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The Glass Age
This astonishing material has always attracted man, providing him with incredible opportunities – to see through a solid material, to let in sunlight, to give the gift of light. However, mastering glass, giving it volume, achieving complete transparency – man has spent centuries trying to achieve all this. And every breakthrough in this field has created a revolution in architecture and a huge advance in man’s standard of living. Today, it’s used extensively in modern technology. The appearance of LCD screens has pushed the industry towards the development of ultra-thin glass. It’s a new, fascinating challenge for glass manufacturers – glass is becoming ever thinner, and yet ever stronger at the same time. Glass is gaining ground on metal, stone and plastics, it’s finding evermore applications, allowing us to say that the Stone and Iron ages are now being replaced by a new age – the G...
Fisherman and Traveller Dmitri Drozdov
Dmitry Drozdov is an experienced fisherman, traveller and writer. He is an advocate for humane fishing and is helping to develop a new type of fishing in Russia – fly fishing. He is trying to change society’s view of fishing: He always releases a fish after he’s caught it and hopes that others will follow his example. Drozdov’s extreme love of fishing has led him to travel the world. By the age of thirty he had already managed to go fishing in Europe, North and South America and all over Russia. Drozdov however, is not the only one that gets enjoyment from his trips – in articles he describes his travels and experiences in detail for other fly fishermen, explaining how to catch different types of fish depending on the part of the world you’re in.
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Fisherman and Traveller Dmitri Drozdov
Real Steel. Diesel and electric locomotives of the USSR
For a country like Russia, with its vast expanses, the railways all had a special significance. Designs created in the 20th century have made their mark in the history of the country. Even today, in the era of digital technologies, these discoveries and achievements shouldn’t be forgotten. They’re simply fascinating. Watch the film “Living Steel. Diesel and Electric Trains of the USSR only on Russian Travel Guide.
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