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UFOs in Russia
Read more...The most famous UFO sighting in Russian history occurred during the reign of Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich. On 15 August 1663, between 10 am and 12 noon, a great noise resounded over Lake Robozero (now in...
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Ten Famous Artists
Read more...Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was born in the Tuscan village of Vinci (1452). He worked in Florence (from 1471), before moving to Milan (1482), where he painted The Last Supper (1495). Leonardo returned...
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Ten Famous Writers
Read more...Homer Homer is a legendary ancient Greek writer, who is believed to have lived around the 8th century BC. He allegedly wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey – the oldest works of Western literature. The Il...
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History of Europe
Read more...Ancient Greece Ancient Greece was a collection of city-states. The most powerful was Athens, which was governed by an early form of direct democracy, involving public voting and debates. This contrib...
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