Interesting and funny stories

-Did you hear the Austrians Sobchak paid two hundred thousand dollars for the name area of Austria?

For the first time in the history of St. Petersburg Armenians mentioned in 1711 year.

After 1817 Vasily Zhukovsky stopped writing poetry and turned to the translation of the German and English poets. Talented translator, Zhukovsky left an imprint on the domestic literature. But the trouble, the verses of the Vasily have forgotten. Pushkin said reproachfully that Zhukovsky because so little is transferred, that he takes too many. Once Alexander went to Zhukovsky the Kryukov Canal, 11, and did not find him at home. Unfortunate circumstance gave rise to impromptu which Pushkin tacked on the door jamb:

One day the Emperor Alexander I visited Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.

Valentin Serov wrote the portrait of Nicholas II in 1900 year.  Portrait was intended as a gift to the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, and she saw him first.

Top 5 superstition born in the city on the Neva.

During the reign of Catherine II he served in the Hermitage Theatre Floridor French actor, handsome, noble-looking, with a voice of thrilling voice that makes women's hearts flutter. Especially the role he managed Tancred in Voltaire's tragedy. When Floridor pronounced "Leave your crying, I'm calm now. Part with you. Sad death of me!" Trays ladies handkerchiefs to eyes.