A raging sea and a lighthouse that sends light to ships that are on their way in such bad weather. The signal towers found today in resort towns on the…
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Museum of Records and Facts TITIKAKA
There is a strange place in the center of St. Petersburg: here the Eiffel Tower is the size of a grain of rice, and the beetle is larger than…
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Orders and medals of modern Russia
Orders and medals of modern Russia perform an important social function. The task of honorary badges is not only to encourage and distinguish those who distinguished themselves, but also to…
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Marzipan Museum at the Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad
Marzipan Museum. Perhaps the youngest museum in Kaliningrad – in 2017 it opened in the historic building of the Brandenburg Gate. The entrance to it is completely free. If you…
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Order of Friendship of Peoples a diplomatic award of the USSR
The Order of Friendship of Peoples is one of the most representative and expensive orders established in the post-war period. From the very beginning, the regalia was intended to reward…
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Socialist Realism the art of laudatory glorification of communist ideals
Socialist realism, or socialist realism, is a style in art characterized by a laudatory portrayal of communist values in works. It is also the only art method officially recognized by…
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