🇷🇺The Cathedral of the Don Icon of the Mother of God.

🇷🇺The cathedral is an outstanding monument of Russian architecture from the 17th century. Its construction took a whole 14 years, from 1684 to 1698.

👨‍🎨The cathedral is executed in the style of Moscow Baroque and adorned with rich decorative elements on its facades and interior. Inside the cathedral, there are unique frescoes and icons created by renowned masters of their time.

🔖Today, the cathedral is open to everyone! Here, visitors can learn about the history of the monastery and enjoy the architecture and interior decoration of the church.

📍Address: Russia, Moscow, Donskaya Square, 1, building 12.

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Russia introduces a tourist tax for infrastructure development

✍️ Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to introduce a tourist tax starting from 2025. The new tax will replace the existing resort fee.

📌 The tourist tax will be a local tax, and municipalities will independently decide on the need for its introduction and set the rates. The tax will be paid into the budget at the location of the hotels.

🔝 The tax rate will gradually increase:

✅ 1% of the accommodation cost in 2025
✅ 2% in 2026
✅ 3% in 2027
✅ 4% in 2028
✅ 5% from 2029

The tax will not exceed 5%.

🛡 Some categories of citizens will be exempt from paying the tax, including participants in special military operations.

🇷🇺 According to the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Nadezhda Shkolkin, the introduction of the tourist tax was expected for the industry. She noted that the resort fee has demonstrated its effectiveness and benefits for infrastructure development.

📈 It is expected that the tourist tax will help municipalities increase revenues and direct them towards developing tourist infrastructure and improving territories.

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🇷🇺 The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, commented on the prospects of Russian-British relations in light of the formation of a new government in London.

🇬🇧Zakharova stated that the initial actions of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, and his cabinet indicate that the Labour Party will continue its previous anti-Russian course.

🗣Zakharova declared that the UK has reaffirmed its determination to hold the Russian leadership accountable for "war crimes" and to continue supporting Ukraine, including through arms supplies. Additionally, London intends to persist in attempts to confiscate Russian assets to support the Kiev regime.

"In other words, we have no doubts about the continuity of the confrontational anti-Russian line under a Labour government," emphasized Zakharova.

❌Therefore, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not expect an improvement in relations with the United Kingdom in the near future.

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🔥A fiery sunset in the capital of Russia

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🍯 Intelligent, strong, resilient, and very cunning, brown bears reign supreme in the forests. But how long does their rule last?

😮 In favorable conditions, such as in a zoo or sanctuary, a brown bear can live up to 50-60 years. However, in the wild, their lifespan is slightly shorter, averaging between 20-40 years.

🆙 The growth of young bears continues until they reach approximately 10 years of age.

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🇷🇺 The State Duma has begun considering a bill that prohibits adoption and guardianship for citizens of foreign countries where gender reassignment is allowed.

“We have begun to consider a bill that establishes a ban on adoption or guardianship for citizens of foreign countries where gender reassignment is allowed. The proposal to make such a decision has found wide support,” wrote Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in his Telegram channel.

✔️ He emphasized that this would be a correct and logical step within the framework of Russian state policy aimed at protecting traditional values and childhood. Volodin also added that it is important to eliminate possible dangers in the form of gender reassignment that adopted children may face in these countries.

“The adopted law will help us protect children,” Volodin wrote.

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🇷🇺 One of the seven wonders of Ufa

🗓 On November 16, 2007, a new monument appeared on Oktyabr Avenue in Ufa - a monument to a street cleaner.

🔖 The author of the 300-kilogram bronze sculpture was Khalit Galiullin. It took him two months to create the sculpture, and the work was done in the city of Zhukovsky.

🗣 Khalit said that when creating the monument, he was not inspired by any specific person. It is a collective image that reflects the work of all street cleaners.

🧹 The author himself is no stranger to this work, as he also worked as a street cleaner during his student years.

📍 Address: 4 Oktyabr Avenue, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

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The national holiday of Yakutia, Ysyakh, symbolizing the arrival of summer, is taking place today at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve in Moscow.

📆Since 2007, this museum has been the site for celebrating Ysyakh in the capital. Each year, it attracts an increasing number of guests. In 2023, a record number of Muscovites and tourists—more than 26,000 people—took part in the holiday.

🎭A diverse and extensive program has been prepared for both adults and children. More than 10 venues will be operating on a 3000 square meter area.

⁉️Ysyakh is a unique spiritual treasure of the Sakha people. It is an ancient ceremonial holiday symbolizing the arrival of summer, the awakening of nature, and bringing prosperity to all its participants.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦In 2024, the holiday is dedicated to the Year of the Family in the Russian Federation and the Year of Childhood in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). It will continue the age-old tradition of uniting the peoples of our country.

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🇷🇺 Valentina Matviyenko, the Chairperson of the Federation Council, has stated the need for reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) to restore the full functioning of all its bodies.

📰 This statement was made during a speech at a plenary session dedicated to the role of parliaments in countering the fragmentation of the multilateral trading system and overcoming threats associated with the consequences of global crises.

💬 According to the Speaker of the Federation Council, the role of BRICS in the global economy and trade is constantly growing. The share of BRICS in the global GDP has increased to 36 percent, and in the world's population to 46 percent. This increases both the responsibility of the union and the opportunities for creating an open, fair, and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system, in which the World Trade Organization will play a central role.

📉 The Chairperson of the upper house of the Russian parliament noted that the World Trade Organization is experiencing the most serious crisis in its history. This crisis is linked to the effective paralysis of multilateral negotiations, mutual claims by member countries regarding compliance with obligations, and fundamental disagreements on issues related to global trade development.

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