According to top-engineering-schools, the first Swedish sound film, Säg det i toner (1929, Tell in melody) directed by Edvin Adolphson and J. Julius (pseudonym of the famous operator Julius Jaenzon), was produced by Svensk Filmindustri and was a great success. It was actually a musical without dialogue: the sound was […]
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According to localcollegeexplorer, the outbreak of the Second World War could only aggravate the internal situation of Spain: first of all because the countries involved in the conflict would no longer be able to send the aid that the Spaniards urgently needed, secondly because in the collision between two worlds […]
Until the sec. XI the history of the populations of the western part of the Iberian Peninsula is confused with the general history of Spain (v.). At that time the peoples who were then grouped under the generic name of Portucale they lived under the scepter of the king of León. During […]
According to Localcollegeexplorer, the social and political transformation, which took place after 1945, fundamentally changed the situation of Hungarian art. Neoclassicism and academicism, which can be considered the official art of the Fascist years, are pushed into the background and modern approaches, previously oppressed, prevail. Between 1946 and 1950 the […]
According to top-mba-universities, Denmark is a state of central-northern Europe, with Copenhagen as its capital. The Denmark was inhabited in ancient times by Cimbri and Teutons, who maintained trade with the Roman Empire, and then with the Byzantine Empire. It was unified under the scepter of Gorm the Elder, whose […]
According to top-medical-schools, the Belgian economy in the decade 1960-70 is characterized by a succession of development and recessive phases. The periods 1963-64 and 1968-70 can be defined as “high” conjuncture; in both periods the engines of this expansion were exports and fixed investment by firms. In fact, the economic […]
Cinematography among the most important in Europe, the Spanish one remained almost completely unknown for many years (Francoism in fact raised an insurmountable barrier for about forty years), but it was distinguished, in the second half of the 20th century, by entity of production and wealth of themes and authors. […]
Constitution. – With the first Polish constitution, voted on March 17, 1921, the resurrected Polish state took on a clearly democratic-parliamentarian aspect. Immediately after the march on Warsaw, with the law of August 2, 1926, two important changes were made which gave the head of state the power to dissolve […]
The Sweden population amounts to 8,692,013 residents (1993), distributed over an area of 410,934 km 2 (449,964 with inland waters), for a density of about 21 residents / km 2. The demographic increase, on the whole equal to 0.6% per year (1987-92), is positive in the counties where the population concentration is higher and which […]
Demography and economic geography. – Central European state. With a population of 9,937,628 residents registered in the 2011 census and 9,933,173 residents estimated by UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) for 2014, the Hungary confirmed the trend of demographic decrease already started in the 1980s, with a […]
Portugal is not the subject of particular threats to national security and is not the primary target of international terrorism. On the military level, he is engaged in the resolution of international crises, especially in the former colonies. Portugal actively participates in NATO and international missions and in particular promotes […]
Lithuania had occupied the territory of Klaipeda (Memel) in January 1923, which Germany had had to renounce in the Treaty of Versailles, and the annexation had been recognized by the Allies (8 May 1924), with the agreement that this territory was granted an autonomous regime. But this became the subject […]
Army. – The current organization of the Belgian army was reached through successive stages, essentially determined by the political-military conditions of the country after the war. The command includes: 1. the ministry of national defense, on which the general staff with its head depends; 2. the territorial command, clearly separated […]
In the last twenty years the Austrian population has grown very little (see table 1). Natural growth, already traditionally weak, has remained low, especially due to the low birth rate: the average annual birth rate rose to 18.7 ‰ in the three-year period 1961-63 and then dropped to 14.5 ‰ […]
Bulgaria. – At the time of D. the Bulgaria was in full disrepair. After a period of territorial conquests (shortly before 1000 it had subjected almost all the Balkans) it had fought against Byzantium which, allied to Russians, Serbs, Croats, Hungarians and Peceneghi, had, in 1019, extended its dominion over […]
Until a few years ago Cypriot art was judged according to the Greek one: it was a provincial art, therefore qualitatively inferior. On the other hand, the tendency to place Cyprus within the framework of oriental art is currently affirming. Both currents are excessive and one-sided. Cyprus is the place […]
Visit the Czech Republic, a country in Central Europe, as part of a study trip. The Czech Republic offers natural spectacles to fall in love with. Whether the Bohemian Forest, the Ore Mountains or the Giant Mountains, there are no limits for hikers and skiers. The highlight of your trip […]
The Swiss canton of Lucerne is a member of the Swiss Confederation. Its capital, which is also where most of the tourist Life is also called Lucerne. From a geographical point of view, the canton of Lucerne is also known as the Central Plateau. Typically you will find a hilly […]
The Swiss canton of Neuchâtel is a French-speaking canton and is located in the west of the Swiss Confederation. Neuchâtel borders on France and the cantons of Vaud, Friborg, Bern and Jura. There are numerous famous places and towns in Neuchâtel. Among other things, the homeland of the watch town […]
Nidewalden is an inland canton. It belongs to the Swiss Confederation and is located in Central Switzerland. Its capital is Stans. The neighboring cantons of Nidwalden are Uri, Obwalden, Bern, Lucerne and Schwyz. Nidwalden is also exclusively surrounded by other inland cantons. A visit to Nidwalden Many who have been […]
Geography A third of Finland is within the Arctic circle beyond the 60th parallel, and it is together with Iceland the most northern state on the planet, and not for pleasure in its flag only 2 colors predominate: white and blue. Snow and lakes (there are about 55,000, being the country with the most lakes on the planet), and […]
PREHISTORY According to Pharmacylib, the first evidence of human presence in the territory that makes up modern Spain is particularly ancient. For example, the lower Paleolithic is well known in numerous deposits mainly located in alluvial terraces. The industries of Cullar Baza I, near Granada, with faunas referring to Mindel […]
From 1896 in Madrid and Barcelona, cinema entered Spain in the last years of the century under the double banner of the army and the Church, widely heralded in the first newsreels (although, in 1898, the anonymous reportage La llegada de las tropas de Cuba (The arrival of troops from Cuba unconsciously […]
CULTURE: TRADITIONS Founded on the values of peasant civilization, the local folklore has very ancient origins, but it remained alive even with the advent of Christianity, despite the inevitable changes and adaptations: the complex of customs on the occasion of the feast of St. John is still current (24 June), […]
ECONOMY GDP growth in 2003-2004 remained close to 3%, with a deficit public in decline but still more than 6%. While the unemployment rate is significantly lower than the European average (6.7% in 2008), inflation is quite high (5.7% in 2008). Although industrial production slowed slightly in 2003, the standard […]
The territory, originally inhabited by Celts, then by Germani, Quadi and Marcomanni, was invaded (III-IV century) by Gepids, Goths, Huns and finally by the Slovak tribe. In 833, after conquering the principality of Nitra, the Moravian prince Mojmìrcreated the empire of Great Moravia which, in addition to annexing Slovakia, also […]
Law The legal system consists of federal and state law. Federal law is often based on codifications that were created at the end of the 19th century, for example in civil and criminal proceedings, criminal law, civil law and commercial law. These statutes have been adapted to the current situation […]
Mountain landscapes, river valleys and mirror-bright souls are ready to impress the nature lover. And everyone else joins in for that matter (because not even the most avid city fan can escape losing their breath at the sight of the Swiss Alps). If you still prefer city life, you can […]
Education The structure and content of the Hungarian education system was renewed through the Education Acts of 1993 and 2003. Educational institutions that were previously nationalized have been transformed into a more decentralized system that offers more autonomy for schools and more decision-making rights for parents. School attendance is compulsory […]
According to ehealthfacts.org, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a federal state consisting of 16 states located in western Central Europe. It is bordered in the north by Denmark, in the west of France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, in the south to Switzerland and Austria and in […]