The train Yantar’ is arriving at the railway station. So, are we in Kaliningrad or in Kenigsberg? The railway station is German. We’ve seen it in the film “ Seventeen moments of spring” And at the by-station is a monument to M.I.Kalinin. Where are we? Prussian city Kenigsberg was founded September 1, 1255 and in 2005 we celebrated 750 years from the day of its foundation. In April 9, 1945 the Soviet Army took control of the city and in July 4,1946 the name was changed to Kaliningrad. So, is it a Russian....

Kazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan. It is also one of the most exciting cities I have ever seen. Last year we visited Kazan with our school teachers and classmates. It was an informative trip, as we saw lots of historic, natural and architectural sights. Our guide was an elderly woman who had a lot to tell. In local language Kazan means “a pot”, which is true as it resembles a hollow or boiler. The city has a favourable geographic position. It is situated near the Volga River which helped to develop trading relations from ancient times. According to historians the city is.....

Saint Petersburg is the north capital of Russia. It is known as one of the biggest and most beautiful cities of the country. People often call St Petersburg the Venice of the North, because it has as many canals as Venice. St Petersburg is also the former capital of Russia. It has then moved to Moscow. Millions of people every year visit this city. It happens because of the city’s rich history, amazing architecture and numerous places of interest. The most famous place which everybody wishes to see is the Hermitage. It’s a huge museum, which houses more than 3 million art items, and is situated in the building of Winter Palace. The first person who started.....

Санкт-Петербург является северной столицей России. Он известен, как один из крупнейших и красивейших городов страны. Люди часто называют Санкт-Петербург Северной Венецией, потому что в нем также много каналов, как и в Венеции. Санкт-Петербург также является бывшей столицей России. Потом она переместилась в Москву. Ежегодно миллионы людей посещают этот город. Это происходит из-за богатой истории города, великолепной архитектуры и множества.....

Yaroslavl is one of the cities included in the famous tourist route «the Golden Ring of Russia». It is the oldest of existing settlements on the Volga river, there are more than 140 architectural monuments on its territory. First and foremost, Yaroslavl is a center of Russian Orthodoxy. There are many beautiful churches, some of which were built of the wood during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise and then reconstructed in stone. The picturesque....

Как обычно, на летние каникулы родители отправили меня к бабушке в деревню. У моей бабушки чудесный дом, недалеко есть речка, в которой можно купаться. Но, конечно, для современного....

As usual my parents sent me to my grandmother to a village for my summer holidays. My grammy has a nice house, there is a river near by it, where one can swim. But, of course, it is very boring for a modern....

Звучит музыка, домбра.
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Праздник, посвященный Дню языков народов Казахстана разрешите считать открытым.
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When December is approaching there is a breath of winter in the autumn air. It is getting colder day by day. The cold makes the hands cold and stiff. Soft, white snowflakes are falling thick and fast covering the ground and roofs. When the branches of the fir trees and pines are covered with snow they look beautifully. The snow......

From the very start I should say that it is not an easy thing to speak about myself as it is hard to have a look at yourself from aside, but at the same time who knows you better than you yourself do?

I am a girl of sixteen. When I look at myself in the mirror I see a blond girl with short straight hair, dark eyes and a slender figure. As to my appearance I'm rather tall and slim. I have never thought I'm a beauty, I wish I were more beautiful. I think that I'm even tempered, rather reserved, calm and modest. But sometimes I can lose my temper and become.....

Kazakhstan, officially Republic of Kazakhstan, has the population of 15,186,000 people and territory 2,719,500 sq km, is situated in central Asia. It borders on Siberian Russia in the north, China in the east, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south, and the Caspian Sea and European Russia in the west. Astana is the capital and Almaty (Alma-Ata) is the largest city. Other major cities include Shymkent, Semey, Aqtobe, and Oskemen.
Kazakhstan consists of a vast flatland, bordered by a high mountain belt in the southeast. It extends from the lower Volga and the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mts. in the east. It is largely....