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Who initiated the deadly duel for Pushkin? Detailed answer Directory / Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education Did you know? Who initiated the deadly duel for Pushkin? The duel in which Pushkin was mortally wounded was not initiated by the poet. Pushkin sent a challenge to Dantes in November 1836, the impetus for which was the spread of anonymous lampoons that made him look like a cuckold. However, that duel was canceled thanks to the efforts of the poet's friends and the proposal made by Dantes to the sister of Natalia Goncharova. But the conflict was not settled, the spread of jokes about Pushkin and his family continued, and then the poet sent an extremely insulting letter to Dantes' adoptive father Gekkern in February 1837, knowing that this would entail a challenge already from Dantes. And so it happened, and this duel was the last for Pushkin. Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger Random interesting fact from the Great Encyclopedia: How did mountains appear? Because of their gigantic size, people thought that mountains were eternal and unchanging. But geologists, scientists who study mountains, can prove that mountains change and that they are not eternal. Certain changes in the earth's surface have led to the emergence of mountains that are constantly being destroyed and changed. The slopes of the mountains are destroyed by freezing water, the soil and particles of rocky soil are washed out by rain and water flows. Over time, even the highest peaks turn into hills and plains. According to the method of education, geologists divided the mountains into four types. However, the mountains were formed as a result of abrupt changes in the earth’s surface many millions of years ago. Folded mountains are made up of layers of rocks compressed by enormous pressure into gigantic folds. In many places you can see layers of rocks curving like arches and concave lenses. This is the result of compression and pressure of the earth's surface. An example of such mountains are the Appalachians and the Alps. For vaulted mountains characteristic rocks, raised up in the form of arches. Molten lava, rising under great pressure on the surface of the Earth, was able to lift these layers of rocks. An example of such mountains is the Black Hills in South Dakota in the United States. The whole mountains arose as a result of faults or failures of the earth's crust. Vast areas of the earth's crust, entire mountain ranges, rose or fell in a short time. The Sierra Nevada mountain range, 740 km long and 150 km wide, located in California, USA, can serve as an example of these mountains. Volcanic mountains are made up of lava, volcanic ash and cinders that have fallen to the surface of the Earth. Volcanoes are usually conical in shape with a large crater on top. The most famous volcanoes are Rainer, Shasta and Hood in the USA, Fujiyama in Japan, Vesuvius in Italy. Many mountain systems have been formed by a combination of the above methods. In the Rocky Mountains (USA), you can observe mountain spurs that have arisen as a result of compression, faults and even erosion of lava!
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