Red square is the main square of the Russian capital . It is popular not only among visitors to the city, but also loved by muscovites themselves. It is located in the center of Moscow, on the left Bank of the river, near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin. Those who came to Red square can see with their own eyes the main symbols of the Russian state, which everyone remembers from the pages of school textbooks. Car traffic has been banned here since the mid-1960s. The spacious space is paved with stone paving stones and is a pedestrian zone.
The reason why there was a large area near the Kremlin, was a strong fire. This happened during the reign of John III.
The buildings and temples surrounding the square were built and remodeled for several centuries, until a rare architectural ensemble was formed. Since 1990, the ancient square and the buildings around it are protected by UNESCO as one of the world heritage sites.
The Germans have the printing press invented, were considered, but never as exceedingly lesefreudig. After all: In the study, "reading in Germany 2008" gave only 25 percent of respondents in the last year, not a single book to have read. 46 percent answered affirmatively to the statement that they are now less read than formerly. Blame not only the competition from television and other media, but also to the occupational exposure. On average, reading the German eleven books in the year — women according to their own statements 13 men and nine. Children are generally — also by the school marked — closer to the book than the adults. 24 percent of kids say that reading is her greatest Hobby. The average German is devoted to the Buchlektüre of 2.85 hours per week (women every day to read 33 minutes, men 16 minutes).
Russia
Russia has in many respects the legacy of the Soviet Union started. This does not mean, however, that, for example, the leisure patterns of at that time simply on the Today that can be transmitted. Was the Soviet Union even as Leseland famous, the enthusiasm for books since the 90s all the time, as statistics show time and time again. From a new study by the Foundation "social opinion" shows that almost 50 percent of the Russians in the year 2008, not a single book you read. The competition of Film and the Internet makes itself felt. Particularly in demand in the book market were both fiction and non-fiction. Russians have read an average of 7.1 hours per week.