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[leti]

Старые немецкие карты разного времени: город Бремен, северо-запад Германии
http://gauss.suub.un...tml/mm/smap.htm
Интерактивная карта военных действий во время Великой Отечественной войны
http://www.pobediteli.ru/

[leti]

в фейсбуке есть классное приложение Geo Challenge - проверка на знание флагов, расположения стран и городов на карте. языоки: англ, фр, нем. и другие. оочень интересно

[leti]

Происхождение названия Америки
Amerigo Vespucci made two trips to the New World as a ship’s navigator, the first in 1499. Then in 1503 and 1504 he published two letters he had written to Lorenzo de Medici about his voyages. In the letters he put forward the idea that what Columbus had discovered was not in fact a new route to Asia, but rather a new continent. Vespucci also published the first letter under the title Novus Mundus, or New World, thereby coining that phrase. The letters were a media hit (but whether their popularity was because of his innovative navigational theories or his description of the sex lives of American Indians is a question), and Vespucci became a celebrity. (Читайте дальше по ссылке.)

Краткий пересказ для неанглоговорящих: Америка названа в честь мореплавателя Америго Веспуччи, потому что именно он (а не Колумб) заявил первым, что это отдельный континет (а не часть Азии, т.е. Индия) и назвал его Новым Светом; также его описания Америки содержали интересные подробности сексуальной жизни индейцев - возможно, именно это способствовало их популярности и посмертной славе автора (мотайте на ус).

[leti]

Есть ли канадский вариант английского?
Статья в "Гардиан", за кого канадцы: дальнего монарха или соседа? http://www.guardian....ic-battleground

Just as we often straddle international conflicts by playing the peacekeeper, most Canadians sit on the fence, moving interchangeably between American and British spellings.

...Though Canada is still part of the Commonwealth, our unique history of colonisation and the sheer geographic range of the country make the enforcement of consistent language rules difficult from coast to coast. Just as the United Kingdom has a variety of dialects, accents and even native languages, Canada has the languages of its aboriginal peoples, our physical proximity to the United States and a strong history of French culture as a result of a long occupation by France. Though our love affair with the United Kingdom continues, our language is surprisingly fluid, reflecting, perhaps, our comparative youth as a nation and our typical international position as mediator.

[welovedoka]

Thanks for the maps!