He died a classic of Soviet literature Boris Vasilyev

The famous writer died this morning at the age of 88. In the Moscow Writers' Union reported that in the last years of his life the author of the novel "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" lived alone and suffered a lot, but did not stop working until the end of his days.

According to the channel Life News, referring to its sources in the medical community, Boris Vasiliev many years suffered Atrial Fibrillation , Which caused the death of writer-soldier. The same informant said that the state of Boris L. deteriorated a few months ago, and visited him several times, "Ambulance".

Boris Vasilyev, born May 21, 1924 in Smolensk in the family of an officer and a former noblewoman. After the end of 9th grade 17-year-old young man volunteered for the front left and fought in the Komsomol battalion. Three times he found himself in the environment and the same time successfully came out of it.
In 1943, the future writer has received a concussion. After hospitalization, he entered the Military Academy of armored and mechanized forces of the Stalin, who a few years after graduating he worked as a test of wheeled and tracked vehicles in the Urals.
Finally the army Boris Vasiliev   He retired in 1954. In the report about the resignation, he wrote that he wanted to engage seriously in the literature, the craving for which he had since his youth.

Most of the works of the writer described the events of wartime. The first work was the play Vasiliev "Tankers", but shortly before its premiere on the stage play was banned representatives of the General Political Department of the army.

Also in 1955 was staged another play begins author-veteran "Knock and open." By creating a product that would become classics of Soviet literature, Vasiliev at the beginning of his career, he was forced to work on scripts for "KVN" (it gave him the basic income). Incidentally, it was a collection of jokes KVN-ray became the first official book writer.

Boris Vasiliev is the author of more than 30 war stories, including "Tomorrow Was the War", "is not listed," "It seems to me will go to exploration ...", "red pearl", "The Day", "The court let the case "and others. The most famous of these was the story" The Dawns Here Are Quiet ", created in 1969.
In addition, the Soviet writer had a hand in the creation of scripts for the films "Aty-Baty, were soldiers" Leonid Bykov and "officers" Vladimir horns and wrote several historical books of ancient Russia. His latest work, "Vladimir Monomakh", was released in 2010.
Boris Vasiliev repeatedly awarded for creative achievements. He was awarded the Order of Labor Red Banner, two Orders of Friendship of Peoples, the Order "For Services to the Motherland» II degree, Film Award "Nika" in the nomination "For the honor and dignity."

The writer was awarded the State Prize of the USSR, the Russian President's Award, the Independent Movement Prize named after Academician Sakharov "April", a member of the Moscow Union of Writers and the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts "Nika". (READ MORE)

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Directed by Alex Herman was in intensive care

After news of the death of science fiction writer Boris Strugatsky the famous Russian director abruptly jumped up pressure.

Death of Boris Strugatsky, who died on Monday, November 19, was a heavy blow to his family. Today, news sources reported that the hospital got the writer's widow. And - another sad news: the condition worsened director and close friend Alexei Strugatsky Herman - senior, who is now in intensive care. According to "Interfax", the director of the attending physician of the St. Petersburg Pavlov Medical University.

74-year-old German is almost ten years making a film based on the novel by the Strugatsky brothers "It's hard to be a god." His wife, Svetlana Karmalita told reporters that after the news of the death of Boris Strugatsky director began much experience, he has high blood pressure.

Recall that Alexei German suffers from a serious heart disease, due to which several times was treated in Germany, where he suffered a serious surgery on the heart muscle. According to the wife of the director, a few days ago Germany had to undergo the procedure to reprogram the pacemaker, which he put doctors.

"Before it's time to re-program, he started to feel bad, and several times fell at home. When he fell down, then he hits his head. And I received two small hematoma. But the fact is that because of the combination of drugs in his blood has become so fluid that it does not curtailed. And when he hit his head, a hematoma. There was a danger that this moment could happen worst ", - she told the press.

Says Svetlana Karmalita now her husband is under the close supervision of neurologists, neurosurgeons and cardiologists. Doctors banned from the director to move - it is necessary to dissolve hematoma started.

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The success of online dating is dependent on the correct photo

If you want to quickly find a loved one through internet, put on your page photograph in which you are shown with dog. But taken in the bathroom Self categorically welcome.

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British sociologists decided to find out what factors allow you to quickly and successfully to tie Dating on the Internet Which will bring to loved one. It turned out that people are the most impressive images, where people are depicted with their pets, so a photo cat or dog is an excellent choice. Men are recommended to weigh favorite dog somewhere in the nature park - women simply adore these photos.

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Only these pictures can not sign with the words "my kitty "or" my doggie "because they are perceived users negatively. For women the most is winning photograph made somewhere in the open air and without inflated lips, which have already started irritate men. We should not get too carried away self obtaining the enormous popularity. It is especially dangerous to place self made in the bathroom - they cause the most negative emotions.

To successfully Looking on the internet   are not only pictures and words. Men are better describe themselves as "spontaneous" "ambitious", "fun" and "easy-going" and women "sports", "honest", "light on rise "and" partners ". 76% positive about the presence of list of hobbies of running, 68% like to be a potential partner visits gym, and 47% are attracted lovers of yoga.

Be sure to specify that you are always open to new ideas, I enjoy traveling and meeting interesting people. (READ MORE)

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The widow of Boris Strugatsky was in the hospital

79-year-old husband survived the hard science fiction news of the death of her husband. According to Lifenews, doctors Almazov Federal Center, where he died fiction, had to be hospitalized grief-stricken woman in the neurological department of the clinic.

Boris Strugatsky Adelaide and lived together for 55 years. They met in the middle of the last century, when the future writer studied at Leningrad State University.
In 1957, young people were married. He was then 24 years. Boris worked as a physicist, and in his spare time wrote. The first book by the Strugatsky brothers ("The Land of Crimson Clouds") was published in 1959. In the same year, the family of the writer son.
When Boris Natanovich first experienced serious health problems (in 2006, he was hospitalized heart attack), Adelaide always been close to him. During the years of living together the couple become one, so the death of the writer was a great challenge for his wife.

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Boris Strugatsky   He died on Monday November 19. According to media reports, the cause of his death was a severe form of pneumonia.

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He died the world famous German storyteller

On Monday died the author of 32 children's books Otfried Preußler. He died in the Bavarian commune at the age of 89 years. About this loss only became known to the media on Thursday, 21 of February - the storyteller lived a quiet secluded life.
Otfried Preußler , Sorb nationality, was born in 1923 in the Czech Reichenberg. Cravings for literature, he had a child, and wrote his first story at the age of 12 years. After graduation Proysler wanted to get married, move to Prague and start his writing career, but did not work - interrupted by the war.
After receiving the certificate, a talented young man was forced to join the army. He fought on the Eastern Front 1, 5 years (in 1944 Otfried was taken prisoner and was released only five years later). After leaving the territory of the USSR, he sought Proysler sweetheart and moved to her in Rosenheim (Bavaria). There he received pedagogical training, and during the study began writing, first earning a journalist, and then - as the author of radio programs for children.

Up until 1970 Otfried Preußler worked as a teacher. By the time he has already received recognition as a storyteller. The first book that brought him success, became "Little Water", the second best-selling - a collection of "Forest robber", consisting of three stories that are considered classics of children's literature. Adventure Hottsenplotts have been translated into 55 languages.

Among the other famous works of Preussler - "Little Ghost", "Krabat, or Legends of the old mill," "Little Baba Yaga" (whose plot was the basis for the Russian cartoon of the same name).

During the years of creative children's author has published more than 7, 5 million books, became the owner of more than 20 different awards, including the European Award for a book for young people.
Memories of time spent in Soviet captivity, formed the basis of his memoirs. These notes will soon have to go to bookstores - the author bequeathed to publish them only after his death. (READ MORE)

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Do not rub your eyes - is a hole!

When Jonathan British Sugar admitted to the University, then he was forced to admit to himself that he can not normally see. As a teenager, he saw the vision of the left eye with the times dropped so much that has been difficult to estimate the distance between each step while descending the stairs. Sugar is increasingly shedding water past the cup. But right eye continued to serve properly.

However, by age 18, and his right eye Jonathan began phasing out. At this time, a young man just sat in the press service of the football club, "Barnett" in North London. And suddenly I noticed that are not able to see the numbers on the players' shirts. And during a trip to Asia, Jonathan had to constantly hold on to friends when he made the ascent up the mountain. Otherwise, he could simply break into the abyss.

The name of his illness a young man learned in 12 years - he was diagnosed keratoconus   the left eye. It is a progressive condition, because that affects the cornea, changing its shape from the "football" in the "rugby ball", that is, becoming more oval. As a result, reduced clarity of vision, all objects become blurred. Scientists do not know why there is this disease. There is a hypothesis about its genetic origin.

But some doctors believe that the cause of Keratoconus   is a bad habit too often rub eyes. This is what Jonathan was suffering, especially that with time his vision was becoming increasingly blurred, and rubbing eyes was like a natural reaction. Often, the primary treatment for keratoconus are hard corneal contact lenses. But in the case of Jonathan and doctors had to resort to more radical means and implement Corneal transplantation . This is a fairly complex operation, the time after which full recovery may take up to one and a half years.

In those days Jonathan just restore vision after corneal transplantation . Now it is a charitable foundation to help people with diseases of the eye. Sugar strongly recommends that all is not "wiped his eyes", even if it is strongly requested.

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Allergies at Christmas

In many Russian houses already decorate Christmas trees. This tradition is very much appreciated abroad, where the trip of a fresh tree is transformed into a nice family habit. But Englishwoman Lisa Smith, all these "Christmas" joy pose a threat to health. Before us is another victim of the Christmas holidays.

Not so long ago we wrote about a girl whose twinkling Christmas lights cause seizures. Lisa Smith every Christmas and New Year without end sneezes, coughs, she pinches his nose, tears streaming from her eyes, the skin reddens and his head starts to hurt. The classic signs allergic reactions . 10 years the poor girl could not understand what it is that makes her this allergy. Together with her fought over the answer and doctors.

And just this year, Lisa, finally, to understand the causes of their suffering. It turns out that the body reacts to the girl so on the resin contained in conifers, and especially in the New Year trees.

By the way, Lisa would have suffered more if not for her fiancé Phil French, no relation to medicine. It was he, not any doctor, suggested that his favorite picked up allergy   Christmas. "I initially thought it was a stupid idea, - admits Lisa. - But then I looked for a laugh for some information on the internet and saw that Phil is right!"

The next day the 26-year-old Lisa went to a general practitioner, who soon confirmed the diagnosis. Indeed, the source of suffering girl was pine tar. Lisa And this is not one. If we believe the data of a recent American study, in varying degrees, suffer from such allergies every seventh person in the world. Now Lisa is no longer buys a Christmas tree at Christmas, and during allergy attacks   It enjoys a special nasal spray called Sterimar. For the first time in more than 10 years old girl a peaceful New Year.

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