Archeology
The Vikings were 1,000 years ahead of Columbus
Wood from an ancient settlement on the Canadian island of Newfoundland testifies that long before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean, the Vikings were the first to reach the New…
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Culture
A historian advocated the demolition of Lenin monuments throughout Russia
Historian, journalist, member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Professor Nikolai Svanidze spoke in favor of the demolition of monuments to Lenin throughout…
Health
The world by touch
Navigation for the blind, "translator" for dialogues with the deaf and eye substitutes... According to the WHO, there are more than 2 billion people with visual impairments in the world.…
Culture
The Italian cave city where the last James Bond movie was shot
Nestled on a hill full of various historical tales he has experienced, the Italian city of Matera is a place we can hardly resist. The city is one of the…
Food
These foods slow down aging
Aging is a part of life, but we all want to postpone it as much as possible If there's one thing most people will agree with, it's that no one…
Human Rights
Thousands of people missing in Syria, with a range of human rights violations and abuses
“The scale of this tragedy is daunting, with people going missing in different contexts, such as during hostilities, displacement or in detention. All too often, this is connected with a…
Christianity
The Sacred Images and the struggle against it
The question of icon-worship seems to be purely practical, given that icon-painting is a church-applied art. But in the Orthodox Church he received an extremely thorough, truly theological staging. What…
Education
Was Stalin a six-fingered agent, a billionaire and son of a prince?
The main myths about the “Leader of the Nations” The leader of the USSR keeps his life a secret, and this gives rise to many legends about him Yosif Dzhugashvili…
International
On scraps of DNA of one of the most famous Indians, his living great-grandson was found
Scientists at the University of Cambridge used scraps of DNA from the scalp of a chieftain named Sitting Bull and found his living great-grandson. US citizen Ernie Lappoint was the…
International
Physiognomy – how to read a person by the face
Physiognomy is the area of knowledge about the relationship between a person's appearance and his character, health and lifestyle. Reading by faces is a necessary skill in the professional activities…