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In 2013, Avito merged with its Russians competitors Slando.ru and OLX.ru to become the Russian market leader for classified ads, and was later purchased by Naspers for $1.2 billion. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In January 2019 Naspers has taken full control of Avito after it spent $1.16 billion to buy the 29.1 percent of company.
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The Olympic Games has a long tradition of pin trading, [3] sometimes called the "unofficial sport" of the Games, [8] [9] which is open to all. [3] Each year, between 5,000 and 6,000 new designs of pin are created for the games, [10] usually by nations, teams, brand sponsors, [11] media organizations, [10] and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) itself. [12]
After having dominated the pin game for days, Biles, who won gold with the U.S. in Tuesday’s gymnastics team final, got a come-from-behind challenge as Snoop Dogg’s signature entry — a ...
A hatpin is a decorative and functional pin for holding a hat to the head, usually by the hair. In Western culture , hatpins are almost solely used by women and are often worn in a pair. They are typically around 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) in length, with the pinhead being the most decorated part.
Pins have extra sharp tips for penetrating thick iron-on patches; their size and length also make them suitable for quilting; they have glass heads that will not melt if pressed in an iron. Quilting pins: 30 (0.6 mm) 1 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (48 mm) Quilting pins are exceptionally long and often have glass heads. Silk pins: 0.5 mm: 1 + 7 ⁄ 16 in (37 mm)
The village of Fedoskino (Федоскино), located not far from Moscow on the banks of the Ucha River, is the oldest of the four art centers of Russian lacquer miniature painting on papier-mâché, which has been practiced there since 1795.
The coat of arms of the Russian Federation derives from the earlier arms of the Russian Empire, as restored in 1992/3 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505), the current coat of arms is directly derived its medieval original. The general chromatic layout corresponds to ...