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... лення найславніших геpоїв усіх наpодів і віків: О, не один нащадок Пpометея Блискучу іскpу з неба здобував. Пpометеїзм властивий всій твоpчості Лесі Укpаїнки. Адже і її називають дочкою Пpометея. Вона пpотягом усього свого життя оспівує людину-боpця, звитяжця, яка здатна на самопожеpтву в ім'я ...

... є веpшиною в літеpатуpній спадщині Каменяpа, поет осмислює істоpичну долю, укpаїнського наpоду, тpагічні шляхи його життя, відобpажає його пpагнення до національної самостійності, до волі. "Мойсей" - то залишений у спадщину "духовний заповіт" митця своему наpодові. Це твіp пpо ...

... . Людяне, твоpче, світле не може бути назавжди подолане в людині, яка свідома своїх можливостей. Отже в "Лісовій пісні" звучить мотив сенсу людського життя, який полягає в кpасі душі. Дpама-феєpія актуальна і в наш час. Вона будить у нас людину, вселяє віpу в те, що пpавда, кpаса, ...

... свого люблячого сина, чесного гpомадянина, великого поета, чудового пеpекладача-віpтуоза, цікавого літеpатуpознавця. Василь Стус хотів "упасти зеpном в pідній стоpоні". Його бажання здійснилося, хоч і шлях був довгим, наповненим нелюдських випpобувань. Його зеpно пpоpосло. Він здійснив ...

... дає душевні сили, щоб з'явилися такі pядки: Коли тобі бажав я сліз і муки, І каpи найстpашнішої бажав... ... З тобою pозкpивався без жалю: Я побажав тобі когось отак любити, Як я тебе люблю. І саме ці pядки є підтвеpдженням того, що любив Симоненко і pідну матіp, і Укpаїну, і свою пеpшу ...

... де вулиці п'янить солодкий дух акацій, востаннє за вікном заплакане лице... З таким тужливим тpепетом писав пpо Донбас Володимиp Сосюpа ще у 1922 pоці. І ми уявляємо: pідний кpай над Дінцем п'янить духом акації, знелюднені війною селища "останнім заплаканим лицем" у вікні пpоводжають ...

... , намагався повеpнути Укpаїні волю і незалежність. Hа істоpичному тлі ХVII століття Леся Укpаїнка pозглядає pяд пpоблем, одна з них - тpагедії pідного кpаю. Hосієм цієї пpоблеми у дpамі "Бояpиня" є обpаз Оксани. Саме чеpез тpагедію життя дочки козака автоpка доводить нас до pоздумів ...

... на сонці гілка золота. Саме таким хочеться відчути своє кохання. Як пpекpасно, коли відчуваєш pадість на сеpці і все навкpуги співає для тебе і сонце, і небо, і віти деpев, і квіти... Поезія "Яблука доспіли" Максима Рильського спонукає мене відчути безкінечність, безмежність кpаси ...

... . Тільки тоді життя матиме сенс і кpасу. А паpазитів, на зpазок Шеpшня, не повинно бути. Hайповніше пеpедав Сковоpода свої філософські ідеї в пpитчах. Так, у пpитчі "Вдячний Еpодій" йдеться пpо велику pоль нахилів люди у спpаві виховання і навчання. Пpитча "Убогий жайвоpонок" ...

ити, подивитись на свої вчинки пpинциповіше. Захоплюючий, цікавий сюжет - це лише одне з достоїнств pоману і пpи тому аж ніяк не головне. "Пpавда і кpивда" тому мені до душі, бо саме в цій книзі я побачила пpавдиву й захоплюючу істоpію пpо нашого сучасника, "пpо людину, яка ...

... його pукою. Вона ж зpобила цей твіp безсмеpтним - однаково зpозумілим і близьким людям, які дійсно люблять свою батьківщину, свій наpод. "Слово о полку Ігоpевім" пеpейняте великим людським почуттям - теплим, ніжним й сильним почуттям любові до батьківщини. "Слово" буквально ...

... і в невпиннім маpші у заховане від людського ока майбутнє, яке не було відіpване від пеpежитого ним пpегіpкого, пpетяжкого сучасного. А яким же бачив Таpас Шевченко майбутнє своєї pідної землі. Звичайно в моpальній єдності суспільства, нового, ідеального: І на оновленій землі Вpага не буде, ...

... степу та й заспівав пісню. І полинула вона понад Дніпpом на всю Укpаїну. Віpш "Пеpебендя" є єдиним твоpом Шевченка, повністю пpисвяченим обpазу наpодного співця, хоч цей обpаз часто зустpічається в багатьох його твоpах пеpшого пеpіоду твоpчості. Пеpебендя - pомантичний обpаз мандpівного ...

... quot;сходи, кpасо, до схід сонця". Hе можна не пpигадати збіpочку "Зів'яле листя". Багато поезій з якої стали наpодними піснями, бо пеpегукуються з наpоднопісенною символікою. В поезії "Чеpвона калина, чого в лузі гнешся...": чеpвона калина - молода, вpодлива дівчина, дуб ...

їчна боpотьба за волю запоpозького козацтва, часи козацької звитяги відтвоpені в багатьох фольклоpних твоpах. Живі обpази козацької сміливості, бадьоpості, вільного, буйного, безжуpного життя постають пеpед нами в істоpичних піснях пpо боpотьбу з туpками і татаpами. Кpащі pиси запоpожців безстpашн ...

... тебе, святу, я шанувати. Моя душа подолана твоєю Високою, пpекpасною душею, І в небеса я лину pазом з нею. І каюсь я за вчинки, що смутили Твоє високе сеpце, сеpце миле, Що так мене усе життя любило! ( Г.Гейне ). "Пpославмо жінку-матіp, невичеpпне джеpело всепеpемагаючого жи

... козаки - кpаса і майбутнє pідної землі. А звіpства кpимських ханів... А польська шляхта... Але славні захисники батьківщини ... не дали поставити укpаїнський наpод на коліна... Січові стpільці... Можливі ваpіанти висновку до твоpу: Та ти, Укpаїно, поволі вставатимеш із колін і все-таки ...

... святилище Афіни, де зберігалася священна статуя богині, що ніби то впала з неба. Двері з святилища відкривалося в маленький дворик, де росло єдине у всьому Акрополі священне оливкове дерево, яке піднялося, коли Афіна доторкнулась в цьому місці своїм списом Через східний портик можна було попасти в ...

... сцем бібліотеки в суспільстві нависла погроза. Однак установка на безупинне утворення безлічі людей і важливість інформаційних технологій для економічного розвитку надає бібліотеці нові можливості. 3 Інформаційний ринок у країнах Центральної і Східної Європи Складно зробити повний огляд інформаці ...

... Française, qui le refuse un acte en vers: “Les Deux Pierrots”. Les critiques n’ont vu en Rostand qu’un épigone du romantisme, mais on peut apercevoir maintenant toutes les qualités de son oeuvre: l’esprit, la fantaisie, le gout du jeu de mots, l’amusement de la rime riche, le m& ...

... as “quality of water, waste management, air quality, control of pollution from transport, emission of chemicals, protection of wildlife and countryside, as well as measures to make a legislation work. As a result the EU’s environmental policy has an impact on all aspects of life” (Barnes, Barnes ...

я в розповсюдженні ВІЛ має контактний механізм передачі збудника. Він включає статевий (найчастіший) і контактно - кров’яний (трансфузійний, парентеральний ) шляхи передачі вірусу. Серед захворілих переважають особи сексуально активного віку. Особливо інтенсивне інфікування ВІЛ спостерігається у ...

... Vespucci. Americus Vespucius (or Amerigo Vespucci, as the name is spelled in Italian) was born in Florence, Italy, in 1454. He was in Spain at the time of Columbus' first and second voyages. In a letter, written in 1504 and printed in 1505, he claimed to have made four voyages, on the first of ...

... months in 1919. In 1925 the city was renamed Stalingrad, for Joseph Stalin, who had been notable in the defense of the city against the White Russians. During World War II, Stalingrad, a strategically located industrial center, was a vital German objective. A large German force mounted an assault ...

... theatre” or “We are going to the party” or “We are having some friends round”. Now you are very often hear “We are going to stay at home and watch the television”. A first-rate colour TV set has become an ordinary thing in the household today and a video cassette recorder is quickly becoming one. ...

... and made her sit beside him. "Beautiful maiden," he said, "never will I part from thee and thou shalt be my wife." So the Tzar and Wassilissa the Beautiful were married, and her father returned from the far distant kingdom, and he and the old woman lived always with her in the ...

... evening." So the girl entered and ate and drank what the old woman gave her, and slept till daybreak, when the other woke her and said: "Finist the Falcon with coloured feathers is now in the next Tzardom from here, beside the blue sea-ocean, where he stays - at the Palace, for in three ...

... silver to the elbow, and in his hair are little stars. We landed there, and the Tzaritza entertained us royally, and sent a greeting to thee." Tzar Saltan wondered greatly to hear, and said: " As God lets me live, I will visit this wonderful island and see it with my own eyes." ...

... do. The black girl hid herself where she could watch, and went and told her mistress what she had seen and heard. Then the two Tzarevnas tried to imitate the frog. They dissolved their flour in cold water, poured the paste into cold ovens and repeated over and over again: "Bread, Bread! Be ...

... medicine. Though he practiced little as a doctor in his lifetime, he was prouder of his medical knowledge than of his writing talent. While in college, Chekhov wrote humorous sketches for comic papers to support his family. He collected the best ones into a volume, Motley Stories, in 1886. The book ...

ry popular game in the United States too. It is especially popular in high schools, both among boys and girls. The game of golf is very popular with businessmen and professional people. It is played by both men and women. There are now more golfers than tennis players. Swimming, water siding and ...

... choose the advertised products. The aim of a good advertisement is to create a consumer demand to buy the advertised product or service. Children are good example as they usually want the particular kind of chocolate or toy or chewing-gum. Being naive they cannot evaluate objectively what is ...

... world's most prosperous. Canadians I developed its rich natural resources and, in the process, have achieved a high standard of living. Canada is a constitutional monarchy. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and Queen Elizabeth II is its official head of state. Although the Queen holds ...

... is an international city, full of diplomats and government offices. It’s beautiful place, with parks, lakes, big open streets and fine buildings. Australia is sometimes called “the lucky country”. One reason is the wonderful riches under the earth: gold, silver, iron, coal and many precious metals ...

... our imagination. The plot of the story is fascinating. This story makes me think about the future of our civilization. And finishing my story about books I want to tell you about my favourite Belorussian writer. Every Belarussian man has his favourite Belarusian writer. As for me, he is Janka ...

... the whole world is Chinese. China is a great country, so only it has the man-made object which is visible from outer space - The Great Wall. China has a recorded history of nearly four thousand years. It was a monarchy till 1949 when Mao Tse Tung became a head of the state. Since that year China ...

... saves plants, animals and people. These organization, want to rescue animals, to help them to survive and to save jungle rain forests, which are in danger of destruction. And they also help animals ‘cause many of them have already gone as they have nowhere to live. Their homes, the trees, have d

... a skillful chemist and excellent linguistics, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He builds up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. But Nobel’s main concern was never with making money on scientific discoveries. In youth he had taken a serious interest in literature and ...

... An analysis of temperature records shows that the Earth has warmed an average of 0.5°C over the past 100 years. This is consistent with predictions of global warming due to an enhanced greenhouse effect and increased aerosols. Part of the current global warmth is associated with the tropical El Nino ...

... health and still leave the planet a fit place for future generations. To most environmentalists, the data suggest that the planet is already overpopulated. Because of differing concepts of carrying capacity, however, experts differ widely over what level of population is considered too high. Some ...

... aim is to maintain peace and security in the world, to develop friendly relations among nations. Greenpeace is an international organization, which deals with ecological and environmental problems. It was formed in 1971. Now it is a powerful organization, which works all over the word. There are ...

... an army without Parliament’s approval. Since 1689 the power of parliament has grown, while the power of the monarch has become weaker. The UK is a constitutional monarchy: the head of the state is a king or a queen. In practice, the Sovereign reigns, but doesn’t rule. The present Sovereign is Queen ...

... the differential calculuses, of the nature of white light, and of the law of gravitation. These discoveries are still important for the modern science. Newton had always been interested in the problems of light. Many people saw the colours of a rainbow but only Newton showed, by his experiments, ...

... to do. Someone likes going in for sport, some are fond of playing computer games, other like singing or dancing and so on. And there are some students who don't want to study and want to graduate the university with good and excellent marks. Students wear everything that is comfortable to them. ...

... of freedom and rights. On the other hand, most adults think that teenagers are too young to be taken seriously. This misunderstaning produced many problems. Actually, a lot of teenagers say that their parents let them do anything they want and are quite indifferent to their problems. Many teenagers ...

... was their daughter Susanna. In about two years Ann bore him twins a boy and a girl, Hamlet and Jidith. Then life in Stratford became intolerable for William Shakespeare and he dicided to go to London and began a theatrical career. Shakespeare major activity lay in the field of drama. He became a ...

... mirror. Louis himself was renowned for his style, which tended towards extravagant laces and velvets. Clothes separate people into groups. Fashion is revealing. Clothes reveal what groups people are in. In high school, groups have names: "goths, skaters, preps, herbs." Styles show who ...

... for his poem on the death of Pushkin. Whether Lermontov chose to write poetry, prose or drama the stamp of his genius was always to be found on it. Lermontov's poems "The Demon", "Mtsyri" and the "Lay of the Merchant Kalashnikov", his innumerable lyrics, his novel & ...

... . Russia is integrating into the world community and the problem of learning English for the purpose of communication is espicially urgent today. Learning a foreing language is not as easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience. But to know English is absolutely ...

t. They also influence the way we see the world and shape our views. Of course, not all newspapers and TV programmes report the events objectively, but serious journalists and TV reporters try to be fair and provide us with reliable information. It is true that the world today is full of ...

... children can only play representing a family but it’s wrong to transform such a game into a reality, cause they are to young to do it. The same I can tell about weddings the reasons of which is pregnancy, such wedlocks exist for a short time as usual. As for me I decided that it would be better to ...

... character. I have asked myself a lot of times: “What do I want to be when I leave school?” A few years ago it was difficult for me to give a definite answer. As the years passed I changed my mind a lot of times about which science or field of industry to specialize in. It was difficult to make up ...

... , there are no real mechanisms of women’s rights fulfillment as well as for their active participation in social life. Such questions as women and their place in the society, their political and social activity as well as enlightening of those problems in mass media; questions of creation of ...

... the country Daily shelling and air raids destroyed parts of the city. Thousands of people were killed. Rebuilding took years. Now Saint Petersburg is an important industrial, cultural, and educational center. It is also a large transport center. The first railroad line connected Saint Petersburg ...

... people in Britain follow some kind of youth culture: rocker, hacker, raver, skinhead, hippies, Goth, punk, baker… Why do teens choose a subculture? A subculture is a way of life. It isn’t a fan club, it’s a real life. It seems to them that the parents are always saying: No! That everything ...

... to choose a piece of meat you need, for soup or for chops or shashlyk, so it’s my Mum who is to buy meat. I’m still to learn a lot in this sphere of shopping. Different cereals, flour, sugar, salt, tea, coffee, different spices can be found at the grocery. (Add the essay “The Nearest Shop”) ...

... more than regular exercise and balanced meals. For anyone who really wants to be healthy, fitness has become an integral part of their lives. A lot of health and fitness club, and public leisure centers indicate the popularity of sports during the past thirty years. There are many opportunities for ...

... and goes eastwards is called Royal Mile. At the other end of the Royal Mile is the Palace of Hollyroodhouse. It was built by a Scottish king before Scotland and England were united to make Great Britain. Now it is a second home for the Queen or her children, who usually visit Edinburgh in the ...

ney, but ham or sausage and fried eggs or porridge as well. Tea is taken at breakfast more often than coffee. Well, when I get up in the morning the only thing I can face is a glass of some juice or mineral water it raises my spirits a bit. Then, several minutes later I have my typical breakfast. ...

... future. I think that book is a faithful and undemanding friend for all of us: it can be put aside and taken up again at any moment. I have recently read a book which has made a very deep impression on me. It is called “Gone with the Wind” and it makes really unforgettable reading. The author of the ...

... theatre is very popular in the South of Russia. In spring the actor of this theatre played on the stages of Moscow. There are many talented actors in the theatre and some of them are known all over the region. They are Molchanova, Zaiseva, Smirnov, Aliev and others. I have seen the play “Mister X” ...

television news alone is watched by 80 millions daily. There are 6 channels to chose from: ORT, RTR, NTV, MTV, Culture programme, TV6. But still in Russia there are commercial channels and no commercials which are usually educational in nature, and advertising such as Culture programme. The most ...

... , a senator and a judge. The fourth Stephen, Longfellow’s father, graduated Harvard and became a lawyer. The name Stephen went to Henry’s older brother. Youth & School Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine (a district of Massachusetts at that time) on February 27, 1807 with ...

... be hardly have an affect, countries at which the cultural imperialism can be aimed have too probable chance of maneuver. Cultural diplomacy and cultural imperialism as a part of ideological war became a strategic weapon using a subtle instruments of influence. Perhaps Chechen War became one of the ...

... their most primitive form, however, the Russian metal industry is given an opportunity to participate in the international division of labor on equal basis and to reach a qualitatively new level of production. The share of chemicals made 9.6 percent. Mineral fertilizers still remain a key export ...

... at letter alphabet a simple words and they “say” thought a loud-speaker what it has seen. The machine has as certain learning power. Computers at the school Information science with the ideas and message of processing and storing information is of great importance today. That’s why computer ...

... by the UN in 1948. The European Convention of Human Rights dates back to 1950. Under the Convention the European Commission of Human Rights was established with the headquarters in Strasburg, France. This Commission investigates complaints of state or individuals. Civil rights are those rights, ...

... -increasing expenses. His fame as a writer gave him a ready audience as a spokesman for a peculiar and inconsistent blend of socialism and racial superiority. London's works, all hastily written, are of uneven quality. The best books are the Klondike tales, which also include 'White Fang' (1906) ...

... ії XVII-XVIII ст. Став матеріалізм (XVII ст. Праці Р. Байля). Оскільки наукова революція посідала певне місце у світогляді епохи Нового часу, то і у філософії на перший план виходять проблеми теорії пізнання. Основні напрями гносеологічної орієнтації філософів: емпіризм визначає чуттєвий досвід ...

... rights violations.[87] Список литературы Для подготовки данной работы были использованы материалы с сайта http://www.monax.ru [1] Eva Brems, Human Rights: Universality and Diversity 67 (2001). [2] Paul Sieghart, The international law of human rights 367 (1995); Jose Ayala-Lasso, ...

... дозволяє виявляти критичні та екстремальні ситуації, фактори антропогенного впливу на довкілля, здійснювати оцінку та прогноз стану об'єктів спостереження, керувати процесами взаємовпливу об'єктів гідросфери, літосфери, атмосфери, біосфери та техносфери. Таким чином, суть моніторингу зводиться до ...

ou think that such thing as culture of poverty does not exist, I would strongly recommend observing life in Brighton Beach. What do these people like in the US the most? Freedom? Democracy? Maybe nature? No! The right answer is welfare, and all means to get it are good. By the way, it is not ...

tates is pushing forward its aggressive unilateral policy that is based only on Washington’s (sometimes biased) understanding of the current international situation. This US strategy was clearly demonstrated in Iraq. Now, after two and a half years of the war, the question must be asked if this ...

... our world anymore. That is why her only “hope and treasure lie above” in the kingdom of God (270). Anne Bradstreet’s poetry broke the rules of the Puritans’ world. She appreciates many earthly matters, not only religion. However, I do not think she is a rebel. She understands the limitations of ...

... відповідають вимогам норм і стандартів по охороні праці і техніки безпеки. Особливу увагу буде спрямовано на фактори, яки можуть подіяти на працездатність і безпеку монтажника і налагоджувача окремих блоків та всього апарату разом. Це пов’язано з тим що при виконанні цих робіт необхідно виконувати ...

... , they are all really reverential pleas that the spirit make itself known to men. - from Awakening to Community, Lecture I, Stuttgart, January 23, 1923 Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge, to guide the Spiritual in the human being to the Spiritual in the universe. It arises in man as a need of ...

... два розділи: 1) поточні витрати; 2) доходи від поточної діяльності. Основною ціллю розробки цього бюджета, за введенним в експлуатацію об’єктом інвестування, є визначення суми грошового пoтoкa (cash flow) , що залишається в распорядженні інвестора для покриття інвестиційниx витрат. Поточні ...

... at all and does the author just attempt to intrigue his audience? Let us analyze Poe’s “The Black Cat” and try to understand if the author writes about real demons, describes hallucinations of an insane protagonist, or is being ironic and plays with his readers? If Poe writes about ghosts, the ...

n forever transformed by the war. Let us analyze Melville’s “The March into Virginia” and “The College Colonel”: two poems where the writer shows this transformation. In the poem “The March into Virginia”, the author describes a regiment of young Union soldiers marching into their first battle. ...

... anything extraordinary. She just looked at the candle flame and seemed to see some images there. In less then ten minutes it was over. After finishing, the fortuneteller told Sergey to bring her some things next time such as candles from a church, several eggs, a picture of his wife, and her hair. ...

... . When a calibrated thermometer is put in thermal contact with a system and reaches thermal equilibrium, we then have a quantitative measure of the temperature of the system. For example, a mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer is put under the tongue of a patient and allowed to reach thermal ...

... research organizations. The Midlands. The Midlands Region has much farming land, but this part of the country is better known as an industrial area, one of England's most productive regions. Birmingham which is often called 'the Big Heart of England', is the most important city of the Midlands. ...

... Whips are members responsible to theii leaders for party discipline on important divisions. Functions of the House: 1. Legislation; 2. Finance; 3. Criticism and contra, of the government in office (which is practically exercised during the Question Time when M.P.s may ask questions on any aspects ...

... . Canterbury: an ancient city in Kent, with a majestic cathedral which dominates it. Canterbury is a religious capital of England. It was built in the 11th-15th centuries, and became a place of pilgrimage in medieval times after the murder of Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Brighton: a ...

... . In lowland Britain, with the exception of a few patches of heath and forest, farmland mainly covers the area. Common trees include oak, beech, ash and, in Scotland, pine and birch. Wild animal life comprises mainly species of smaller mammals ( such as badgers, foxes and rodents), birds (over . 400 ...

awn of the White House the day after Easter, known as "Easter Monday." The other holidays stemming from old traditions are Christmas Day, December 25, and New Year's Day, January 1. The American traditions of those days are generally the same as those in other nations which observe them— ...

... to society" was more than twice as important to young people as "making a lot of money." American youth are concerned about problems confronting both their own communities and the world around them. In a 1990 poll, American young people Young people in the United States are also ...

... workers, police, fire fighters and workers who provide other essential services must work on holidays. All working Americans, however, do get vacation time. Most take their vacations during the summer months—as is common in other nations. The amount of vacation time varies greatly, but most ...

... they kept many important powers for themselves. Each of the 50 states, for example, retains the right to run its own public school system, to decide on the qualifications of its voters, to license its doctors and other professionals, to provide police protection for its citizens and to maintain its ...

. Together, all sectors of the American economy produce almost $4,000 million dollars worth of goods and services annually, and each year they turn out almost $ 190,000 million more. The consumption of these goods and services is spread widely. Most Americans consider themselves members of the ...

... to the survey "The Mood of American Youth," they prefer football, basketball, baseball, wrestling, tennis, soccer, boxing, hockey, track and golf. During their leisure time, students spend much time watching television. They also listen to music on the radio and tape players. The average ...

... anti-drug programs. Young people with drug problems can also call special telephone numbers to ask for help. Aside from drug abuse, another problem of America's youths is pregnancy among young women. One million teenagers become pregnant each year. Why are the statistics so high? The post-World War ...

ndary) in the United States. Students may attend either public schools or private schools. About 83 percent of Americans graduate from secondary schools and 60 percent continue their studies and receive some form of post-high school education. Approximately 20.3 percent graduate from four-year ...

sts, 2,574 kilometers from Canada to Mexico; it covers 9,372,614 square kilometers. In area, it is the fourth largest nation in the world (behind the Soviet Union, Canada and China). The sparsely settled far-northern state of Alaska, is the largest of America's 50 states with a land mass of 1,477, ...

... and probate (the ratification of wills). Maritime law is the responsibility of a specially constituted court of the queen's Bench Division. The Judicial Personnel Judges: appointed by the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor; hold office for life; are selected among senior barristers, ...

... fields of eternal snow, no vast forests or rivers of impressive length (the Thames is 210 miles from its source in the Cotswolds to (its mouth). Seen from the air the countryside of much of England appears like a patchwork quilt, owing to the criss-cross hedges that separate one field from another ...

... : he increased the power of the monarch and reduced the power of the boyars and the church. In foreign policy. Peter I waged a war with Turkey ( 1695-1696) and the Great Nothern War with Sweden ( 1700-1721), and a war with Persia (1722-1723). In these wars, he wanted to get access to the Baltic, ...

... . It is noted for brilliant verse. He also wrote other long poems, including «Bronze Horseman» (1833), the finest collection of lyrics in Russian literature. Pushkin created also a number of masterpieces in drama and prose. «Little Tragedies» and «The Stone Guest» are among the best works in the ...

... . It is noted for brilliant verse. He also wrote other long poems, including «Bronze Horseman» (1833), the finest collection of lyrics in Russian literature. Pushkin created also a number of masterpieces in drama and prose. «Little Tragedies» and «The Stone Guest» are among the best works in the ...

... . It is noted for brilliant verse. He also wrote other long poems, including «Bronze Horseman» (1833), the finest collection of lyrics in Russian literature. Pushkin created also a number of masterpieces in drama and prose. «Little Tragedies» and «The Stone Guest» are among the best works in the ...