Alexandra’s diary

@otforumtv Inhabited for centuries by numerous tribes, Lithuania was unified in the 13th century by Mindaugas, establishing first a Kingdom and then a Duchy. The last European nation to abandon paganism, between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries it had a rapid territorial expansion, until it became the largest nation in Europe [5], whose control also covered modern-day Belarus and the western regions of Ukraine. In 1569 the Grand Duchy of… Read More »Lituania

Photo by Ray Piedra from Pexels “There are too many sneakers in the world…” Alessandra Trotta

@viaggidelmappamondo Polynesia is one of the regions into which Oceania is traditionally divided and is roughly included in a triangle between New Zealand, Easter Island and the Hawaiian Islands. To this traditional division of Oceania also used by the United Nations to divide the world into macro-regions, researchers prefer the modern division into only two regions: neighboring Oceania and distant Oceania of which Polynesia is part. The Polynesian peoples have… Read More »Polynesia

Photo by George Sultan from Pexels “The engine is extremely inefficient…” Alessandra Trotta

@Riccardopiazzalunga It is assumed that Cuneo hosted a colony of Milanese refugees, in the days when the city of Sant’Ambrogio suffered the ire of Frederick I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (known as Federico Barbarossa), when the great city was destroyed and the relics , at the time very famous, the Magi were moved to the distant city of Cologne, on the banks of the Rhine. The historical documentation… Read More »Cuneo

Photo by Designecologist from Pexels “I met my happiness…” Alessandra Trotta

@vaghiperilmondo The Polish state has a history of more than a millennium; in the 16th century, under the Jagiellonian dynasty, and especially under John III Sobieski, it was one of the most powerful and influential European countries, only to cease to exist for 123 years, being divided between the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Independence was regained in 1918, following the First World War, as… Read More »Poland

Photo by Vultova Borodinova from Pexels “The boat is like a pregnant woman…” Alessandra Trotta

@myvoyageanewyork It is the most populous city in the United States (so much so that its population of 8.6 million inhabitants exceeds double the 4 million of Los Angeles, the second national city), as well as one of the most important economic centers in the world, recognized as a global city . The urban agglomeration has 18,223,567 inhabitants, the metropolitan one has 23,019,036 inhabitants, making it, according to estimates, from… Read More »New York

Photo by Alari Tammsalu from Pexels “For me, colors are living beings…” Alessandra Trotta