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Speaker 1 The treaty of Paris in 1856 started an unhappy conflict between Russia and an unusual alliance: France, Britain, The Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Sardinia! In some ways it was a severe setback for Russia with a loss of influence in the Crimea and Black Sea region. But some historians argue that it was good for Russia as this set back provoked and unprecedented period of modernisation in social and economic terms as well as in military strength.
Speaker 2 The ‘space race’ of the 1950s and 60’s was claimed as a victory by the Americans but I am not sure; not if the ‘goals’ are agreed as first satellite, first life in space, first human in space and first human on the moon. In October 1957 Russia launched Sputnik 1: One-nil. The same year Laika the dog visited space: two nil. April the 12th 1961 Yuri Gagarin made it three nil. 21st July 1969 Neil Armstrong ‘scored’ one back for the USA by landing on the moon. Even so what an incredible ‘race’ it was!
Speaker 3 As a young man Tsar Peter I travelled in Europe to study new developments in technology and ship building. For some months he lived in Deptford, London, in the home of the writer John Evelyn. He was supposed to be in disguise but everyone knew who he was. In those days it was not easy to blend in the crowd if you were over two metres tall! He learned a lot during his journeys that helped the Russian Empire become a major European power.
Speaker 4 For the last 10 years Academia Rossica has been building cultural relations between Russia and the West. The London based arts group has pioneered inter cultural projects in every field from contemporary art and literature to music and film. It serves people in the UK who are interested in Russian culture. Among its events are the Russian Film Festival, Russian Literature week and it currently runs a competition for the best translation from Russian to English.
Speaker 5 The first major chartered joint stock company in the World was The Muscovy Company. It was founded in 1555 following a two year visit by Richard Chancellor to Arkhangelsk. The company had a monopoly on trade between Russia and England until 1698 and continued to trade until 1917 after which it operated as a charity. Its head quarters near the Kremlin, The Old English Yard, were visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994.
Speaker 6 The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility shared by five agencies: NASA from the USA and similar agencies from Japan, Canada, Europe and Russia. Ownership and use of the International Space Station is governed by inter governmental agreements and treaties. The cost of the project has been variously estimated at between 30 and 160 billion dollars. This makes it the most expensive object ever created and has led to some criticism by those who think the money would have been better spent on earth.
Утверждение:
A. It was necessary to start it even earlier. B. It was difficult to look like others. C. It was a hard period, but it had its pluses. D. It’s an expensive example of international research program. E. It’s the oldest example of international business relations. F. Russia then scored three to one. G. It’ s a good example of international cultural relations.
