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Violet – delicate flower

Violet - delicate flower

Violet – delicate flower

Violets are popular garden and wild plants with delicate flowers. There are about 500 species of violet. They include the common blue violet and the pansy.
They grow in places that have warm summers and cold winters. They can grow well under trees and shrubs. The smallest violets are about 5 centimeters high and the largest can reach a height of more than 50 centimeters.
Their flowers have five petals and are most commonly deep purple, blue, or lavender. They also can be white, yellow, reddish purple, or a combination of colors.
Some people eat flowers and they are used to make perfume.
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Novodevichy Convent – Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery

Novodevichy Convent - Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery

Novodevichy Convent – Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery

The Novodevichy Convent, its early name is Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery, is located in the South-West of Moscow at the bend of the Moscow River. It is one of the oldest church buildings. It was founded in 1524 by Grand Duke Vasili III in memory of the liberation of Rus from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders and the annexation of Smolensk to the Russian state in 1514. Since that time, the monastery has become a privileged abode, in which the women from the royal family were tonsured as nuns.
In 1591 Novodevichy Monastery confronted the troops of the Crimean Khan Ğazı II Giray. In those same years a cemetery arose on its territory.
The widow of the eldest son of Ivan the Terrible, Queen Irina Godunova, Peter the Great’s sister Sophia and his first wife Evdokia Lopukhina were imprisoned in Novodevichy Convent.
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Bear – mighty beast

Bear – mighty beast

Bear – mighty beast

Bears are large, powerful mammals related to dogs and raccoons. There are several species of bear. They are the polar bear, the brown bear, the black bear, the Asiatic black bear, the sun bear, the spectacled bear, and the sloth bear. Bears live in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Arctic. They first appear in the fossil record of about 27 million years ago.
The Kodiak bear is the largest bear. It may weigh 780 kilograms.
The grizzly bear, a subspecies of the brown bear, is one of the largest land mammals in North America. An average male grizzly has a head and body length of 1.8 to 2.4 meters and may weigh up to 360 kilograms. They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals). They also eat ants and other insects.
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Geranium – popular flower-garden plant

Geranium – popular flower-garden plant

Geranium – popular flower-garden plant

Geraniums are flowering plants that grow in the wild as well as in gardens. There are many different types of geranium that are common in mild moist climates in North America, Europe, and Africa.
Its flowers may be round, ragged, or frilled. And they may be pink, deep red, violet, and white. These plants may smell like mint, fruit, flowers, spice, or even chocolate.
The word “geranium” is derived from the Greek word “geranos” which means crane. The seeds resemble the shape of this majestic bird.
This unassuming flower has long history with seas and oceans travels, with ups and downs in popularity.
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Destroy the Little Mermaid

Destroy the Little Mermaid

Destroy the Little Mermaid

In the history of art, there are fictitious heroes who have a huge impact on the real life of people. Little Mermaid, courageous and faithful to her love for Prince, is a very touching heroine from the immortal tale written by Hans Christian Andersen almost 200 years ago. And there was nothing surprising that the Danes decided to erect a monument to their heroine in the capital of Denmark – Copenhagen. But mysterious and tragic events began to take place around the bronze Mermaid.
In Andersen’s fairy tale the Little Mermaid dreamed of meeting people, getting to know them better. She swam to the ports and looked at ships, sailors, and city lights at night.
In 1913 the bronze Mermaid got her rightful place in the port of Copenhagen – at the entrance to the harbor. Finally, her dream came true: she was in a mysterious, exciting world of people. The fragile bronze figure became the emblem, the symbol of the Danish capital.
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Rainbow – miracle in the sky

Rainbow – miracle in the sky

Rainbow – miracle in the sky

Colorful rainbow in the sky has been astonishing and frightening people since ancient times. The ancient Greeks thought these arcs of color were signs from the gods to warn people that terrible wars or storms were going to happen. The Norse people believed a rainbow was a bridge the gods used to walk down from the sky to the Earth. Irish legends said there was a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
But rainbows aren’t magic. It is just colored light. The seven colors are always the same and appear in the same order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Rainbows often appear after or at the end of a rain. When a beam of sunlight passes through raindrops, it’s broken into the seven different colors. Because only water and light are required for rainbows, one will see them in rain, spray, or even fog.
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Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang

Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang

Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang

In March 1974, the peasants who lived near the city of Xian, decided to dig a well. They worked tirelessly for 12 days in a row, five-meter deep pit was dug, but the water was never found. On the 13th day the shovel of a peasant stumbled on something hard. So the famous Terracotta Army was discovered…
Soon archaeological work began near Xian. The peasants found the first and apparently the main Terracotta Army battle unit which consisted of 6,000 figures. In 1980, scientists found the second unit – about 2,000 statues. In 1994, the General Staff was found underground – a collection of senior military commanders. A total more than 8,000 statues of soldiers and horses and 90 war chariots were discovered.
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