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Gymnast Denis Ablyazin
Denis Ablyazin is the first honoured master of gymnastics in history from his home region of Penza Oblast. At his debut at the Olympic Games in London Denis won two medals — a silver and a bronze for his strongest events — the vault and the floor. Even with such achievements the ambitious and goal-oriented athlete doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon and has his eyes set on a bigger prize — an Olympic gold. A famed athlete and one of the leaders of the Russian national team, Ablyazin has breathed new life into men’s gymnastics in Russia after a long lull, helping to revive the spirit and hopes Russian gymnastics fans have in their representatives returning to the highest pedestal and winning an Olympic gold.
Birds of the South-West of Siberia
The lake district that has formed in southern part of Tyumen Oblast between the Ishim and Tobol Rivers serves as the perfect habitat for the many species of birds that live there. The Tobol-Ishim interfluve is located along one of the most popular routes that migrating birds travel, and each summer many geese, ducks and gannets nest here. Dozens of other seabirds do the same, including the Dalmatian Pelican, a feathered inhabitant from further north in Western Siberia.
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Birds of the South-West of Siberia
Vladimirian Rus: The History of a Glorious Era
For almost one thousand years, the remarkable city of Vladimir has stood on the banks of the Klyazma River. The pages of its history are replete with significant events and individuals. But perhaps the most important chapter tells the story of when Vladimir was the beating heart of the Russian Northeast. This era began in the middle of the 12th century, and lasted for more than two hundred fifty years, during which time the city was led by a number of rulers – the Grand Princes of Vladimir. Each of these princes left his indelible mark – in white stone and golden cupolas, in the stories told by the chronicles, and in the history of the Russian nation, which, were it not for the watershed era known as Vladimirian Rus, would have taken another path completely.
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