Bulgakov, an outstanding Russian writer, called Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, the most beautiful city in the world? Вы знаете, что Михаил Булгаков, выдающийся российский писатель, назвал Киев самым красивым городом в мире? Kiev is also known as the «Mother of all Russian cities», founded one thousand five hundred years ago. Киев, ещё известный, как «Матерь городов русских», был основан 1500 лет назад. It’s the cultural and economic centre of modern Ukraine. Это культурный и экономический центр Украины. In the eleventh – twelfth centuries Kiev was the center of Russian principality. В 11-12 веках Киев был центром Русского княжества. If you’re a fan of Orthodox and historical architecture, Kiev needs to be on your list of great cities in Easter Europe. Если вы поклонник православной и исторической архитектуры, Киев должен быть в вашем списке крупных городов Восточной Европы.
Boris woke up when it was already quite light. He looked at his watch. It was a quarter to seven. Quick! Boris jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom. He had just time to take a cold shower and drank a glass of tea with bread and butter. He was in a hurry to catch the eight o'clock train. At the railway station he met three other boys from his group. They all had small backpacks and fishing rods. In less than an hour they got off the train at a small station near a wood. They walked very quickly and soon found themselves on the shore of a large lake. The boys spent the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming. They returned home late at night, tired but happy.
