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Saturday, 18 July 2026
26 facts about Russia
26 facts about Russia
A fascinating and mysterious land
Although not officially proclaimed an empire until 1721, it is claimed that Tsardom – a term first used after the coronation of Ivan IV in 1547 – was ...

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Poland
There are two Poznan in Poland.
One is in Wielkopolska and the other in the Lublin region.
Austria
Austria has no access to the sea and is located in the southern part of Central Europe.
It can be divided into three geographical regions; the largest of them, covering 62% of the country' ...
Russia
Russian forests are called the lungs of Europe.
They cover about 60% of the country’s land area and are second only to the Amazon forest in size and capacity to absorb carbon.
Peru
Peruvian prose writer, essayist, and novelist Mario Vargas Llosa received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010.
Peruvian literature was initially passed down orally and has survived to this day in stories as folk ...
Peru
There are approximately 380 species of frogs in Peru.
These include, among others, red-eyed tree frog, European tree frog, or three-striped poison frog.In ...
Switzerland
Although Switzerland is a neutral country, almost every Swiss home has weapons.
Every man is obliged to complete military service there, after which he can keep his weapons for himself. In addition, he must attend a mandatory shooting course every year.
Mauritius
The original forests of Mauritius have been almost completely cleared - today lass than two percent of the native forests remain.
They are concentrated in the Black River Gorges National Park in the southwest, the Babmous mountain ...
Panama
Panama was part of the Spanish Empire for more than three hundred years - from 1513 to 1821.
From 1535 it was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, from 1717 it was part of the Viceroyalty of N ...
New Zealand
The highest peak in New Zealand is the Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3,754 meters above sea level.
It is located in the Southern Alps.
Cuba
The colonial authorities caused the extermination of the local population by introducing the encomienda system (slavery and control over the Indian population).
In the first half of the 16th century, black slaves were brought to Cuba to work on plantations. From 1797, the island became a major point of the slave trade.