities. Latvians and Livonians are the indigenous people of Latvia. Latvian and Lithuanian are the only two surviving Baltic languages.
Despite foreign rule from the 13th to 20th centuries, the Latvian nation maintained its identity throughout the generations via the language and musical traditions. However, as a consequence of centuries of Russian rule (1710–1918) and later Soviet occupation, Latvia is home to a large number of ethnic Russians (26.9% in Latvia), some of whom (14.1% of Latvian residents) have not gained citizenship, leaving them with no citizenship at all. Until World War II, Latvia also had significant minorities of ethnic Germans and Jews. Latvia is historically predominantly Lutheran Protestant, except for the Latgale region in the southeast, which has historically been predominantly Roman Catholic. The Russian population are largely Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Latvia is a member of the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe, the United Nations, CBSS, the IMF, NB8, NIB, OECD, OSCE, and WTO. For 2014, the country was listed 46th on the Human Development Index and as a high income country on 1 July 2014. A full member of the Eurozone, it uses the euro as its currency since 1 January 2014, replacing the Latvian lats.
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