Last week I went to see The Big Short movie, which was excellent, by the way — it totally deserved the Oscar nomination for the best film (Brad Pitt is one of the producers and also playing a small supporting role), the best supporting actor for Christian Bale and the best director for Adam McCay.…
Russian, Italian gambling syndicates won millions of dollars by betting on games, which are suspected in match-fixing. The evidence of matches being fixed have been kept secret by tennis authorities for years, BuzzFeed News reported. Tennis Betting Scandal BuzzFeed alleges that the size of the betting could be worth billions and involved elite players and…
International dating means that people belong to different cultures, for example, Slavic women and western men. While there are differences between certain Slavic nations (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, etc) and western nations (Americans, Australians, Brits, etc), there is a prevalent cultural paradigm in every group. Slavic Women vs. Western Men Slavic cultures of post Soviet societies…
When you travel to Ukraine in winter, remember these simple tips for visitors. Travelling to Ukraine in Winter Ukrainian winter is from December to February. January is traditionally the coldest month, however, it may happen that the lowest temperatures hit the region in December or February. It is not atypical to have cold in October…
Staff author: Adilia S. According to a research by Gallup, Ukrainians are the least satisfied with their lives than they have ever been in this millennium. On the scale from 1 to 10, the average life satisfaction score in Ukraine today is only 4. When asked about their lives in 5 years, people predict life…
Staff author: Adilia S. The list of 2016 Oscar nominations was revealed on January 14 in California. The Russian short film “We Can’t Live Without Cosmos” is represented in the best animated short film race and the Ukrainian documentary “Winter on fire” is nominated for the best documentary feature. Best Short Animated Film Nomination: We…
Автор-гость: Pedro Alvares Мечты о счастливом замужестве, об уютном домашнем очаге, о детишках, которые будут бегать по дому, и горящему камину присутствуют в голове каждой девочки, девушки и женщины. То есть мечтать начинают они чуть ли не с детства. И вот, наконец, тот счастливый момент, которого они так ждали почти всю свою сознательную жизнь. Белое…
Автор-гость: Сергей Бирюков Открою маленькую тайну, почему я начал проводить тренинги по ораторскому мастерству. Потому что я безумно боялся выступать. Сейчас я очень благодарен, что были такие случаи в моей практике. Если бы все было в порядке, то, возможно, я до сих пор жил бы прежним образом. Мой страх общения в прошлом Ярким эпизодом стала…
Polish consulates in Ukraine granted about 930,000 visas to Ukrainians in 2015. It is 97,000 more than in 2014. “The figures of the middle of December 2015 show that for the whole year the number of visas granted in Ukraine is about 930,000”, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland informed. It’s almost 97,000 visas…
Russian economy will experience negative growth until 2017. This conclusion was made by experts of the World Bank in their January 2016 forecast: The country’s GDP is expected to rise by 1.3% in 2017. But first Russian people will have to survive the hard year of continuous decline. Dramatic drops in oil prices and the…
