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The city of Braslaw, situated in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, has a very unusual coat of arms. Its official description reads: “The coat of arms of the city of Braslaw is an image of the baroque shield on the blue field, with the golden sun, on which there is a blue triangle with the image of the human eye – the eye of God’s blessing.” This ancient symbol has several...
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On popular “Ask a question – get an answer from a specialist” websites you could ofter come across  questions like: “Do the Freemasons still exist?”, “Didn’t the Masonic movement end in the XIX century? “How many Masons are there in the world now?” And the most popular question is, “Do Masons rule the...
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August 15, 2019, marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte. Despite his contradictory nature, he is undoubtedly one of the most significant personalities in history. Already many generations of French people are full of admiration, pride and unfailing interest in studying the life of “little corporal”, who became emperor. Jacques-Louis David – “Napoleon in...
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“The Moon isn’t a bad place, anyway. It certainly deserves a short visit”, – this is what Neil Armstrong told journalists at the press conference after his return to Earth. But humanity paid a high price for this brief visit in resources and even human lives. Three American astronauts of the “Apollo-1” project burned alive a month before the planned flight....
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Nikolai Christopher Radziwill (1549 – 1616), nicknamed “The Orphan”, is perhaps the most famous and popular member of the famous Belarusian family, from which dozens of prominent historical figures emerged. King Sigismund August gave the nickname “The Orphan” to Nikolai Christopher. According to the legend, described in the family chronicle, one day the parents of a...
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