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Medical technologies — blood donation service
Blood – it’s part of our body’s internal defence system, reacting to any invasion from outside. It regulates our body temperature and delivers substances we need to all of our organs. The average adult body has between five and six litres of blood flowing through it, and if, due to an accident, this volume were to decrease by just a third, the person would be in real danger of dying. Fortunately, there is a whole medical system dedicated to helping people survive such dire situations and most anyone can help. All you have to do is visit a donation centre in order to give blood. Every year donors help provide others with another chance at life, saving thousands all over the world with their donation.
The nature of the Sestroretsk lowland
The Sestroretsk Nature Reserve is located within the city limits of St. Petersburg. Here, just a short trip away from a megopolis home to a population of 5 million, natural landscapes formed many centuries ago have been preserved. For modern researchers this natural landmark is something that must be protected and studied. RTG TV presenter Yevgenia Altfeld got to learn about the different types of bogs, including the Gryadova-Ozerkovy system, as well as about the ancient dunes, offshore bars and pine forests. She also got to see rare species of birds and find out about their unique features and habits.
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The nature of the Sestroretsk lowland
The forts of Kronstadt
The forts on the military island of Kronshtadt are a menacing sight whose purpose it was to immediately frighten potential enemies, causing them to think twice before attacking. Such fortresses were built at different times throughout the 18th and 19th centuries with one goal in mind – to protect the capital of the Russian Empire, St. Petersburg, from maritime attacks. Each of the island’s forts can be distinguished by its number or name – often that of a Russian emperor, statesman or engineer. One amazing and shocking fact is that over the 300-year military history of Kronshtadt’s defense, enemies only made it through these barriers once. One of the fortifications, Emperor Alexander the First, is known in Russian history not for its military achievements, but its medical ones. For almost 20 years this fortress served as the location of an isolated laboratory where scientists worked on a...
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