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Key words: cross-fertilisation, generation gap, mainstream

Alternative rock, dance music, britpop and hip hop experienced their rise in the 1990s. Let’s take a look at some marks that were left behind.

Cross-fertilisation was a main trait of 90s music, with indie singers appearing on dance tracks, and artists like Beck putting hip hop next to folk music in inventive ways. There even were the rock bands who would invite a rapper to liven a verse in their otherwise perfectly normal rock songs.

In the early 1990s dance music was at war with polite society. The biggest tunes were invading the charts without the help of mainstream radio play, reflecting a generation gap that emerged between people who understood it and those who did not. This gave a rise to electronic music and the widening of its genres.

With the success of Nirvana, alternative rock groups entered the music mainstream in the 1990s. A subgenre of alternative rock, grunge groups as well gained popularity.

The 1990s brought us the wildest trends and gave birth to the most iconic music styles ever seen. And some of their songs are still very popular, even despite the years that have passed.

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Key words: digital revolution, racism, curry

The 1990s, without a doubt, have left their mark on society. Lots of things happened, for instance, the digital revolution, globalisation, breaking of the taboo.

What has influenced art those days? Racism and multiculturalism were the topics that were hotly debated. One of the distinguishing artworks was an admissions button designed by Daniel J. Martinez, saying “I can’t imagine ever wanting to be white”.

At the same time, the rise of the World Wide Web took its place. Artists’ works primarily were appearing on the Web. Even though it attracted some attention from museums, it still was mostly just an experimental practice.

Few artists were working in traditional media. Most of them began creating possibilities for visitors to interact with something. For example, Rirkrit Tiravanija served curry to gallery visitors and Felix Gonzales-Torres assembled mountains of candies.

Is there a possibility that the 1990s are still going on? As a matter of fact, people still queue for free curry at museums, the only difference is that they will take photos of it with their phones before eating.

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Key words: fashion, 90s, pop-culture

With unique aesthetics, character, and style, the 90s fashion is often regarded as the golden decade of fashion.

The 90s fashion decade was also influenced by the emergence of supermodels, TV celebrities, and A-listers who rocked the 90s latest looks on the red carpet, in the movies, and in music clips.

Its history books remind us of headbands, scrunchies, tube tops, capri pants, spiky and dyed hair, and chained wallets, as worn by Lady Diana, Andre Agassi, and Spice Girls.

Overall, what are the most recognizable constituents of 90’s fashion?

Straps Down, bike shorts, headbands, slip dresses, velvet suits, flannel shirts, skate hand-made graphic tees and neon windbreakers – shall I name more? These items are enough to create a typical image of a dandy from 90s. Though, as far as fashion is cyclical, most forgotten somewhere in a closet elements of a look are back in style these days.

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Key words: tournament, World cup, football

The World Cup is known as one of the largest football tournaments, which is held every 4 years, during these years there have been many events, both joyful and not so, and the most memorable of them is the rise of new stars.

In the 1990, the Chilean player Roberto Rojas was wounded by fireworks, but was later proven to have cut himself with a razor. The player was subsequently banned for life.

The 1994 World Cup had the biggest crowd in the event’s history. The best players this year were Oleg Salenko who became the first player to score five goals in a World Cup finals game and Romário, he received the “Golden Ball” award.

The 1998 World Cup in France allowed more nations to participate in the tournament. Instead of 24 teams, 32 ones were qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals.

In the first half, the young Zidane scored two goals, making it 2-0 for the French national team.

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Ingenious creation of the European Union 

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Key words: Treaty, EEA – European Economic Area, Schengen agreement

The ‘European Union’ is officially created by the treaty, which entered into force on 1 November 1993. The Treaty on European Union is signed in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is a major milestone, setting clear rules for the future single currency as well as for foreign and security policy and closer cooperation in justice and home affairs.

On 1 January 1994 the European Union created unified European Economic Area thereby allowing people, goods, and services to move around EEA. Austria, Finland, and Sweden join the European Union on 1 January 1995. Later this year on March 26 EU makes a Schengen agreement, travelers can move between 7 countries without passport controls at the frontiers.

On 1 January 1999 the European Union introduced euro in 11 countries, United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden decide to stay out of this agreement.

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Key words: USSR, planned economy, market economy

On December 25, 1991, the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. The leaders of the other Soviet republics (Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) had already announced that they would no longer belong to the Union.

Prices previously fixed by the state are now regulated according to the rules of a market economy. In addition, now the property is considered not socialized, but private. Now private business is to flourish and make profit. Soviet money with Lenin's image was removed from circulation and Russian rubles were introduced. What is more, transnational corporations could enter the new Russian Federation’s market and occupy their niche there. Such companies as Coca Cola, Unilever and McDonald’s are bound to sell their goods in Russia now.

The collapse of the Soviet Union is the end of the Cold War and the finalization of the era of the Bipolar World.