Krashenki, Pisanki and Kraponki — all is about Easter eggs. The tradition of dyeing eggs is much older than сhristianity, it originated in ancient times.
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Legacy
The town of Gorokhovets is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
More than eight centuries of history, unique buildings combining Russian wooden architecture and European Art Nouveau, tradition and modernity — all of these are the features of Gorokhovets, a town situated on the right bank of the Klyazma river in the Vladimir region.
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Białowieża Forest as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located on the border of the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Belarus. Białowieża Forests combine unique broad-leaved forests and coniferous evergreen forests.
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Manuscript with a History. Arkhangelsk Gospel: Historical Mysteries
We continue to talk about the documents included in the register of the UNESCO «Memory of the World» programme aimed at preserving the documentary heritage of the world. Today we are going to talk about the Arkhangelsk Gospel of 1092, the fourth oldest Slavic manuscript with an specific date of writing. It was added to the international registry in 1997.
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Russian Balalaika, music symbol of Russia
No one has been able to figure out where the name of this musical instrument came from. Balalaika touches millions of hearts in the world and at its mention everyone understands right away that we are talking about Russia.
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Древнейшая крепость Дербента приглашает на первую онлайн-экскурсию
Все желающие могут посмотреть на канале музея-заповедника в YouTube трехминутный фильм-выставку “История Дербента в живописных полотнах”
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UNESCO General Conference
Every two years, the 7th arrondissement of Paris plunges into a motley polyphony of languages, and nearly 200 national flags can be seen flying over the Place de Fontenoy next to the UNESCO headquarters. These are the very signs that let the residents and guests of the capital know that the city hosts another General Conference.
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Выступление М.М.Котюкова на Генеральной конференции ЮНЕСКО
Remarks by head of the Russian delegation and Minister of Science and Higher Education Mikhail Kotyukov at the General Policy Debate of the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference, Paris, November 14, 2019.
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Eurasian Humanitarian Forum in the Capital of Bashkortostan
On October 23–24, Ufa hosted the 4th Eurasian Humanitarian Forum held under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
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Great Prospects for a Small Village
On November 29, 2019, a regular meeting of the Coordinating Committee of UNESCO Chairs was held in Vyatskoye village, the first inductee into the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages in Russia.
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