In the stands; head of state Alexander Lukashenko was also present at the show. The participants of the festival managed to create a magical atmosphere and immerse pupils of childrens social institutions, children with disabilities, as well as students of sports schools into the enchanting worlds of gymnastics. We were able to combine cultures and Different Countries in such a way, we just cried with emotion, we really enjoyed the whole festival. Our true brotherhood is demonstrated. The connection between belarus and russia was extended. Our elizaveta zorkina and Ekaterina Seleznyova prepared number two sisters. The highlight was alina gornoskos performance. There was also a place for stories from the ancient greek origins of the sport to asidora duncan. Let us remind you that this year russian rhythmic gymnastics celebrates its ninetieth anniversary. As for the belarusian partners, everything was at a high level. Once again i want to thank everyone who participated in this holiday an
With the ministry of science education, a number. Agreement with the Russian Youth Union on joint events with other public organizations, our Belarusian Republican Youth Union also maintains constant interaction with a number of key federal public youth organizations. Last year it was in a good way, this marks a new starting point in matters of youth policy at the level of the union state, when in moscow we are at an extended meeting with the youth of the two states. We saw quite a lot in common, but also the issues that need to be worked on, todays events with young people are precisely a healthy continuation of further movement in this direction to unify the youth policy of the union state. In recent years, we have begun to talk more and more often about the need to Work Together within union state, it was precisely at the site of the world Youth Festival that we discussed the main points around which we can build promising cooperation for the next 5, 10 and maybe even 15 years. It i
Misconceptions about the war of 1812. They think that it was all about the starspangled banner and the british attack on washington and that it was not very important like a hiccup in history. There had been a long struggle with the british over trades and rights. The british wanted basically to take us back. Its much more important in the way its taught in school. We began our special feature unpredicted bill mayors and Jeff Danziger on their book the full monty, vermont in the age of trump. About a month before trump was elected i had open heart surgery, and so i was not in great shape and i was in even worse shape when this election happened and i thought what a wretched birthday present that was. So i think like a lot of people who did not vote for him, i was pretty depressed for a month or six weeks, and gradually we, with most things, you start to get over them but it still wrangled on me and i just didnt want to sit and be frustrated all the time so started to think what can i d
Dakota for over 100 years to my new book from warm center to ragged and takes its title from mister got Scott Fitzgerald who is the author of probably most famously of the great gatsby and if you remember your gatsby from back in high school or college, you remember that nick karoly was from minnesota. Nick karoly went off to war, this would have been world war i and when he came back, he decided that he thought it would be sort of doll to move back to minnesota. Which he saw as the ragged edge of the universe. And he decided to move to new york and he got mixed up in the roaring 20s. On long island with gatsby and all that cast of characters from his book. But in the end, when he sees what happens to many of these characters, he begins to see the old midwest where he came from as the warm center of the world. So that contract is what i tried to draw in my new book, from warm center to ragged edge. In the decades after the civil war, the midwest was seen by many commentators as the pac
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