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Nearly all Russian cities and towns have a lot of historic architectural monuments, such as Russian orthodox churches, cathedrals and monasteries. They are valuable symbols of ancient Russian culture. The most attractive city for foreign tourists is Moscow. There is a lot to see in the capital but the most important place to visit is the Kremlin.

Here visitors can admire beautiful cathedrals, built in the 15th century, visit the Faceted Palace and the Armoury, and get a fantastic view of the city from the top of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, which is the composition centre of the entire Kremlin. There are quite a lot of other examples of ancient Russian architecture outside the Kremlin, such as St. Bazil’s Cathedral, Novodevichy Convent and Pokrova Church in Fili.

Moscow’s attraction for tourists is not only its historical sites but the fact that it’s a modern city with hundreds of museums and galleries, theatres and restaurants. In my opinion, it’s impossible to be bored in Moscow, but if you want to enjoy some fresh sightseeing impressions, you may visit two major towns of the «Golden Ring of Russia», Suzdal and Vladimir.

Upon your arrival in Suzdal you will find yourself in a fairy-tale world. The town has a kremlin, a convent, two monasteries, dozens of churches, dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries and a nearly 200-year-old shopping arcade with traditional iron signs outside the shops. There are no high buildings here. The city is like an extended village of wooden houses, with lace curtains and geraniums in the windows. Vladimir attracts tourists by the severe architecture of its white stone cathedrals and churches. The most famous of them are Dormition Cathedral, the Cathedral of St. Demetrius and Pokrova Church on the Nerl.

These two towns are like two islands of beauty in a sea of mediocrity. Yet, there are very few foreign visitors there. Why? They are scared off by the lack of comfortable hotels, coaches, good roads with road signs and well-trained guides. Besides, some of the architectural monuments have become ruined by time and really have to be renovated. But local authorities usually lack funds and it restricts the possibilities for developing tourism in these towns. It goes without saying that sustainable tourism could provide good profits for local residents, especially at the height of the tourist season.

But to draw more tourists into Russian towns, we must provide good accommodation and eating facilities, build roads and parking places, develop outdoor activities and make these towns known to the public. If only Russian cities and towns could become popular tourist destinations, then they would really prosper and flourish.

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Home alone

In our society, loneliness is usually viewed from a negative side. A lonely person appears in our minds as a sad, abandoned, and gloomy wanderer who could not find a refuge for himself. But I want to say that this is only one side of loneliness, moreover, rather dramatized

Let's start with the positive side:  The first plus: If you replace self-examination with introspection, you will get a wonderful way to understand your "I". How to do it? We will definitely talk about this in other articles. In short, I will say this. To understand what is bad in me (but not to criticize), to understand what is good in me (but not to praise). Weigh the pros and cons and set goals.

The second plus: You will have a lot of free time to "pump" yourself. This is a very important point! You are the most important person in your life! Read books, learn languages. Now there is the Internet and a huge amount of excellent information - you have "three clicks".

The third plus: There is a time to set goals in life, to understand where you want to move.

The fourth plus: no one presses on you, does not condemn or impose their opinion on you. Also, you are not busy with some important work that needs to be done for someone.

I would like to give an example from my life: Although I am surrounded by a large number of acquaintances, friends, and relatives, sometimes I still feel sad. Why? Probably because they cannot understand me, I cannot pour out my soul to them. Therefore, I often lose myself in for the day, try to understand my problems, and fix them.

Now I propose to analyze the cons of such a popular problem: The first minus: loneliness kills socialization. You become “wild”, you forget what society is, you get rid of the habit of communication. After such a period, at first, it will be difficult to get back “in operation”.

The second minus: by not contacting others, you are missing important connections. We will definitely talk about connections separately, in other articles.

The third minus: General depression from lack of communication and possibly falling self-esteem are likely companions of loneliness...

Yes, sometimes we really lack communication. Sometimes you need to express everything that has been accumulated in you, pour out all your emotions to a person who will understand you with joy and help you morally.

Now let's get down to the bottom line. I believe we cannot be alone. However, we are still surrounded by people. Absolutely everywhere we have acquaintances, and even reluctantly, we can get to know any other person. Am I lonely? Probably not.

Indefinite- to provide, to give, to decide, to pay

Continuous- to be providing, to be giving, to be deciding, to be paying

Perfect- to have provided, to have given, to have decided, to have paid

Perfect Continuous- to have been providing, to have been giving, to have been deciding, to have been paying.

Объяснение:

Indefinite- глагол в начальной форме с частицей to.

Continuous- to be+ глагол с ing-окончанием.

Perfect- to have+ глагол в 3 форме (если неправильный), если правильный- окончание ed

Perfect Continuous- to have been+ глагол с ing-окончанием.