
Sviyazhsk, Russia
Opposite the village of Vasilyevo, on the right bank of the Volga, on a small island is the ancient village of Sviyazhsk.. Initially, it stood […]
Opposite the village of Vasilyevo, on the right bank of the Volga, on a small island is the ancient village of Sviyazhsk.. Initially, it stood […]
Kraków Kraków was the capital until 1596 and is still the secret capital of Poland today. In 2000, Kraków was named European Capital of Culture. […]
Along with the ancient architecture, historical and cultural monuments of Milan, the world-famous sights of the city are its magnificent shops. Chic boutiques, decorated in […]
Southern European state, bordered to the north with Hungary, to the north-east with Romania, to the east with Bulgaria, to the south with Macedonia and […]
Population The population of Estonia (1,429,000 residents In 1998, according to an estimate) is decreasing, given the modest birth rate and the high mortality rate […]
The demographic trends remained stable later in the nineties (population estimated at 1998: 7. 299. 000 residents), Despite a slight reduction in the birth rate, […]
In the last decade, a rapid increase has been in car transport both in terms of goods and passengers. The quantity of goods transported by […]
Railways. – Two important railway lines depart from Thessaloniki towards the hinterland: one towards Adrianople and Constantinople, the other towards Belgrade and central Europe. But […]
Ancient Greek literature is usually divided into three periods: the Ionic period or more properly Hellenic or Archaic (from the origins to about 500 BC); […]
The period that preceded the fall of the Berlin Wall had seen the exhaustion of the push given to German cinema, from the 1960s onwards, […]
The profound reason for these reasons is always the ideal of an immanent justice in which all particular and individual sentiments, love and honor, glory […]
Theatrical production stands against intellectualism in art (cultism and conceptism), which is the negation of art and the imposition of extrinsic forms on creative activity. […]
Abkhazia Abkhazia was an autonomous republic within the Soviet Republic of Georgia. With its location along the Black Sea coast of northwestern Georgia, along the border […]
General background to the conflict The underlying problem has deep roots and is about the difficulties of uniting Georgia’s many minority peoples within a state. About […]
The Caucasus region, where Georgia is located, is like a patchwork of different nationalities with different languages and cultures. During the Soviet era, the borders between […]
Spoken new Turkish Cypriot president Rauf Denktaş did not run in the Turkish Cypriots’ presidential election in 2005. The new Turkish Cypriot president was former […]
The third factor was, of course, the EU’s promise to the Greek Cypriot government on EU membership. That promise aroused the fears of the Turkish Cypriots […]
Despite the presence of the UN, both sides committed serious atrocities during the short war that led to the practical division of Cyprus in 1974. 180,000 […]
Soldiers from Turkey remain in the north. The Turkish Cypriots have declared their part of the island an independent state, the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, […]
After centuries of conflict, Greece and Turkey have begun to reconcile. This also reduces tensions in Cyprus. But the island’s two ethnic groups still live separated from […]
Third ceasefire In September 2010, ETA again announced that all armed actions would be suspended, without any special conditions but also without any time frame. No […]
ETA is formed in opposition to the Franco regime Oppression led to increasingly radical opposition to the dictatorship in Madrid. There was a Basque government in […]
The “historical homeland” of the Basques About three million people live in the area that the Basques see as their historic homeland. Around 2.8 million […]
The Basque separatist movement ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna – Basque Homeland and Freedom) was formed in 1959 by a group of radical students in protest […]
Transylvania is a province in Romania that is very different from other parts of the country. In this legendary part of Central Europe you will […]
Anyone who loves sunbathing, swimming and at the same time wants to enjoy the cultural life should definitely travel to Malaga. The small port city […]
Passport and visa For travel to Russia, Swedish citizens need a visa, which can be obtained from Russia’s embassies in Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmö. Phoenix […]
Tenerife is so multifaceted that the feeling arises that this destination has two faces: the adventurous are drawn to the north, while the leisurely beach […]
Europe’s population is concentrated in Italy, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Europe is the second smallest continent on the planet, and, its […]
+44 is the dialing code for United Kingdom. Celts, Romans, Angels and Saxons, Danish Vikings and Normans laid the foundation for what would become one […]
+380 is the dialing code for Ukraine. Ukraine became independent in 1991, but the liberation from the Soviet Union was difficult and the country has […]
+90 is the dialing code for Turkey. Great Turkey is the bridge between Europe and Asia. Where the Mediterranean meets the Black Sea, the old […]
+41 is the dialing code for Switzerland. The scenic Switzerland is framed by the Alps in the south towards Italy and the Jura mountains in […]
+46 is the dialing code for Sweden. Sweden is one of Europe’s largest countries to the surface and consists mostly of forests, mountains and lakes. […]
+34 is the dialing code for Spain. Where the Mediterranean reaches the Atlantic and where Europe meets Africa, Spain is one of the oldest European […]
+386 is the dialing code for Slovenia. In the north, Slovenia’s beautiful alpine landscape borders Austria, and in the southwest Slovenia shares a coast with […]
+421 is the dialing code for Slovakia. In the middle of Europe lies Slovakia surrounded by the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Austria. Slovakia […]
+381 is the dialing code for Serbia. Serbia was the largest sub-republic in Yugoslavia. In Serbia, the province of Vojvodina is in the north, while […]
+378 is the dialing code for San Marino. San Marino is called the world’s oldest republic and is the only remaining of the medieval city […]
+7 is the dialing code for Russia. Russia, with its vast land mass from the Baltic to the Pacific, is the world’s largest country, but […]
+40 is the dialing code for Romania. Romania has belonged to many great empires: Roman, Ottoman and Austria-Hungary. After a period of severe repression under […]
+351 is the dialing code for Portugal. Portugal is southern Europe’s outpost to the Atlantic. The country’s time as a leading colonial power and maritime […]
+48 is the dialing code for Poland. Poland lies squeezed between the great powers Germany and Russia (formerly the Soviet Union) and has been tried […]
+47 is the dialing code for Norway. Norway is Europe’s northernmost country with a scenic landscape of fjords and mountains. The old fishing and seafaring […]
+31 is the dialing code for Netherlands. The Netherlands is “the low countries” on the North Sea coast, where more than a quarter of the […]
+382 is the dialing code for Montenegro. The mountainous Montenegro was the least of the six sub-republics that made up Yugoslavia. The country became independent […]
+377 is the dialing code for Monaco. Casino games and jet-set life characterize the image of Monaco, the world’s second smallest state. The Principality of […]
+373 is the dialing code for Moldova. The Republic of Moldova is wedged between the major neighboring countries Romania and Ukraine. Until 1991, Moldova was […]
+356 is the dialing code for Malta. The small island nation of Malta in the middle of the Mediterranean is the EU’s smallest member state. […]
+389 is the dialing code for Macedonia. Northern Macedonia is located on the Balkan Peninsula and was one of six sub-republics in former Yugoslavia. It […]