The
ional flag of russia is more than 300 years old. the
russian emperor isar meet the great originall
eror tsar peter the great originally designed the flag
for his fleet of ships,
set of ships. by the royal decree this flag officially became
the national flag of all russia on january, 20, 1705.
the flag had 3 horizontal stripes, white, blue and red. at that
time there colours meant the following white -- the divine world
blue — the skies, red – the material world,
some years later this flag became the symbol of the three slavic
nations union: russia, byelorussia and ukraine. it symbolized the
title of the russian empire's tsar who was named «laph bces
bejurug bebia w. maba. poccan», every colour got its own
meaning, red meant courage and love, blue - honour and loyalty,
white – nobility and sincerity
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I don’t believe that you cooked this meal yourself.
1 Come on, let’s order. The waiter is coming.
2 Kate doesn’t want to have dinner now. She isn’t hungry.
3 The head chef is ill, so he doesn’t work today.
4 The bill seems very high to me.
5 We’ve had an argument, so we aren’t speaking to each other at the moment.
6 My mum thinks my diet is awful these days.
7 Do we need to go shopping today?
8 Can I call you back? I’m having lunch right now.
9 I didn’t use to like only fish, but now I’m loving it!
10 What are you cooking? It smells delicious!
1. Useful medicine for different illnesses will be discovered by scientists. p
2. An ancient temple has been discovered by archeologists. p
3. The room should be decorated with flowers by the girls. p
4. The injured man was taken to hospital by the ambulance. p
5. Daniel has been brought a lot of popularity by the film. p
6. They gave the patient some placebos yesterday. a
7. They might soon discover a cure for cancer. a
8. Someone has stolen several valuable paintings from the Art Gallery. a
9. The concert has been cancelled because of bad weather. p
10. Placebos are being used by doctors nowadays. p
p-passive
a-active