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Fact Minsk City: View from the Roof

The earliest historic references to Minsk date to the 11th century 1067, when it was noted as a provincial city within the principality of Polotsk. The settlement developed on the rivers. In 1242, Minsk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It received town privileges in 1499.

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18 Jun 2012 12:00:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Concept Cars. Part III

Mazda Motor introduces the company's concept vehicle, Taiki during the press day of the 40th Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe, on October 24, 2007 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

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18 May 2011 09:23:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Gas Masks. Part III

Some of London's telephone operators and engineers, trying out their gas masks at the anti-gas civilian training centre in Gloucester, where they were taught how to deal with gas attacks. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images). 13th February 1937

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24 Apr 2011 12:20:00,post received 0 comments

Fact World War I: 1914 Year. Part III

1914: German field telegraph operators at work in Warsaw

German field telegraph operators at work in Warsaw. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1st October 1914

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08 Nov 2011 12:31:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Polar Tales by Paul Nicklen. Part III

A large bull walrus returns to the shores of Prins Karl Forland after diving and feeding on clams. (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic). Svalbard, Norway, 2011

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14 Apr 2012 11:53:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Ring of Fire Eclipse

A sea lion wears a solar viewer during an annular solar eclipse at an aquarium in Tokyo, May 21, 2012. (Yomiuri Shimbun/Reuters)

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06 Jun 2012 02:28:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Rally Masters Show 2012

There has been a huge work to be done on the basis of the 1st Rally Masters Show. Organizers have put a lot of efforts to make this great event even more attractive for the participants & spectators. Following the last year’s tradition we will find a pleasant surprise for every Rally Masters Show guest. Invitations for participation in this competition will be sent to the leading Russian & foreign rally crews.

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13 Jun 2012 04:54:00,post received 0 comments

Disgusting [Oldies] Death Faces. Part I

Tsar Alexander II (1818–1881) known as “The Liberator” lying in state. He was mortally wounded by an assassination attack in St Petersburg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). March 1881

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