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First flight into space, Belka and Strelka.
At the end of the 19th century, mankind believed that the possibility of conquering space depended on little things and creating a powerful engine. The first rocket capable of carrying an object beyond the limits of gravity was designed by…
Annual ice sculpture festival in St. Petersburg.
Every winter in St. Petersburg, the annual ice sculpture festival “Ice Fantasy” takes place. The sculptures are exhibited in a tent, on the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress, where the temperature is kept low. Saint Petersburg became the…