Архив рубрики: West

All the posts in this category will be relating to the Western countries and culture, mainly Europe and the US

Великобританское издание ‘Daily Mail’ и ‘Good Magazine’ на этой неделе опубликовали данные, что паспорт Гамбии был признан пятым самым удобным в Африке после паспортов Сейшел, Маврикий, ЮАР и Ботсваны. Критериями было количество стран которые можно посещать без визы владельцу паспорта. Читать далее →

Опубликовано 07.07.2014 автором Olga Leshchenko | Добавить комментарий

Miss Russia 2011

Опубликовано 07.03.2011 автором Olga Leshchenko

Natalya Kantemurova from Moscow won the title «Miss Russia — 2011″. First vice-Miss title (second place) was given to Anastasya Mashukova from Krasnoyarsk and a third place winner became Yana Dubnik from Novosibirsk. Miss Russia 2011 received a grant of … Читать далее →

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The last day of «Maslenitsa» — Праздник Масленицы отмечают по всей Европе

Опубликовано 06.03.2011 автором Olga Leshchenko

Maslenitsa (Russian: Ма́сленица, Ukrainian: Ма́сляниця, Belarusian: Ма́сьленіца), also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week, is a Russian religious and folk holiday. It is celebrated during the last week before Great Lent—that is, the seventh week before Paskha … Читать далее →

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Promoting African Business Women: The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program

Опубликовано 26.07.2010 автором Olga Leshchenko

«Women are doers and achievers and thinkers and innovators, leaders, and problem-solvers. And we need each and every one of you to lend your entrepreneurial skill and energy to meeting the global challenges of this new century.» – Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton Читать далее →

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Jumping brigde in Volgograd, RUSSIA

Опубликовано 17.06.2010 автором Olga Leshchenko

May 20th the traffic was stopped due to the more than 1 meter swings on the bridge that connects two parts of the city. This bridge started to operate since 2009. Читать далее →

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Parade in honor of the 65th anniversary of the World War II Victory Day in Moscow.

Опубликовано 14.05.2010 автором Olga Leshchenko

The Victory Parade took place on the Red Square in Moscow on the 9th of May 2010. The leaders of 21 countries arrived to celebrate this great day together with the Russian people. The Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Macedonia, Mongolia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Estonia and PRC, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, the acting President of Poland, the Secretary General of Council of Europe, the Secretary of Collective Security treaty Organization, the chairman of the executive committee of the CIS were present on the Red Square tribune. Читать далее →

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Brad Pitt and Japan

Опубликовано 22.12.2009 автором Olga Leshchenko

There is a very nice post of the TV commercial and examples of ads from the old times with Brad Pitt that he did in Japan. I believe that he didn’t do it for money only but he has a … Читать далее →

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Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino on the «Inglourious Basterds» promotion tour in Japan

Опубликовано 25.11.2009 автором Olga Leshchenko

From the Lingvo Consulting point of view these guys definitely had to talk to Lingvo-Consulting Studio when making «Inglourious Basterds». I would have being happy to help them :) Читать далее →

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Obama’s bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington

Опубликовано 18.11.2009 автором Olga Leshchenko

Such an ignorant comment from Washington bullies. I personally believe that this shows that Obama is an educated, open minded person who is aware about the traditions and respect the status and culture of the countries that he visits. Читать далее →

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