Once, I had an acquaintance. I would never have met him under normal circumstances, as we were involved in very different things, but somehow I was lucky to know him. His name was Pavel, and his nickname was Zmey. He was an incredibly kind, open, and internally strong person, which Continue Reading
Black Sea sabre-toothed fish
A pioneer camp in Crimea on the southern coast. It’s the largest after Artek and some camp called Orlyonok, but those are more like “multi-camps,” while this one is a “mega-camp.” There are a lot of people—up to 16 groups of 40 to 50 kids, totaling around 700 to 800. Continue Reading
Dogs on a leash
It is often heard that all dog owners should be required to keep their dogs on a leash. There is a call for special laws, and if such laws already exist, for even stricter penalties. The idea is that if this happens, most people will keep their dogs on a Continue Reading
The world of Harry Potter
The world of Harry Potter, as described by J.K. Rowling, illustrates a modern layperson’s understanding of science and the scientific process quite well. Magical knowledge is found in certain special books. There are magical artifacts in the world. However, the process of acquiring this knowledge and creating artifacts is never Continue Reading
400 things a child should know
Table of Contents Toggle Determination Study. Time management Life. You. You and other people Other people and you Society Communication Values Work Safety and health Determination Often, delayed rewards are greater than immediate ones. Much greater. The world around you will constantly tempt you with a treat now instead of Continue Reading
Well-formulated result
The HSR technique is designed to: a) Exclude absolutely all undesirable scenarios for achieving your goal. What kind of undesirable scenarios are we talking about? For example, when you requested to double your income, but you achieved it through inflation. b) Achieve the goal as accurately, quickly, and easily as Continue Reading
Little Raccoon and the One Who Sits in the Pond
Fairy Tale by Lilian Moore (pen name, Sara Asheron; March 17, 1909 – July 20, 2004)Текст для перевода: ..Translation by O. Obraztsova, 1966. Little Raccoon was small but brave. One day, Mama Raccoon said: — Tonight the moon will be full and bright. Little Raccoon, can you go to the Continue Reading
All around, there are nothing but scammers!
In our residence, the postal workers often leave packages under the gate if they can’t reach the owner by phone. That’s how one of the packages ended up in the yard. It sat outside for a week, then spent another two weeks in the hallway I use to get to Continue Reading
A Jew from Fez
Fes is a city in Morocco that the French quickly added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Yes, the medina of the old cities in Morocco is unique. It features houses turned inside out, with windows facing inward and blank walls on the outside, narrow and extremely narrow streets, some Continue Reading
What’s the difference?
When I was little, I had Jewish relatives. They were the daughters of my great-grandmother’s sister, who helped my grandmother get a job at the Transsignal factory in Kyiv. My grandmother worked at that factory from the age of 14 until her retirement. This saved her life for the second Continue Reading