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Adler Primatology Institute
Primates have helped people to accomplish many great things such as travel to outer space and find medicines that cure terrible diseases. Biologically they belong to the same order as mankind, and thanks to this connection, scientists gain priceless information by studying them. The Russian Academy of Medical Sciences’ Research Institute of Medical Primatology is located in the village of Vesyoloye, forty kilometres from the southern city of Adler. Here 4,200 monkeys live in open-air cages. There are 20 species of monkeys, including pig-tailed, rhesus, Javan and brown macaques, as well as green monkeys and various species of baboons. Such a wide variety of species can’t even be found at the zoo. The primates living in this environment are here for a much different reason than those at the zoo: To help mankind study the world around us.
Dishes of the era of emperor Paul the First
There are so many historical places to see when in St. Petersburg and its surrounding towns! One such place is the BIP Fortress - also known as the Bastion of Emperor Paul - a fortress ordered built at the end of the 18th century by the great leader of the Russian Empire who would later make it his residence. More than 200 years ago a garrison and artillery could be found here. It was even the site of parades, troop reviews and gala dinners when military occasions called for them. Now the fortress that was once home to a Russian emperor is an elegant hotel and restaurant where you can find a wide variety of dishes including some from the time of Paul the First.
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Dishes of the era of emperor Paul the First
The decembrist revolutionaries in Siberian exile
In December of 1825 in St. Petersburg members of a secret society of nobles and officers led a rebellion advocating for the establishment of a democratic government in Russia. The rebellion failed. Five of those who headed the conspiracy were executed while more than a hundred others were sent to labour camps in Siberia. Although they were unable to successfully change the way the country was run, the Decembrists did have an effect on the way future generations thought. As for the stories of those who were sent off to Siberia — paradoxically enough, this punishment ended up in some ways to be a blessing. Many of these people’s thoughts and ideas were given the chance to develop and their memory lives on today.
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