Have you ever thought of being awaken by a stranger from the other part of the country? Probably when reading this, you would imagine it happening in a police office, at a railway station or at an airport. The answer is “no”. One more attempt? Think of Pleasant morning wishes from someone you don’t know. Where would you get… [Read more…]
December 10, 2011
Why do people rebel? What do they fight for? What do they want to show? Except for a geopolitical interest from one country or a region to another one, wars start because people don’t like something, don’t agree with something. It’s normal that people are not able like everything due to their nature. One may… [Read more…]
August 11, 2011
The UK is famous for it’s soldiers, Wimbledon, queen Elizabeth together with the royal family, the Quality Street candies and gardens. Starting the past week, one can add a word “riot” on this list. Anyone who ever been to Heathrow (London’s airport) was probably surprised to see so many immigrants from Islamic countries. They work… [Read more…]
July 13, 2011
Life is an amazing thing. It’s given to a person just once. Appreciate it. Together with the lives of other people. Last Sunday 200 people got sunk on a ferry along the river Volga. 3 weeks ago a plane crashed in Karelia. Lots of Russian citizens died, what’s worse- there were dozens of kids. No… [Read more…]
July 9, 2011
It’s not a secret summer is time for parties all over the world. Youngsters wait for summer as if a miracle will happen. And that is understandable: the sun is shining, kids wear dresses that reflect summer mood, T-Shirts and shorts that show some tan. Does anyone party during the day? Probably not. Kids love… [Read more…]
June 30, 2011
This article is not going to be pessimistic. I have done all my best to make it sound realistic. It is a true-to-life story. The one thing I would like to say beforehand is that there is a difference: some people pay attention to such situations, some don’t. However, it shows a lot. Maybe, at… [Read more…]
June 19, 2011
Switching on TV or reading newspapers, flicking through articles on blogs or just participating in EGE (Russian State Exam that every Russian high school senior should take) shows that the educational system has lots of problems. Checking someone’s knowledge is a good thing. But only when it’s fair. Alisa,19, is a high school senior. Now… [Read more…]
June 18, 2011
Almost every high school girl and boy (from a good high school or gymnasium) has a dream of applying to a dozen of top colleges: basically in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Those colleges are prestigious because of their status and professors who work there. Kids from all over the country go to 2 colleges –… [Read more…]
May 25, 2011
The 21st century offers new technologies in every sphere. It also offers new methods of fighting for “freedom” in some regions all over the world. Some regions get the freedom officially as Kosovo, some write to all the international organizations as South Ossetia and Abkhazia while some keep on resisting international forces as Chechnya or… [Read more…]
May 25, 2011
The 21st century offers new technologies in every sphere. It also offers new methods of fighting for “freedom” in some regions all over the world. Some regions get the freedom officially as Kosovo, some write to all the international organizations as South Ossetia and Abkhazia while some keep on resisting international forces as Chechnya or… [Read more…]
March 19, 2012
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