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Sunday, 13 September 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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Kazakhstan
The main component of the Kazakh diet is meat.
An old custom dictates that meat with bones, or meat and bones, be served to the table. In front of ...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar also known as Unguja is an island with an area of 1658 square kilometers.
It is located in the Indian Ocean and is part of the Zanzibar Archipelago. The archipelago consists ...
Turkey
The highest peak in Turkey is Mount Ararat, with a height of 5,165 meters above sea level.
Poland
For 123 years, Poland disappeared from the maps.
The loss of sovereignty and territory began as early as 1772 after the First Partition, but after th ...
Russia
St. Petersburg changed its name three times.
First, it was known as Petrograd (1914 – 1924) and later as Leningrad (1924 – 1991). Since 1991 it has been known as St. Petersburg.
Russia
The Caspian Sea is the deepest point in Russia, about 28 meters below sea level.
Brazil
Brazil has an area of 8.5 million square kilometers and a country of more than 214 million people.
It is the fifth largest country in the world by area (after Russia, Canada, China, and the United States) and the seventh largest by population. It is also the third largest country in the Americas.
Portugal
Portugal is the second country in Europe with the highest number of endangered species (488 in 2020).
Due to their isolated location, the volcanic islands of the Azores and Madeira have many endemic species.
Thailand
In Thai culture, taboo includes touching someone's head or pointing at your feet.
The head is considered the most sacred, and the feet are the lowest part of the body. Thai customs i ...
Portugal
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global maritime and trading empire, becoming one of the world's greatest economic, political, and military powers.
Portugal was at the forefront of European world exploration and the Age of Discovery. The main spons ...