prices. Likewise‚ Soviet culture was dominated by the government-imposed style of Socialist Realism’‚ which repressed popular choices and the urge for self-expression. Judged against this backdrop‚ when McDonald’s opened shop in Pushkin Square‚ Moscow‚ on 31st. December 1989‚ it justifiably became an object of wonder. McDonald’s entry into the heartlands of communist China was no less wondrous. However the Chinese were more pragmatic in their approach and saw mutual benefit in McDonald’s entry
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relatively late. It brought traditions from many other countries‚ mainly from France and Italy. Actually Tsar Nicholas I was ready to spend great sums of money on the dance companies‚ so ballet got recognition in the capital at St. Petersburg and in Moscow. The Russian ballet dates back to 1847. It was the year when Marius Petipa‚ a young French dancer‚ arrived in St. Petersburg. He found there a well-trained company‚ which consisted mainly of the employees of the Imperial household. They were not
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Tourism Paper Fri.- Night 0 Fly out early afternoon arrive in Moscow late at night‚ go straight to sleep after nasty plane ride. Sat. - Day 1 After arriving in Moscow last night‚ I got some good sleep at the hotel‚ so I could wake bright and early to be ready for the “golden ring” tour bus. Our first stop was to be a city known as Sergiyev Posad‚ and I listened to the tour guide begin describing the cities history “a city that grew during the fifteenth century‚ around the most important of
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country come together -Moscow was then formed which then became the heart of Russia. * The Mongols and the Emergence of Moscow -Kievan Rus’ struggled on into the 13th century‚ but was decisively destroyed by the arrival of a new invader--the Mongols. -In 1237‚ the grandson of Rus’ came into control of the empire‚ this led the Mongols to take an advantage of the new king so they destroyed almost all the cities Rus’ have created in Russia. -War began between the Moscow kingdom and the Mongols
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transfer from the capital in 1820. Pushkin is recognized by many as Russia ’s greatest poet and the father of modern Russian Literature. Alexander Pushkin was born into an aristocratic family with a long and distinguished lineage in June 6‚ 1799‚ Russia Moscow. Pushkin ’s father‚ Sergei Lvovich Pushkin (1767–1848)‚ was descended from a distinguished family of the Russian nobility that traced its ancestry back to the 12th century. Pushkin ’s mother Nadezhda (Nadya) Ossipovna Gannibal (1775–1836) was descended
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Vasilevitskaya) Winters in Russia’s European part are nothing like as terrifying as many myths have it. In Moscow and St. Petersburg the first snow usually falls in late November and stays till early April. The average winter temperature is about -10°C. Colder snaps are not uncommon‚ but winter chills are compensated for by splendid summers. St. Petersburg usually enjoys 20-25°C and Moscow often swelters in highs of 35-37°C. Down south‚ Russia’s vast steppe is hot and dry. Winters are short but
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with top secret files marked with red “Top Secret” stamps. The phone on my desk rings‚ and I pick it up quickly. It is the president. He says that I have been chosen to lead a top secret mission to Moscow. The purpose- to assassinate Joseph Stalin. I had a charter flight from Reagan International to Moscow at 3:00. As I entered the private U.S. government hangar‚ I realized that I would be flying in a supersonic stealth plane! My flight left one hour later. On the plane
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could travel to big cities like Moscow or St Petersburg‚ and also it benefit because people could work there in the railway station or inside the train. Also the Great Spurt that was the spread of industry and the increase in production. It was a great time Russia was living and this was caused by the output of coal in the Ukraine and of oil in the Caucasus. In terms of politics‚ Almost all the Tsar wanted to modernize the two most important capitals‚ that were Moscow and St Petersburg
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1500s when the Grand Prince Ivan of Moscow (later known as Ivan the Terrible/Great) defeated and conquered the Mongols. Under his rule‚ Russia expanded immensely and even continued through his successors. Peter the Great also made a big impact despite his well-known and influential ancestor. Many things happened under his rule including expansion. Not only did he create a Navy (which did not exist in Russia at the time)‚ he also moved the capital from Moscow all the way to St. Petersburg. He was
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