In the 18th century, the police in Russia not only maintained order in the city, but also performed a number of economic functions.
π»They were responsible for the city's beautification - paving streets, draining swamps, collecting garbage, etc.
π»Through the efforts of the police, the first streetlights and benches for rest were installed in St. Petersburg in 1721.
π»A fire department was organized.
π»In addition, the police had the powers of a judicial authority and could impose punishments in criminal cases.
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π»They were responsible for the city's beautification - paving streets, draining swamps, collecting garbage, etc.
π»Through the efforts of the police, the first streetlights and benches for rest were installed in St. Petersburg in 1721.
π»A fire department was organized.
π»In addition, the police had the powers of a judicial authority and could impose punishments in criminal cases.
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Iosiph Stalin's son, Yakov Dzhugashvili, in German captivity, 1941.
π»He was later killed in a prisoner of war camp - his father refused to exchange him for captured German generals.
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π»He was later killed in a prisoner of war camp - his father refused to exchange him for captured German generals.
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The Proto-Slavs used clay stamps and seals to apply body art.
π»Interestingly, among the ancient Slavs, tattoos were primarily worn by women.
π»The skin drawings were a ritual amulet for the guardian of the hearth.
π»With the spread of Christianity, the custom of tattooing was eradicated, as it was an integral part of pagan rituals.
π»Among the inhabitants of Europe, tattooing was not practiced until the 18th century.
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π»Interestingly, among the ancient Slavs, tattoos were primarily worn by women.
π»The skin drawings were a ritual amulet for the guardian of the hearth.
π»With the spread of Christianity, the custom of tattooing was eradicated, as it was an integral part of pagan rituals.
π»Among the inhabitants of Europe, tattooing was not practiced until the 18th century.
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A decree issued by Russian Empress Elizabeth in 1746 legalized branding criminals with hot iron.
π»This decree gave birth to a new epithet, still used in Russian today to describe rogues and scammers:
β’ ΠΡΠΎΠΆΠΆΡΠ½ΡΠΉ
[prΠ°-zhzhyo-ny]
SLT: burned through
Of the blackest dye
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π»This decree gave birth to a new epithet, still used in Russian today to describe rogues and scammers:
β’ ΠΡΠΎΠΆΠΆΡΠ½ΡΠΉ
[prΠ°-zhzhyo-ny]
SLT: burned through
Of the blackest dye
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#useful_vocabulary
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On October 22, 1721, Peter the Great assumed the title of Emperor of All the Russias, following Russia's victory over Sweden in the Great Northern War of 1700-1721.
π»The vast expanse of Russia became an Empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
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π»The vast expanse of Russia became an Empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
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What Russians call the Cuban Missile Crisis, Americans refer to as the Cuban Crisis, and Cubans themselves call it the October Crisis.
π»However, the world uses one name for the most important day in the Cuban Missile Crisis - "Black Saturday" (October 27, 1962) - the day the world came closest to global nuclear war.
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π»However, the world uses one name for the most important day in the Cuban Missile Crisis - "Black Saturday" (October 27, 1962) - the day the world came closest to global nuclear war.
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In Rus', those considered outcasts included:
β’ a priest's son who didn't learn to read (and thus couldn't follow his father's profession),
β’ a prince (ΠΊΠ½ΡΠ·Ρ) who became orphaned before his father became a prince;
β’ someone who was rejected by the community,
β’ and also a merchant who failed to repay a debt on time.
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β’ a priest's son who didn't learn to read (and thus couldn't follow his father's profession),
β’ a prince (ΠΊΠ½ΡΠ·Ρ) who became orphaned before his father became a prince;
β’ someone who was rejected by the community,
β’ and also a merchant who failed to repay a debt on time.
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These amazing murals are located in one of the cities of Komi Republic.
π»In this simple painting, the artist tells a story of ordinary, yet magical, everyday life. Here, the masculine and feminine principles unite, and from their love, a new living person emerges. Here, summer flows into winter, day into night, and the past flows into the future through the sacred moment of the present.
π»The painting depicts local flora and fauna, as well as the Ural Mountains and the Pechora River, descending from the ridges of the Northern Urals into the plains of the taiga.
π»The murals were created in 15 days.
πGeoposition: Komi Republic, Russia
Work by: Damir Bozik (art street artist)
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π»In this simple painting, the artist tells a story of ordinary, yet magical, everyday life. Here, the masculine and feminine principles unite, and from their love, a new living person emerges. Here, summer flows into winter, day into night, and the past flows into the future through the sacred moment of the present.
π»The painting depicts local flora and fauna, as well as the Ural Mountains and the Pechora River, descending from the ridges of the Northern Urals into the plains of the taiga.
π»The murals were created in 15 days.
πGeoposition: Komi Republic, Russia
Work by: Damir Bozik (art street artist)
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Soviet cigarettes were 7.62 mm in diameter, the same as the caliber of a rifle cartridge.
π»It's commonly believed that the production lines were designed to switch over to producing cartridges within two hours.
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π»It's commonly believed that the production lines were designed to switch over to producing cartridges within two hours.
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The Krasnodar Park just opened a truly out-of-this-world... Toilet!
π»A "galactic toilet" has been opened near the oak alley, causing a wave of emotions on social media.
π»The special feature of the stalls is that when you enter, they light up in bright colours, letting everyone know that someone's inside.
π This is the very case when you can use the phrase:
β’ ΠΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡ!
[e-ta pros-ta kos-mas]
SLT: This is just space/cosmos!
π¬π§ That's amazing! /It's absolutely incredible!/That's out of this world!
Video: ΠΠ
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π»A "galactic toilet" has been opened near the oak alley, causing a wave of emotions on social media.
π»The special feature of the stalls is that when you enter, they light up in bright colours, letting everyone know that someone's inside.
β’ ΠΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡ!
[e-ta pros-ta kos-mas]
SLT: This is just space/cosmos!
π¬π§ That's amazing! /It's absolutely incredible!/That's out of this world!
Video: ΠΠ
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