How did the anti-alcohol campaign affect the lyrics of the Time Machine songs? Detailed answer

BIG ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Free library / Directory / Big encyclopedia for children and adults

How did the anti-alcohol campaign affect the lyrics of the Time Machine songs? Detailed answer

Big encyclopedia for children and adults

Directory / Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education

Did you know?

How did the anti-alcohol campaign affect the lyrics of the Time Machine songs?

During Gorbachev's anti-alcohol campaign, many works of art were censored. For example, Andrey Makarevich changed the text in the song "Conversation on the Train": after the line "Carriage disputes are the last thing" instead of "when there is nothing else to drink," he began to sing "and you can't cook porridge from them."

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

Random interesting fact from the Great Encyclopedia:

When did the first money appear?

For a long time, a person did without money. He used a system we call barter deals. If someone needed something that he did not do himself, he would find another person who had the necessary goods, and offer him something in return. The first varieties of "money" used by primitive man were usually items that could be worn or eaten. The American Indians used carved shells for this purpose, which were called wampum.

Other varieties of "money" were tobacco, grain, hides, salt and beans. Ultimately, pieces of metal supplanted all other types of money. The first to use money in the form of metal pieces were the Lydians, a people who lived in Asia Minor. In the XNUMXth century BC, they began to make metal money, which was the same in weight and appearance and was easily recognizable.

Gold and silver had long been used as money, but not in the form of coins. They circulated in the form of ingots, from which pieces were chopped off and weighed, but there were no guarantees in the purity of these metals and in their weight. It was the Lydians who first thought of putting some kind of image on the coins as a guarantee.

Other peoples adopted this idea, and gradually the use of coins became ubiquitous. Later, someone came up with the idea that a promise to pay money, if you can trust the one who promises, can play the same role as money. Therefore, jewelers, merchants and moneylenders began to make written obligations that promised to pay money on demand. Because this "paper currency" was paper, it was easier and safer to work with than gold.

Soon, first banks and then governments began issuing these paper promises. This is how paper money came about.

Test your knowledge! Did you know...

▪ What is a mineral?

▪ Where is blood produced?

▪ Which ambassador played a prank on journalists by reporting on the combat use of nuclear weapons?

See other articles Section Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education.

Read and write useful comments on this article.

<< Back

Latest news of science and technology, new electronics:

Solidification of bulk substances 30.04.2024

There are quite a few mysteries in the world of science, and one of them is the strange behavior of bulk materials. They may behave like a solid but suddenly turn into a flowing liquid. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of many researchers, and we may finally be getting closer to solving this mystery. Imagine sand in an hourglass. It usually flows freely, but in some cases its particles begin to get stuck, turning from a liquid to a solid. This transition has important implications for many areas, from drug production to construction. Researchers from the USA have attempted to describe this phenomenon and come closer to understanding it. In the study, the scientists conducted simulations in the laboratory using data from bags of polystyrene beads. They found that the vibrations within these sets had specific frequencies, meaning that only certain types of vibrations could travel through the material. Received ... >>

Implanted brain stimulator 30.04.2024

In recent years, scientific research in the field of neurotechnology has made enormous progress, opening new horizons for the treatment of various psychiatric and neurological disorders. One of the significant achievements was the creation of the smallest implanted brain stimulator, presented by a laboratory at Rice University. Called Digitally Programmable Over-brain Therapeutic (DOT), this innovative device promises to revolutionize treatments by providing more autonomy and accessibility to patients. The implant, developed in collaboration with Motif Neurotech and clinicians, introduces an innovative approach to brain stimulation. It is powered through an external transmitter using magnetoelectric power transfer, eliminating the need for wires and large batteries typical of existing technologies. This makes the procedure less invasive and provides more opportunities to improve patients' quality of life. In addition to its use in treatment, resist ... >>

The perception of time depends on what one is looking at 29.04.2024

Research in the field of the psychology of time continues to surprise us with its results. Recent discoveries by scientists from George Mason University (USA) turned out to be quite remarkable: they discovered that what we look at can greatly influence our sense of time. During the experiment, 52 participants took a series of tests, estimating the duration of viewing various images. The results were surprising: the size and detail of the images had a significant impact on the perception of time. Larger, less cluttered scenes created the illusion of time slowing down, while smaller, busier images gave the feeling of time speeding up. Researchers suggest that visual clutter or detail overload can make it difficult to perceive the world around us, which in turn can lead to faster perception of time. Thus, it was shown that our perception of time is closely related to what we look at. Larger and smaller ... >>

Random news from the Archive

Believers live longer 05.12.2000

This conclusion was reached by a group of American psychologists after analyzing the results of 42 independent studies conducted on this topic since 1977.

They took into account the life expectancy of 125 people (mostly North Americans) compared with survey data on their attitudes towards religion. It turned out that the life expectancy of believers is on average higher than that of atheists.

The researchers put forward three possible reasons for this. First, many believers do not use tobacco and alcohol, not to mention drugs. Secondly, believers usually have more social contacts (they regularly go to church and communicate with fellow believers), their families are more stable, and it has long been proven that both of these factors contribute to longevity. Thirdly, religion often gives people positive emotions and relieves depression.

Other interesting news:

▪ There will be no catastrophe from global warming

▪ Supersonic missile X-60A

▪ Soluble plastic from mango and algae

▪ Window to the brain

▪ my Home Screen 2.0 interface on Panasonic VIERA TVs

News feed of science and technology, new electronics

Interesting materials of the Free Technical Library:

▪ section of the site Car. Article selection

▪ article Customs law. Crib

▪ article How was rubber first made? Detailed answer

▪ article Manager of the warehouse of finished products of the sales department. Job description

▪ article Lambda probe. Encyclopedia of radio electronics and electrical engineering

▪ article Norms of acceptance tests. Combined and connecting busbars. Encyclopedia of radio electronics and electrical engineering

Leave your comment on this article:

All languages of this page

Home page | Library | Articles | Website map | Site Reviews