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🥇❌💲 At the Olympics in Paris, Russian athletes performing under a neutral flag were left without prize payments from Russia.

📰✔️💸 According to information received from representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee, those athletes who were preparing for the Games but were unable to take part due to suspension by the IOC will receive amounts ranging from 150 to 500 thousand rubles. At the same time, all other athletes performing under neutral status will not be able to count on traditional financial rewards.

❓ This decision calls into question the motivation of athletes who are accustomed to high rewards for their achievements: since 2012, they received about four million rubles for gold, 2.5 million for silver, and 1.7 million rubles for bronze.

🇷🇺💪 15 Russian athletes went to the Olympics, including seven tennis players, three cyclists, three canoeists, one swimmer and one trampoline jumper.

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🔖 Saint Petersburg is called the «Northern Venice» because water surfaces cover about 10% of the city's total area.

🔝 In this regard, Petersburg ranks first among cities in Russia and is among the top cities in the world.

#interestingFacts #Petersburg

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⚡️ Measures will be taken!

📰📱 The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that there are serious grounds for taking action against the video hosting service YouTube.

🇷🇺⚠️ She noted that numerous systematic violations of Russian laws and disregard for the rights of the Russian audience give regulators the right to use the "appropriate legal toolkit".

☄️🚫 Zakharova stressed that the YouTube administration has blocked the accounts of Russian media and government agencies, and also recalled the blocking of videos published on the official MFA channel.

"We see many good reasons for taking action against the YouTube video hosting service. Numerous systematic violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation, demonstrative disregard for the domestic audience and its interests leave the regulatory authorities of our country the right to use the appropriate legal toolkit," she said.

🖥 These remarks hint at the possibility of regulating YouTube's activities in Russia, which could lead to significant changes in the platform's operations in the Russian market.

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Blue eyes of Arkhyz 👀

🇷🇺 The Blue Lakes of Arkhyz are a group of lakes located in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia.

📍⛰ They are situated at an altitude of over 2800 meters above sea level and are surrounded by picturesque landscapes.

🩵 The lakes got their name due to the unusual color of the water. It has a bright blue hue that creates the impression that the lakes are glowing from within. This color is attributed to the minerals contained in the water.

#natureofRussia #KarachayCherkessia

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In Russia, a law on foreign transactions in cryptocurrency has been approved.

🆕💸The law allows cross-border transactions and exchange trading in digital currency within experimental legal regimes starting from September 1, 2024.

❌Current regulation prohibits the use of digital currency for payments for goods (works, services). The new law introduces changes allowing the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment in foreign trade activities.

✔️🔌Previously, the Russian parliament legalized cryptocurrency mining.

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😳🏆The total area of Palace Square in St. Petersburg is approximately 5.4 hectares, which is more than almost 11 football fields combined!

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☀️ Summer evening in Karelia, Russia

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🇷🇺 Catherine Park in Tsarskoye Selo (Saint Petersburg, Russia) is not just a park, but an entire ensemble that includes the formal Old Garden and the landscaped English Park.

✏️ Founded in 1717, it became an integral part of the Tsarskoye Selo imperial residence and was named after the Catherine Palace located within its grounds.

🎨 The park is famous for its architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Grand Catherine Palace, the Cameron Gallery, and the Cold Bath with the Agate Rooms. Among its natural beauties are the Large Pond, the Chesme Column, the Admiralty, and the Turkish Bath.

🔖 The park is also known for its historical events and figures who have left their mark on its history.

#attractionsOfStPetersburg #history

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⚡️ Russian athletes will have an Olympic Games medal!

🎾🥇 Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider reached the final of the Olympic doubles tournament, guaranteeing themselves at least silver medals.

📰🇷🇺 In the semi-finals, our girls confidently beat the Spanish pair Cristina Buksha and Sara Sorribes-Tormo with a score of 6:1, 6:2.

🏆 In the final match, which will take place on August 4, Andreeva and Schneider will face Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.

📌 Let us note that for both Russians this is the first Olympics in their careers. Mirra Andreeva is only 17 years old, and Diana Schneider is 20.

✨⭐️ Congratulations to our girls on their brilliant performance and wish them victory in the finals!

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🚗 Cabriolet coupe (phaeton) of the 19th century in Moscow, Russian Empire

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⚡️ Didn't Go to the Olympics, but Won Anyway!

📰🏊‍♀🥇 Reigning world record holder Evgeniia Chikunova will be officially announced at Russian competitions as a "two-time winner over the Olympic champions", despite the fact that she did not even participate in the Olympics.

👀 The All-Russian Swimming Federation made this decision based on the fact that the 19-year-old athlete showed a better result at the Russian Cup in April than the winners of the Paris Olympics in the 100 and 200 meters breaststroke.

"For the next four years at all-Russian competitions, we will announce Chikunova as a two-time winner over the champions of the 2024 Olympic Games," Vladimir Salnikov, President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation, told Match TV.

🪙 In addition, Chikunova will receive a cash reward of 4 million rubles, as the All-Russian Swimming Federation promised to pay Russian athletes 2 million rubles for each result at the Russian Cup that exceeds the results of the Olympic winners.

🇷🇺🏆 Nevertheless, during the broadcast of the Olympic Games, the Russian flag was shown during the final women's swim - at the moment when Chikunova's world record in the 200 meters was displayed on the screen.

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📰🐧 In 1966, a Moscow correspondent traveled to the icy continent to conduct an exclusive interview with an Antarctic resident - a penguin.

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⚡️ Russians in Search of Adventures!

📰🇷🇺🛫 From January to June 2024, citizens of Russia made an impressive 12.6 million trips abroad, reflecting an increasing desire among Russians to explore the world. The absolute leader in terms of the number of trips was Turkey, which welcomed over 2.5 million Russians. This country once again confirmed its status as a favorite resort, offering a variety of cultural and beach delights.

🇰🇿🛬 In second and third places were Abkhazia with 2.1 million trips and Kazakhstan, which also attracted 1.2 million travelers.

🌍🔝 The top 10 most visited countries also included the United Arab Emirates, China, Thailand, Egypt, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, indicating the diversity of preferences among Russians in choosing vacation and travel destinations.

🇨🇳🧳 Furthermore, Uzbekistan was the absolute leader in terms of arrivals in Russia, followed by Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Interestingly, among foreign citizens, the largest group of travelers to Russia was made up of Chinese visitors.

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The village of Kyn-Zavod in the Ural Mountains 🇷🇺

👀 The village, located in the Ural Mountains of Russia, attracts the attention of tourists and researchers with its rich history and beautiful nature.

✍️ It was established in 1759 with the construction of an ironworks and has since become one of the oldest mono-settlements in the region.

🇷🇺 Kyn-Zavod is famous for its architectural complex, which includes houses for workers and peasants, as well as the building of the Holy Trinity Church.

⛰ The surroundings feature picturesque cliffs such as Velikan, Pechka, Denezhny, Stenovoy, and Multyk.

🔖 For history and culture enthusiasts, the Kynovskiy Local History Museum, opened in 1986, will be of interest. The museum's exhibits tell about the history of the village, its factory, and the Chusovaya River.

#natureofRussia #PermKrai

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⚡️ On your marks, get set, go!

🏟 The Night Run has started at Luzhniki Stadium.

🏃‍♂🏃‍♀🌃 Participants will have to cover a distance of 10 kilometers through the territory of the sports complex, Luzhnetskaya and Frunzenskaya embankments.

🏆 According to tradition, athletes will run the last kilometer inside the Grand Sports Arena. The winners of the Night Run will be the five men and five women who cross the finish line first.

⁉️ "The Night Run is one of the most unusual starts of the Running Community. It is not just a race - it is a real outdoor running party. Incendiary music, a bright light show and, of course, the participants who light up the city and each other with their running, make this night bright and memorable every year.

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Climbing for Elbrus 🏔

😮 Interesting fact: to climb Elbrus, it usually takes 7-10 days. The final push from the "11th" shelter to the summit can be completed in 6-9 hours. The rest of the time is spent on transfers and acclimatization activities.

#interestingFacts #Elbrus

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⚡️ Welcome home, adventurers!

📰🇷🇺✔️ Tomsk travelers complete three-year round-the-world expedition! The resort town of Anapa welcomed the team of round-the-world travelers who returned to Russia after a large-scale three-year expedition called Russian Ocean Way.

🚤🗺 Tomsk extreme travelers repeated the routes of the first Russian explorers and navigators of the 19th century. On an inflatable sailing trimaran under the flags of Russia and the Russian Geographical Society, the crew covered about 32,000 nautical miles (about 60,000 kilometers).

🌏 The travelers visited the ports of 32 countries, from Finland to the Fiji Islands, Socotra (Yemen), and Turkey. The athletes dropped anchor off the coast of Anapa on July 30, but due to customs procedures, they were only able to disembark on August 1.

“Returning to our native land, the air smelled of borscht and dumplings, okroshka and shchi, daisies and dandelions!” said the head of the expedition, Evgeny Kovalevsky, jokingly.

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🚗 Tire fitting in Cheryomushki, Moscow, 1985

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⚡️ From Airplane to Spaceship!

🇷🇺🚀 A Russian civilian pilot, Kirill Peskov, has joined the international crew that will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Crew-10 spacecraft.

🛫 🌐 As part of the agreement on cross-flights to the ISS, Peskov will be included in the backup crew for the expedition in fall 2024 and in the prime crew in spring 2025.

😀 He will be joined on the Crew Dragon spacecraft by NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers, as well as Japanese astronaut Takaya Onishi.

🔎 During the mission, the crew will conduct research on promising technologies for preparing humans for long-duration spaceflights.

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😍⛰Elbrus is a place of breathtaking wonders and beauty.

👀 We invite you to immerse yourself in the marvelous world of this mountain and discover many new things for yourself!

#InterestingFacts #Elbrus

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