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	Russian Birds of Paradise
	Sirin, Alkonost, and Gamayun are enigmatic fairy bird-maidens from old Russian legends and mythic tales. Who are they, these mysterious bird-maidens from Paradise or, in another way, the Solar Garden? How did they appear in Russian culture?
--01-09-2011--
	Lot of Banned Slavic Idols
	Slavic idols - stone and wooden sculptures that embodied Slavic gods - were an indispensable attribute of priestly religious practices of Old Russia. Very few of those idols have come down to us.
--28-08-2011--
	Fist Fights: Old Russian Tradition of Martial Arts
	The tradition of fist fighting existed in Russia from times immemorial till the early 20th century. Apart from being a sort of sportive folk entertainment it was a peculiar fighting school that developed skills necessary for defense of the native land.
--28-08-2011--
	Ivan Kupala Day: Looking for Fern Flower
	Day of Ivan Kupala (aka John the Baptist, or Ivan the Herbalist) in the olden days was one of the most sacred, important and the most rackety festivities for the Russian people. All partook in the celebrations: they would gather herbs and flowers, twine wreaths, make bonfires, jump over them and play, bathe in rivers and lakes and perform divinations about one’s intended.
--25-10-2011--

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	Samara Archeologists Find 8th Century Slavic Settlement
	Large-scale archeological excavations were carried out near the Zhiguli village in the north of the Samara Region this summer.
--30-08-2012--

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