In CONTEMPORARY world, as practice shows, even small countries can do revolution. One such country is Iceland. Country that a few years ago was plunged into a financial abyss now feels great. This story is a little north of the country in the fight against the economic crisis can be useful not only to the Greeks, but also Russians.

October 23 this year in Iceland held a referendum, which adopted a new constitution. This referendum - the final chord in the struggle waged by the people of Iceland since 2008, when Icelanders suddenly learned that the financial crisis their country - a member of the European Union, by the way - literally bankrupt.

The second-largest and most active geyser valley Haukadalur in Iceland - is Strokkyur.
, located close to one of the ancient Icelandic geysers Geysir, which may be inactive for several years.

Russia
Jones traveled to St. Petersburg to learn the national fighting style of sambo, or self-defense without weapons. It was a serious sport with serious people, but outside of practice Jones experienced homemade vodka and a traditional Russian bathhouse. You can easily find both on a visit to this northern city, where the summer sun offers up long days and “white nights.” The baroque Winter Palace, home to the Hermitage Museum, is a must-see, as are museums dedicated to literary figures from Fyodor Dostoyevsky to Leo Tolstoy. Stroll along the Neva River, visit St. Isaac’s Cathedral, which still shows evidence of shelling from the siege of Leningrad during World War II — and take in a ballet at the Mariinsky Theater.