The talented jeweler Israel Rukhomovskiy was born in Mozyr. But at home for a long time about a man whose works are exhibited in the Louvre, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and exhibited at large London and Paris auctions, they did not know anything.
For the first...
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The researchers completed the restoration of the helmet, which lasted four years
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The main bank of Estonia has started selling a new coin dedicated to supporting Ukraine
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July 11 - World Chocolate Day
Sweet lovers celebrate World Chocolate Day every year on July 11th. The holiday was invented in 1995 by the French.
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Half a pound (half a sovereign) 1952 South Africa George VI
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