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Thursday, 22 January 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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Czech Republic
Protected nature areas in the Czech Republic cover 12.5 thousand square kilometers, which constitutes 15.7% of the country's area.
They include 4 national parks, protected landscape areas, 891 reserves, and 1297 natural monuments. Five sites have the status of world biosphere reserves.
Austria
The center of the monarchy was then located in the Hofburg - a palace in Vienna.
Today there are various museums there, including Schatzkammer - the treasury, or the Sisi Museum.
Bulgaria
The inhabitants of Sofia won the world record for feasting at the longest table.
3000 feasters took part in the feast at a table almost 400 meters long and drank 500 liters of rakija, thus achieving a Guinness record.
Faroe Islands
Every year there is a hunt for long-finned pilot whales – cetaceans classified as dolphins.
The traditional hunt, called grindadráp, is a Faroese tradition dating back to Viking times. It invo ...
Ireland
Patrick had the Celtic name Succetus and was of Brythonic origin (a Celtic people living in Britain before the invasion of the Angles and Saxons).
When she was 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, where he worked as a shepherd. W ...
Republic of South Africa
The country's area is 1.219.912 square kilometers.
South Africa is the 24th largest country in the world. It is about the same size as Colombia, twice ...
Bulgaria
In 1944, Bulgaria was occupied by the Red Army.
This resulted in the overthrow of the monarchy (the last tsar of Bulgaria was Simeon II) and the est ...
Switzerland
It is the financial center of Europe and the world.
Trust in this country was built on neutrality since 1815 and the principle of inviolability of banki ...
Portugal
Portugal has a relatively high illiteracy rate - 4.6% of residents over the age of 15 cannot read and write.
Compulsory education lasts nine years, i.e. from the age of 6 to 15. Primary school is compulsory, u ...
Switzerland
Switzerland is a democratic and parliamentary federation where direct democracy (referendums) is widely used.
The position of the parliament and cantonal authorities is particularly strong there - such a system ...