1) Now the musem is named after him - the Tretyakov Art Gallery.
2) Since 1814, it is painted white.
3) That is why it is called the White House.
4) The final cost was 14 times more than it was planned at the beginning.
5) A series of Opera House lotteries was organised to get money.
6) Pancake Day is celebrated in many countries of the world: the UK, the USA, Ireland, Australia, Brazil, Greece, Sweden, Germany, France, iceland.
7) Did you know where the biggest pancake was cooked?
8) The dining room was saparated by a a bar into two parts: a part for the younger and a part for the older students.
9) In Britain Mother's Day is celebrated three weeks before Easter.
10) Though it is called International Women's Day, it is celebrated mainly in Russia.