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Alien Civilizations: Secret Aliens
Episode 175, Season 5 E09
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Russia | Wikipedia audio article
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Russia
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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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.
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 ...
Как праздновали Рождество в Царицыне-Сталинграде-Волгограде.
Святки для православных христиан очень важный день духовной подготовки и завершения Рождественского поста. Много лет в Советском Союзе этот праздник не отмечался, а традиции Рождества перекочевали в новогодние праздники.
До 1918 года Рождество в России было главным зимним праздником и отмечалось 25 декабря, раньше Нового года. Все изменилось с приходом советской власти и переходом от юлианского календаря к григорианскому.
Ирина Талдыкина, заведующая отделом истории и природы края ГБУК «Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей»: «Представьте себе Царицын начала XX века. Во-первых, рождество заканчивало Филипповский пост. Ждали, прежде всего, Рождества дети. Надоело есть эти все капусты, гороховые супы, наконец-то можно есть мясо, попить молока, поесть даже самодельного мороженого, шоколадных конфет, которые можно было приобрести в то время в Царицыне».
Молодежь колядовала, каталась на санях, играла в снежки. Были забавы и пожестче.
Ирина Талдыкина, заведующая отделом истории и природы края ГБУК «Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей»: «Как праздновали Рождество мясники. Бутырские и зацарицынские мясники дрались на замерзшем льду Царицы. До самой крови, даже женщины иногда пытались разнять своих мужей иногда, и женщина помогала, но Рождество был веселый праздник. Ходили друг к другу в гости, дарили подарки. Не во всех домах были елки. Это было дорогое удовольствие».
Рождество во все времена ассоциировалось с весельем и забавами. И все же это, прежде всего, праздник религиозный, и главная его составляющая – духовность.
Ирина Талдыкина, заведующая отделом истории и природы края ГБУК «Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей»: «Обязательно на все ночные бдения и ночную службу все шли. Только больные не шли на Рождество в храм. И после уже храма с ночной службы пришли, разговелись и только тогда, немножко поспав, начиналась беготня радостная, счастливая».
Протоиерей Вячеслав Жебелев, настоятель Казанского кафедрального собора: «Праздник Рождества Христова весь мир встречает с особой торжественностью и таинственностью. Это некая детскость божества. Бог становится беззащитным младенцем для того, чтобы младенцев по вере привести к себе в царствие отца небесного».
В Советском Союзе этот праздник практически не отмечался. В 30-е годы Рождество окончательно уступило свое первенство Новому году, именно тогда и появились многие другие знакомые нам с детства атрибуты, а елку из рождественской переименовали в новогоднюю. И только в конце прошлого века Рождество вновь стали отмечать практически в каждом доме – с прежним размахом и торжественностью. Рождественский стол, как правило, ломится от еды. Одним из главных блюд традиционно является фаршированный гусь или утка. Можно приготовить курицу. Никаких запретов в еде в этот день нет, ведь пост окончен, но все же стоит быть воздержаннее в плане потребления пищи.
Анна Горохова, повар трапезной Казанского кафедрального собора: «Кто держал пост строго, нужно начинать с легких бульонов, с первого, чтобы нежирное было, иначе после того как 40 дней постились, очень тяжело сразу войти во все. Паровые котлетки можно, можно жареные, у кого какие возможности по здоровью».
Церковь также советует быть воздержанными и в употреблении алкоголя, особенно в Святки. В старину за пьянство в эти дни могли даже побить.
Протоиерей Вячеслав Жебелев, настоятель Казанского кафедрального собора: «И у Петра I есть такое постановление – впредь пьяных людей в святые дни не ловить и в воду их не бросать, а то большой ущерб граду чинится – многие не выплывают. Ну, это, конечно, в несколько шутковатой форме, но строгие правила были».
Главное, чему стоит посвятить свое время в Сочельник и на Рождество, это визиты к близким вам людям, забота о них. Самыми же дорогими подарками для родных станут любовь и внимание.
Протоиерей Вячеслав Жебелев, настоятель Казанского кафедрального собора: «Дай Бог, чтобы светлость нашего разума, как Вифлеемская звезда, привела нас в то место, где родился Христос-спаситель, и открыть наши души и сердца к тому, чтобы Господь в нашей душе обрел это пристанище. Чтобы мы открыли сердца свои и сказали: Господи, вот я, и мое сердце открыто для тебя».
Любите друг друга и будьте счастливы.
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This is How We Support Zero Waste Lifestyle in Russia ! ????
Links to this project:
You can become a coordinator of this project in your hometown!
As for me, my dream is to become zero waste. I`m trying hard going zero waste , but I know how difficult it is. I`m trying to quit plastic or even just reduce it, to reuse things, not to buy new useless stuff, to bring my rubbish to special containers sending it for recycling. I`m not doing enough and I know it, but something is much better than nothing!
Zero waste lifestyle is not an easy thing in modern society. If you like zero waste lifestyle you have to change your daily routine a lot and spend more time and energy on efforts to reduce waste and cope with the rubbish you produce at home. I wish I could recycle absolutely everything! But it`s hard in my hometown. When we decide to learn how to reduce waste and follow some tips to reduce waste, we realize, how unprepared our hometown is. But I`m really happy that some important ecological projects appear here with the help of wonderful local people who care about the environment! It is always good to take part in some ecological events when you are just trying to change your life and start following rules of zero waste for beginners.
Even if I`m far from zero waste living in a zero waste home, I`m really glad that I can change something about the ecological problems here in my Russian province and become a good eco friendly example for my children. I`m always trying to inspire them to struggle with ecological problems in our hometown.
Today`s video is about a very interesting Russian social movement «Clean Games».
It appeared in 2014 in Saint Petersburg. Its main objectives are to increase the culture of waste management, to promote the idea of separate collection and processing of waste.
In February 2018 the movement had its regional coordinators in 50 cities of Russia. They organize environmental quests, that have already attracted more than 11 thousand people. The mission of the movement is the formation of a conscious attitude to nature, environment and earth resources in society.
To make the long story short, I just can say that one day the creator of this social movement saw huge hills of garbage on the picturesque islands around Saint Petersburg and understood that no one wanted to clean them and he decided to organize a game to cope with that problem. He managed to turn this rubbish into a currency that could be changed for presents and prizes from sponsors.
Many important duties can be boring. But when they turn into a game, the attitude towards them always changes.
In 2016 this ecological project has collected 100 thousand tons of rubbish and now in 2019 this number has already grown. That`s a great result that inspires people to live with less waste, I suppose!
The project has become international. Clean Games has already taken place in Venezuela, Japan and some other countries. By the way, you can also become a coordinator and organize such a quest in your hometown! I`ll leave some links in the description box.
It is the second time we take part in this ecological quest. In 2018 we helped to clean the Volgograd`s dead Legend – the Monolith Stadium. And this year we became a part of the huge team of the Central district of Volgograd that was trying to clean the right bank of the
floodplain of the river Tsaritsa. The valley in the floodplain of this river is a beautiful natural park, where the museum Russia my History is situated.
We all should try to live with less waste and clean our regions, cities and parks! That`s why I hope that you will like this video with our experience! Thank you very much for watching!
And don`t forget to subscribe ^__^
Hiroshima | Wikipedia audio article
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Hiroshima
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi, Japanese: [çiɾoɕima]) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu – the largest island of Japan. Hiroshima gained city status on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1980, Hiroshima became a designated city. As of August 2016, the city had an estimated population of 1,196,274. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011.
Hiroshima was the first city targeted by a nuclear weapon, when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped an atomic bomb on the city at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II.
Battle of Stalingrad | Wikipedia audio article
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Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia.
Marked by fierce close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it was the largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.8–2 million killed, wounded or captured) battle in the history of warfare. After their defeat at Stalingrad, the German High Command had to withdraw vast military forces from the Western Front to replace their losses.The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using the 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intensive Luftwaffe bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The fighting degenerated into house-to-house fighting; both sides poured reinforcements into the city. By mid-November 1942, the Germans had pushed the Soviet defenders back at great cost into narrow zones along the west bank of the Volga River.
On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, a two-pronged attack targeting the weaker Romanian and Hungarian armies protecting the German 6th Army's flanks. The Axis forces on the flanks were overrun and the 6th Army was cut off and surrounded in the Stalingrad area. Adolf Hitler ordered that the army stay in Stalingrad and make no attempt to break out; instead, attempts were made to supply the army by air and to break the encirclement from the outside. Heavy fighting continued for another two months. By the beginning of February 1943, the Axis forces in Stalingrad had exhausted their ammunition and food. The remaining units of the 6th Army surrendered. The battle lasted five months, one week and three days.
Russia | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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.
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.
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Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-C
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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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
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:
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Speaking Rate: 0.840215070640857
Voice name: en-AU-Wavenet-C
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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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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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.
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.
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00:01:24 1 History
00:01:34 1.1 Sengoku and Edo periods (1589–1871)
00:02:40 1.2 Imperial period (1871–1939)
00:06:02 1.3 World War II and the atomic bombing (1939–1945)
00:11:27 1.4 Postwar period (1945–present)
00:15:11 2 Geography
00:15:21 2.1 Climate
00:16:08 2.2 Wards
00:16:21 2.3 Places of interest
00:17:55 3 Demographics
00:19:13 4 Events
00:19:58 5 Culture
00:22:08 5.1 Cuisine
00:23:35 5.2 Sports
00:25:54 6 Economy and infrastructure
00:26:05 6.1 Health care
00:26:14 6.1.1 Hospitals
00:26:41 6.2 Media
00:27:37 6.3 Transportation
00:27:46 6.3.1 Air
00:28:20 6.3.2 Trains
00:28:48 6.3.3 Streetcars
00:30:18 6.3.4 Automobiles
00:31:26 6.4 Tourism
00:32:14 7 Education
00:34:02 8 International relations
00:34:13 8.1 Twin towns and sister cities
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Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi, ; Japanese: [çiɾoɕima]) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. Hiroshima gained city status on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1980, Hiroshima became a designated city. As of August 2016, the city had an estimated population of 1,196,274. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011.
Hiroshima was the first city targeted by a nuclear weapon, when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped an atomic bomb on the city at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II.
Baku
Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı, IPA: [bɑˈcɯ]) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world. Baku is also the largest city in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal parts: the downtown area and the old Inner City (21.5 ha). At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over two million people. Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area.
Baku is divided into eleven administrative districts (raions) and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on islands in the Baku Bay and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, 60 km (37 mi) away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. According to the Lonely Planet's ranking, Baku is also among the world's top ten destinations for urban nightlife.
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Belgrade ( BEL-grayd; Serbian: Beograd / Београд, meaning white city, Serbian pronunciation: [beǒɡrad] ( listen); names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. The urban area of the City of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million, while nearly 1.7 million people live within its administrative limits.One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and after 279 BC Celts conquered the city, naming it Singidūn. It was conquered by the Romans during the reign of Augustus, and awarded city rights in the mid-2nd century. It was settled by the Slavs in the 520s, and changed hands several times between the Byzantine Empire, Frankish Empire, Bulgarian Empire and Kingdom of Hungary before it became the capital of Serbian king Stephen Dragutin (1282–1316). In 1521, Belgrade was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and became the seat of the Sanjak of Smederevo. It frequently passed from Ottoman to Habsburg rule, which saw the destruction of most of the city during the Austro-Ottoman wars. Belgrade was again named the capital of Serbia in 1841. Northern Belgrade remained the southernmost Habsburg post until 1918, when the city was reunited. As a strategic location, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed 44 times. Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia from its creation in 1918 to its dissolution in 2006.
Belgrade has a special administrative status within Serbia and it is one of five statistical regions of Serbia. Its metropolitan territory is divided into 17 municipalities, each with its own local council. The city of Belgrade covers 3.6% of Serbia's territory, and around 24% of the country's population lives within its administrative limits. It is classified as a Beta-Global City.
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00:02:30 1 History
00:02:39 1.1 Prehistory
00:04:33 1.2 Antiquity
00:06:35 1.3 Middle Ages
00:10:46 1.4 Ottoman rule and Austrian invasions
00:12:52 1.5 Principality of Serbia
00:17:23 1.6 Kingdom of Serbia
00:18:41 1.7 World War I
00:19:58 1.8 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
00:21:28 1.9 World War II
00:24:11 1.10 Socialist Yugoslavia
00:25:06 1.11 Breakup of Yugoslavia
00:26:43 1.12 Modern Belgrade
00:28:06 2 Geography
00:31:38 2.1 Climate
00:33:09 3 Administration
00:34:16 3.1 Capital city
00:34:50 3.2 Municipalities
00:35:53 4 Demographics
00:38:43 5 Economy
00:42:39 6 Culture
00:45:46 6.1 Museums
00:50:10 6.2 Architecture
00:52:13 6.3 Tourism
00:58:46 6.4 Nightlife
01:01:10 6.5 Sport
01:03:14 6.6 Fashion and design
01:04:29 7 Media
01:06:04 8 Education
01:07:25 9 Transportation
01:11:27 10 International cooperation and honours
01:13:11 11 See also
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Belgrade ( BEL-grayd; Serbian: Beograd / Београд, meaning 'white city', Serbian pronunciation: [beǒɡrad] (listen); names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The urban area of the City of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million, while nearly 1.7 million people live within its administrative limits.One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thraco–Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it Singidūn. It was conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and awarded Roman city rights in the mid-2nd century. It was settled by the Slavs in the 520s, and changed hands several times between the Byzantine Empire, the Frankish Empire, the Bulgarian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary before it became the seat of the Serbian king Stefan Dragutin (ruled 1282–1316). In 1521, Belgrade was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and became the seat of the Sanjak of Smederevo. It frequently passed from Ottoman to Habsburg rule, which saw the destruction of most of the city during the Austro-Ottoman wars. Belgrade was again named the capital of Serbia in 1841. Northern Belgrade remained the southernmost Habsburg post until 1918, when the city was reunited. In a fatally strategic position, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed 44 times. Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia from its creation in 1918 to its dissolution in 2006.
Belgrade has special administrative status within Serbia and is one of the five statistical regions that make up the country. Its metropolitan territory is divided into 17 municipalities, each with its own local council. The city of Belgrade covers 3.6% of Serbia's territory, and around 24% of the country's population lives within its administrative limits. It is classified as a Beta-Global City.
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In this episode, Tim Kirby tells the motivational story of Dmitry Greenberg, an ironworker from Nizhny Novgorod. He wound up doing professional wrestling, where a spectacular show combines technique and entertainment of the public.
Our character does it despite the fact that this kind of entertainment isn’t popular in Russia and not very profitable. Together with his teammates, he organizes indy wrestling tournaments in his hometown and performs across Russia to make his passion more popular. Not only does Dmitry compete, but he’s also a coach, manager, and promoter with the Nizhny Novgorod Wrestling Club. His colleagues’ feedback indicated that he does it effectively.
It all started with an accidentally planned role-playing show in a forest. On that day his friends decided to dedicate themselves to this sport and to begin growing pro-wrestling in their home town from scratch. That was Russian wrestler’s origin. And although their training room looks unattractive and these tournaments do not attract thousands of spectators, these people deserve respect because they strongly believe in their own business, don't crack under pressure and find ways to realize their vision. It’s a prime example of self-confidence.
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Belgrade
Belgrade ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Its name translates to White city. The city has a population of 1.23 million, while over 1.65 million people live in its metro area .
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