Nicholas Romanovich Romanov, the oldest descendent in the dynasty of Romany, died in Tuscany at the age of 92. It is reported by ITAR-TASS as referred to his brother Dimitri Romanovich.
The oldest man from the generation is the grandgrand-grandson of Russian Emperor Nicholas I. Nicholas Romanovich was born in 1922 in France. In 1936 the family moved into Rome where Romanov entered humanistic academy. During the Second World war he denied the proposal of Mussolini's government offered him to become a king of occupied Montenegro.
In 1989 Nicholas Romanovich headed Union of members of Romanovy dynasty, and in 1992 visited Russia for the first time. He was involved into social activity, and also was a historian of Romanovy dynasty.
Heading the Union of members of Romanovy dynasty, he set a goal "to reach the acting and historically proper” ceremony of reburial of victims of Ekaterinburg's tragedy. In July, 1998 he took part in the ceremony of internment in Peter-Paul Fortress of mortal remains of Nicholas I and members of royal family.
Among the occasions of last years the oldest descendent in Romanovy dynasty payed attention to the recovery of canonical unity of Russian Orthodox Church after separation caused by the revolution and Intestine war.
One of the initiatives of the dynasty representatives is the charitable endowment which at request of duke was headed in Denmark by his elder brother Dimitry Romanovich. Among the deeds of fund is support of hospitals and kindergartens in Russia.
In Italy, in the seaside town of Fano, an unexploded shell of the Second World War was found, which made the local authorities to evacuate more than 20,000 people.
The action will be lasting not only on the water but also in the air. The ceremony of opening will be organized on the 28-th of January twice, at 6 pm with the repetition at 8 pm at the channel Cannaregio.
Madonna della Salute in Venice in Italy (Festa della Madonna della Salute) is the holiday of Virgin Mary della Salute is conducted in the commemoration about liberation from plague of 1630-1631.
The earthquakes that have happened recently in the central part of Italy were felt even at the distance of the hundred kilometers in Rome. The experts warn that the monuments of eld hardly could endure new fluctuations of the crust of earth.
The wine fountain, or ‘fontana del vino’ situated in the city Caldaridi Ortona in Abruzzo along the popular travel route ‘The way of saint Thomas’ (Cammino di San Tommaso).
By Italian calendar, the autumn has started quite recently, however, Italians have already mulled over the warmth and comfort of Christmas holidays with a vengeance.
New mayor of Turin Chiara Appendino reported about their intentions to promote vegetarianism and vegan diets as the preferential directions of activity of its administration.
Roman Coliseum has been cleaned of filth and soot in the course of large-scale restoration which has been lasting for three years. All this time the construction has been opened for public, as Associated Press reports.
Ice-cream in Italy meets a ready market, especially its local kind called as gelato. Italians love and appreciate gelato so much that they would not mind dedicating the entire festival to this dessert.
The work of Banksy ‘Madonna with pistol’ has been preserved being put under glass window. As the web-portal ‘Italy in Russian’ reports, it is the only creation of the most famous street artist in Italy.
A citizen from Saint Petersburg Alexei Orlov who lost the sight several years ago, organized trips with close eyes. The local informational web-portal ‘Gorod+’ reports about that. While walking, the man teaches tourists how to orient on city smells and sounds. The project obtained a name ‘Tangible Petersburg’.
Travel service Trip Advisor claimed the best family hotel in the world. As it is reported at the web-site of the service, it became Cavallino Bianco Family Spa Grand Hotel. The hotel is situated not far away from Bolzano city at the north of Italy. Russian hotels have not been included in the list of 25 denominations.
After the end of EXPO in Milan in Novegro another bright event will take place – as it goes about the awakening of fair which for a long time has been like Mecca for collectors of vinyl discs – Milano Vinile.
