How to Say Merry Christmas & Santa Claus in other Countries
This very simple infographic is a cute little guide to do just what is claims to — say Merry Christmas and Santa Claus around the world! Very specific local traditions aside, these are neat ways to inject a little world cultures into your holiday lessons. [VIA]
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Tags: China, Christmas, culture, education, France, Germany, holidays, infographic, Italy, japan, Netherlands, reference, Russia, Santa Claus, tradition, United Kingdom
Daily Photo — “Abandoned Railway Station, Abkhasia”
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An abandoned railway station in the former Georgian territory of Abhkasia that has sat untouched since the fall of the Soviet Union. More images are available here.
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Daily Photo — “Sochi Olympic Park at Night, from Space”
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This beautiful photo was taken from the International Space Station and shows the Sochi Olympic Park as it appears at night.
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Tags: 2014 Olympics, ISS, NASA, Olympic Games, Olympics, photos, Russia, Sochi, space, warm-ups, Winter Olympics, writing
Nuclear Weapons
From Little Boy in Hiroshima to today’s so-called “pocket nukes”, nuclear weapons, their use, and eventual destruction have been foremost on the minds of any nation for close to the past 70 years. Today’s infographic gives some interesting (and startling) facts about these devices. [VIA]
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Tags: history, infographic, nuclear, nuclear disarmament, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, reference, Russia, Soviet Union, us history, World War II, WWII
Daily Artwork — “Unexpected Visitors, Ilya Repin, 1884-1888”
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1884-1888– Unexpected Visitors. Oil on Canvas. Realism style. Ilya Repin (1844 – 1930). Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
“… the face of the young man (a political exile who unexpectedly came back home) [was re-painted] four times in search of a proper expression. It is generally believed that by depicting various reaction of young man’s household Repin tried to show diverse but mostly positive attitude of society toward revolutionary movements of that time. Actually, under strict censorship of Czarist Russia, it was a political declaration disguised as an everyday genre scene.(Wikipaintings)
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