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the mariinsky palace was built by emperor nikolay i for his daughter maria as a gift to her wedding with the duke maksimilian lejhtenbergsky. maksimilian was eugenie dе bogarne's son who was napoleon's stepson. wedding was on 5th december in 1838. the place for this palace was chosen opposite the isaakievsky cathedral, on the bank of the ekaterina channel. before there was tchernyshev's house there. the emperor wanted to build a palace which would differ from others. this palace should become the standard of comfort of that time. the builders used modern technical decisions and applied the modern building materials.

dear mrs.chatter,i'm going to visit you next friday.

could you tell me please, if my room is big or small? is it sunny or dark? will i have my own bathroom or i will have to share it? what items would you advise me to take from the city? is  your farm big? shall i take my gumboots? dear mrs.chatter, as you know i have a small dog ,may i take it with me? look forward hearing from you.

with love ,

tanya

-good afternoon.how can i help you?                                                                               -good afternoon/ i want to buy a souvenir.                                                                   -how about this bell ?                                                                                                   -oh ,  that s(перед s наверху апостроф) a good idea ! how much is it ?                           -it is 6 pounds.                                                                                                           -can i have two , please ?                                                                                               -sure/ that s       (перед s наверху апостроф )   12 pounds.                                             -thank you. goodbye.                                                                                                   -goodbye.                                                              

there are some dates which are holidays in this country. the first holiday of the year begins with the new year day on the first of january. on the eve of the new year day, that is at night of the thirty first of december, we are usually at home with our family or with our friends near a new year tree is decorated with our bright and toys. at 12 o'clock we wish each other "happy new year! " we give presents to our friends and to all the family. children like this holiday very much, because their winter vacation begins with the new year day and last two weeks. they have a lot of fun then. they dance and sing round a new year tree with father frost and snow maiden. during the winter vacation children do not study, they can play hockey, skate, ski and others. the next holiday which is celebrated in russia is christmas. it takes places on the 7th of january. this religious holiday began to be marked only some years ago. we do not study on this day now. on the eight of march we celebrated one more holiday. it is international women's day. on this day we present our dear women, with flowers. this day is also a day off. victory day, the anniversary of the victory over fascist germany, comes on the ninth of may. millions of our people gave their lives for our country's freedom and independence. all the coun-tries which fought in the second world war against fascism celebrate this great holiday, victory day. my most favorite holiday is the new year day and christmas.