🇷🇺 The Aibga Range, majestically towering over the vast landscapes of the Greater Caucasus, like an ancient sentinel guarding the secrets of these places.

⏱Here, at the heights where the air is pure and transparent, it seems like time slows down, allowing you to savor every moment.

👻 They say that if you listen carefully, you can hear the voices of spirits whispering about ancient times and great feats.

📍The Aibga Range is located in the Krasnodar Krai, Russia, to the east of Krasnaya Polyana, near the border with Abkhazia.

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🇷🇺Churches and the "red" towers of Moscow, from a very unconventional perspective.

🗓1970.

#Moscow #history #archivephoto

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"UFO" in the skies of Russia and Ukraine

🛸 Numerous messages and videos about an unusual glowing object in the sky above several Russian regions, Ukraine, and Belarus have appeared on social media. Some media outlets speculated that it could be a UFO.

🚀 However, it was soon revealed that the glowing object was nothing but the Ariane 6 carrier rocket, launched earlier from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

🛰 The first launch of the new European Ariane 6 carrier rocket took place on Tuesday evening. The rocket successfully placed a group of satellites into orbit at an altitude of 600 kilometers.

✨ Bright light effects were observed during the rocket launch, visible in the night sky over a long distance. It was these effects that were mistaken for a UFO.

‼️ Thus, reports of UFOs in the skies of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus turned out to be a false alarm. The glowing object was simply the Ariane 6 carrier rocket carrying out its first flight.

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Virtual tour of the ecological trails of the Chelyabinsk region

🚶 Anyone can take a virtual tour of three ecological trails in the Chelyabinsk region: "To the Great Ust-Katav Cave," "Zhukova Shishka," and "Zhukovsky Ascent." These routes are now available on Yandex Maps.

👀 Now users can "walk" in the forest or "climb" to observation platforms, offering beautiful views of the Simsky city pond and the Katav River, all from the comfort of their homes. Later, when possible, they can visit these places in person and witness the natural beauty of the Urals.

🏞 The ecological trails are equipped for tourists and allow them to enjoy the beauty of nature without causing harm.

The Great Ust-Katav Cave has been a geological monument of nature since 1987. It is located in massive, heavily fissured limestone at a height of 17 meters above the level of the Katav River. The entrance to the cave, facing south, is an arch 10 meters wide and 25 meters high. The cave consists of three rounded halls with arched ceilings connected by short passages.

The Simsky Pond has been a hydrological monument of nature since 1987. It is a hydraulic structure put into operation in 1761.

Zhukova Shishka and Zhukovsky Ascent are picturesque places worth visiting to admire nature.

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🔥The Firebird is a fiery bird with shining red feathers, flaming wings like a dragon, and bright eyes.

📍It inhabits the paradise garden of Iriy and sits in a shining golden cage. At night, it flies out of the cage and illuminates the entire garden.

💊It is believed that the song of the Firebird is capable of healing any illness and prolonging the life of those who constantly listen to it.

🪙The feathers possess special properties: a fallen feather continues to emit light and warmth for a long time, and when it cools down, it turns into gold.

#RussianMyths #Fairytales #Legends

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Attempts by the West to prevent the further expansion of BRICS and the SCO are doomed to failure, said Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko.

🇷🇺 She emphasized that Western countries are very unhappy that BRICS and the SCO are expanding. “Their attempts to prevent this irritate them. That's noticeable. But they can’t do anything about it,” Matvienko said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

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🇷🇺The bay of Yezhovaya is the Russian answer to the Maldives and the beaches of Thailand.

🏝White sand, transparent turquoise water, picturesque clusters of sandstone boulders, and twisted oak tree trunks hanging down the slopes - all of this resembles a lost tropical island.

🐠In the bay waters, you can find sea urchins, mussels, and scallops, while schools of fish swim near the shore.

📸Here, everyone is sure to take beautiful photos and have an unforgettable vacation in the Primorsky Krai.

#RussianNature #PrimorskyKrai

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The Federal Agency for Nationalities (FADN) has sent a course on socio-cultural adaptation for migrants to all regions of Russia.

🗣 Deputy Director of the agency, Stanislav Bedkin, announced this at an extended meeting of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities.

🇷🇺 The course underwent testing in five regions: the Republic of Sakha, Krasnodar and Perm Krais, as well as the Kaliningrad and Moscow Oblasts. Over 10,500 migrants have completed the course.

"As a result of the pilot project, we have made adjustments to this course. To date, the majority of Russian Federation subjects have developed their own regional components, meaning the specific features of their culture and traditions of each subject. We have sent this course for distribution to all subjects of the Russian Federation so that they can determine approaches to its financing and implementation in various locations," said Bedkin.

📋 Earlier, the head of FADN, Igor Barinov, stated that the adaptation course for migrants includes migration labor legislation, including the procedure for obtaining and completing relevant documents, as well as norms of behavior in Russian society and public places.

‼️ The main goal of the course is to reduce tension in the migration environment and increase the legal literacy of migrants.

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😱Leap into the unknown from Mount Shaan-Kaya in Crimea

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🇷🇺The Solovetsky Monastery is a majestic structure located on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea.

😳It was founded in the 1420s-1430s and is one of the most famous monasteries in Russia.

🔖One of the most notable moments was the siege in 1669-1676, when the monastery became a center of resistance to the Nikonian reforms.

📸The Solovetsky Monastery is not only an important cultural and historical site but also a place that attracts tourists from all over the world with its beauty and grandeur.

#architecture #history

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In Russia, a nanosatellite with the sharpest hyperspectral "vision" has been developed.

🛰 Scientists from Samara University named after Korolev and the private space company "Sputnix" have developed a new nanosatellite. It is equipped with a hyperspectrometer that boasts the highest spatial resolution in Russia — just 7 meters per pixel. This is tens of times greater than the similar metric of the first domestic hyperspectrometer designed for nanosatellites.

🔍 The first hyperspectrometer was also developed at Samara University and successfully underwent space tests. The new hyperspectrometer will enable more precise data collection about objects on Earth's surface. This will facilitate higher-quality monitoring of agricultural crops, as well as more effective environmental monitoring and tracking of forest fires.

🚀 The nanosatellite has already passed bench tests at the "Sputnix" laboratory and is ready for deployment in orbit. The launch is scheduled for the end of this year. It is anticipated that based on data from the nanosatellite, Samara University will train teams of Russian schoolchildren in the basics of hyperspectral image analysis and processing.

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🇷🇺🐈The Merchant and His Cat, however, the monument also has a simpler, folk name - "The Merchant with a Cat."

🆕One of the newest and most interesting symbols of Rostov appeared on Bolshaya Sadovaya in 2006 and quickly won the love of the city's residents and guests.

😮It is believed that if you rub the merchant's coat, throw a coin into his box-bag, stroke the cat, and then make a wish while holding the sculpture's left thumb, your wish will definitely come true.

📍Address: Bolshaya Sadovaya St., 45, Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

#StrangeMonumentsOfRussia #Rostov

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Russia will need solutions to contain NATO.

🇷🇺 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russia will develop countermeasures to counter the growing NATO military presence on its borders. This statement followed the end of the NATO summit, where the alliance decided to open new logistics hubs and points in the Black Sea regions.

“We are seeing how NATO’s military infrastructure is constantly approaching our borders,” Peskov noted. “This forces Russia to carefully study the decisions taken and the text of the declaration.”

📌 Peskov also stressed that the NATO summit confirmed the alliance's confrontational position and warned that Russia will take “thoughtful, coordinated and effective” measures to contain and confront NATO.

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🇷🇺 The GAZ-TR «Strela» was a unique Soviet sports car created in the 1950s at the Gorky Automobile Plant.

💪 It was equipped with a turbojet engine from the MiG-17 fighter, producing 1000 horsepower. This enabled the car to reach speeds up to 700 km/h.

💥 During testing, a crash occurred resulting in the complete destruction of the car. At the wheel was M. Metelyov, a two-time USSR champion in motorsport, who broke a finger in the accident.

‼️ Despite the failure to set a record, the GAZ-TR «Strela» project left a significant mark in automotive history.

#RussianCars #history

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Today, the 10th Jubilee Parliamentary Forum of BRICS started in St. Petersburg. The event is attended by approximately 400 representatives from 16 countries around the world.

📰 The BRICS Parliamentary Forum is taking place at the Tauride Palace from July 11th to 12th. The forum aims to sign a protocol to the Memorandum of Understanding and adopt a joint declaration.

❗️The main theme of the forum is "The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security."

🇷🇺 In his opening speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated:

"The main goal of Russia's current chairmanship in BRICS is to create the most favorable conditions for the progressive development of all its participants. I am convinced that by acting together, cohesively, we can achieve the maximum realization of the economic, investment, technological, and human potentials of our countries, strengthen the constructive influence of BRICS on global processes, and make the world in which we live safer and much more harmonious."

🤝 After his speech, the president held meetings with representatives from:

✅ The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, Zhao Leji

✅ The Inter-Parliamentary Union, Chairperson of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Tulia Ackson

✅ The Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf.

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