🇷🇺📍 «Patmos» is a small island with steep rocky slopes on the Katun River. It is located on the outskirts of Chemal, in the Altai Republic, in Russia.

🔖🇷🇺 It is named after a small Greek island of Patmos, where the holy apostle John the Theologian once lived and prayed. The island was consecrated in 1855, and in 1915, the old John the Theologian Church was moved here from the village of Chemal.

🌉 It is connected to the mainland by a suspension pedestrian bridge about 15 meters high above the Katun River.

☀️ During the summer season, many tourists visit Patmos Island, sometimes causing "traffic jams" as everyone wants to take an impressive shot on the bridge!)

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⚡️ Russia's First Silver in Paris!

🇷🇺🥈 Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider have won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.

🎾🥇 In the women's doubles final, the Russians lost to Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. The match ended with a score of 2:6, 6:1, 10:7 in favor of Errani and Paolini.

📰 Andreeva and Shnaider are Olympic debutants. At 17, Andreeva is the youngest Olympic medalist in tennis since 1992.

1⃣ The silver medal for Andreeva and Shnaider is the first medal for Russian athletes at the 2024 Olympics.

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🤩Kenozersky National Park in Arkhangelsk Region, Russia

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🏆 The opening ceremony of the 7th Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR took place on July 21, 1979.

🐻 The photo shows a young gymnast and Misha, the mascot of the Olympic Games.

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⚡️ Too Loud!

📰🇷🇺👮‍♂️ The St. Petersburg police have developed and implemented a mechanism to hold accountable drivers who intentionally increase the noise levels of their cars and motorcycles' exhaust systems.

"The Northern Capital has become the first region where the police have created and implemented a working mechanism to hold drivers of 'loud' vehicles accountable," the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region said.

⛔️🔈 Over the past weekend, during the testing of the new mechanism, 15 vehicles with excessive noise levels were identified. The owners of these vehicles have 10 days to fix the violations, otherwise their vehicles will be deregistered and their license plates will be canceled. Driving such a vehicle will then result in the driver's license being revoked.

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🇷🇺🏙️Murom is an ancient Russian city with a very beautiful name.

🗓️Murom is one of the oldest cities in the Vladimir region. It is almost three centuries older than Moscow.

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⚡️Long-Awaited Permission!

📰🇷🇺✔️ The Russian sailing frigate Shtandart, which has been experiencing difficulties entering ports in France and Spain due to anti-Russian sanctions, has received permission to enter a French harbor and replenish supplies.

"Shtandart is allowed to enter the port of La Rochelle to replenish supplies. This region is known for its maritime 'character' and positive attitude towards all things nautical," said the frigate's captain, Vladimir Martus.

🙅‍♂️Earlier, the frigate was denied entry to Spanish and French ports due to concerns related to the sanctions. However, after lengthy negotiations with the French authorities, an agreement was reached to allow Shtandart to enter the port.

🚤 The frigate Shtandart is an exact replica of the first Russian warship, built in 1703 by order of Peter the Great. The vessel takes part in international regattas and festivals, and is also used for educational and cultural programs.

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🇷🇺 Russia has 103 nature reserves, 43 giant national parks, and 70 wildlife sanctuaries.

🏞 The total area of specially protected natural areas in Russia is almost 600 thousand square kilometers, which is 4% of the country's total area.

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⚡️ Twitch Doesn't Learn from Its Mistakes!

📰📱🤑 Moscow's Tagansky Court has fined streaming service Twitch 5 million rubles (about $80,000), the capital's press service for general jurisdiction courts reports. The punishment was imposed for the social network owner's failure to comply with orders from federal authorities, namely to remove certain content.

📌 Earlier, the Tagansky Court of Moscow fined Twitch 1 million rubles for a similar violation in April.

✖️ The platform has repeatedly come under fire from Russian courts for refusing to localize the personal data of Russian citizens and remove prohibited information.

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🏛🇷🇺 The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg keeps a colony of cats to protect against rodents.

🐈🥊 Each Hermitage cat has a passport with a photograph.

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⚡️ Russian Security Council Secretary in Iran!

📰🇷🇺🇮🇷 In Tehran, a meeting was held between the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, and the Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian.

💬 During the visit, issues of Russian-Iranian security cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats were discussed, in particular within the framework of BRICS and the SCO. The parties noted the increasing exchange of delegations.

📈 Concern was also expressed over the sharp escalation of the situation in the Middle East.

🤝 Shoigu also plans to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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😍🤩 The Shavlinsky Lakes are a group of lakes located in Russia on the Altai in the course of the Shavla River, in the area of ​​the North-Chuisky ridge.

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📸 An unknown photographer captured the children playing football near the Red Square in 1958.

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⚡️ The Russian economy is accelerating its growth!

📰🤝📈 Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced during a meeting with the head of the Federal Tax Service, Daniil Egorov, that the Russian economy continues to demonstrate stable growth that exceeds forecasted indicators.

📈 According to Mishustin, the country's industrial sector showed a growth of over 5% in the first half of 2024. He noted that this high momentum is maintained not only in the manufacturing industry but also in construction, wholesale trade, and other sectors.

📌 Mikhail Mishustin added that revenues to Russia's budget system in the first half of 2024 increased by 31% compared to the same period last year, amounting to 26.9 trillion rubles.

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⚡️ Russia in the Hall of Fame of United World Wrestling!

📰🇷🇺🏆 Two-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling, Russian Mavlet Batirov has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of United World Wrestling. He has become the 27th representative of Russia in the UWW Hall of Fame.

🏆 The 40-year-old Batirov won gold at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. Additionally, he is a world and European champion, a four-time champion of Russia, and a winner of the World Cup in team standings.

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🌉 In Saint Petersburg, there are three times more bridges than in Venice — about 800.

🇷🇺 When it comes to the number of canals and bridges, it is more fitting not to call Petersburg the Northern Venice, but rather to call Venice the Southern Petersburg.

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⚡️ The scenario of a forced blocking of YouTube in Russia is not being considered

📰🇷🇺📱 The deputy head of the State Duma committee on information policy, Anton Gorelkin, stated that the forced blocking of YouTube in Russia is not on the agenda.

🔗 He noted that the slowdown of the video hosting service will not affect the stability of other Google services. Such a threat could only arise in the case of a complete blockage, but "that scenario is not being considered."

⚙️ Regarding the situation with the video service, there is only one solution: Google must return to Russia officially to maintain its equipment and fulfill its obligations to pay fines.

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🏔 In Russia, there is the largest active volcano in the world – Klyuchevskaya Sopka.

⛰ Its height is 4,850 meters. It ejects columns of ash up to eight kilometers high, and with each eruption, it grows taller. Klyuchevskaya Sopka has been erupting for the last 7,000 years.

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