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Russia and especially its Royal history always have had an attraction to me. So, when I had the chance to read this e-book on Kobo Plus, I immediately was interested. A short history of Russia This book was written by Mary Platt Parmele and first published in 1898! Nevertheless 'A short history of Russia ' certainly is worth to read. It contained 26 chapters of around 5 pages each. The chapters are clarefully divided with interesting topics. Mary Platt Parmele (1843-1911) was an American historian and writer. She wrote lots of short histories. This book was her last writing work. About the book 'A short history of Russia' gave a quick idea about Russia's history and it started all at the very beginning. It even mentioned the Rurik dynasty. This dynasty often is missing in lots of history books. Anyway I liked the way  the author made connections between the important events of those days and the geopolitical keyplayers of that moment inter

Town Hall of Amsterdam  Source picture: Wikipedia On 3 February 2018, Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands hosted a B-day party at the Royal Palace on the Dam in Amsterdam. This event marked the significance of this magnificent Royal Building. picture: flower Market of Amsterdam with the  Royal Palace on the background Source: Wikipedia Location The Royal Palace of Amsterdam is located at the Dam Square in Amsterdam, capital of The Netherlands. This square really is the city's heart. There are a few other important sites of interests on the Dam: - Monument in honour of Dutch victims of War; - Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), ... own picture of the Palace of Amsterdam taken in 2017 scale model of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam - own picture taken in 2017 Some building history The Royal Palace of Amsterdam has a remarkable history. It first was built as the Town Hall of the City of Amsterdam. This was opened on 29 July 1655 by Cornelis