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Computer games | |
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| Cribbage | Home to Swiveller’s cribbage, a shareware card game where you can play cribbage against the computer. It has an online help suitable for beginners or experts alike and options which allow you to ask the computer for a hint, replay the previous hand, choose your own hand, let the computer determine your score or play Muggins. You can even play Duplicate Cribbage and view the log of previous moves. |
| Golf | A freeware game where you can hone your maths skills at estimating the correct force and angle to putt the ball around the nine hole golf course and see if you can make or beat the course par. |
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Russian | |
| Learn Russian | Russian is a great language, and although at times you might feel that you will get further by banging your head against a brick wall, there will come a time when you'll be waltzing down Nevsky Prospect quoting Pushkin to random passers by. The University of Westminster situated in the heart of London is a good place to learn it. Whether you are a complete beginner or want to continue in your studies, the University can slot you into one of its eight language grades. Classes occur in the evenings from 6pm - 9pm.. Enrolment is in September. |
| The Queen of Spades | You can read Pushkin's masterpiece 'The Queen of Spades' (Pikovaya Dama) in Russian with an English translation alongside. |
| Word usage | Lets you type in a word, or root of a word, and see how it is used in context by Pushkin in 'The Queen of Spades', or any other text you specify the web address to. |
| How to type in Russian | Details on how to configure your computer so that you can type in the Cyrillic alphabet. |
| Russian Translations | Documents or web pages translated from or into Russian. Interpreting can be carried out in the London area. |
| MOCT | An information resource for Russophiles living in the UK. MOCT has information on Russian language courses, restaurants, films, human rights work, and getting NGO funding. |
| Bed and Breakfast
accommodation in St Petersburg, Russia | If you are looking for somewhere affordable and comfortable to stay in St Petersburg then why not consider Bed and Breakfast accommodation. |
| St Petersburg Survey | If you have travelled to St Petersburg or are interested in travelling there, it would be greatly appreciated if you could complete a short survey. |
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History | |
| History of Stanwardine in the Wood | A history and description of Stanwardine Hall built in 1580, and the nearby moated site which dates back to the 12th century. They are set in the rural countryside of Shropshire in England. |
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