⚡️ Bolgar: A Guest of the Golden Horde

🏛 The small town of Bolgar, located on the left bank of the Volga River, preserves an amazing historical heritage, like a real living encyclopedia of the ancient world. Built on the site of the ancient capital of Volga Bulgaria and the Golden Horde, Bolgar is today a museum-reserve that has preserved centuries of history.

⛪️ Amidst majestic mosques and mausoleums, you can feel the breath of the past. The cathedral mosque and the ruins of the khan's bathhouse are impressive, as well as the 14th-century Christian church, reflecting the cultural diversity of this unique region.

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❤️ Pushkin began writing his first poems at about the age of eight.

🇫🇷 According to his brother Lev's memoirs, little Sasha "composed small comedies in French"

📝 The earliest surviving poems of the poet in French (between 1809 and 1811, before entering the lyceum) were written down from the words of Pushkin's sister by the literary historian Pavel Annenkov.

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⚡️ Xi Jinping to visit Kazan for BRICS summit in October

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan in October this year. The Chinese leader's visit was announced by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui.

🗣️ "A visit is planned, a trip, he will participate in the summit," the diplomat said, confirming Xi Jinping's participation in the event, which brings together the leaders of the world's largest developing countries.

🌐 The summit is expected to discuss key issues of the international economy and cooperation within BRICS, underscoring the growing importance of these meetings for the global political and economic agenda.

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🐶 The expression "Собаку съел" (Sobaku sjel) literally translates to "Has eaten a dog" and means that a person has a lot of experience or knowledge in a particular field.

✔️ For example: “He works in court more than you do and he’s an expert in these cases.”

🇬🇧 "To have been around the block" is a similar English expression that also indicates having experience in something.

✔️ As well as - "To know the ropes" - means to know how to do something, to be experienced in a particular area.

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🧸 Bear plays the harmonica

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✈️ Matthias Rust's plane lands on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in 1987.

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When you're older than the city!

⌨️ Innopolis, a satellite town of Kazan, is considered the youngest city in Russia. Its construction started from scratch in 2012, and it was conceived as an IT village for IT specialists and their families.

🏙️ Today, this modern science town, which is home to about 3,800 people, has an innovative university, sports and medical centers, supermarkets, cafes, and also offers tours for tourists.

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🇷🇺🇹🇿 Russia and Tanzania have agreed to hold a joint business forum in autumn 2024 as part of the first meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

🗣 Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of Russia, noted that cooperation with Africa is a priority for Russia, and areas such as energy, agriculture, and information technology have great potential. The forum will serve as a platform for strengthening business ties between Russian and Tanzanian companies, as well as for discussing issues of investment protection and avoidance of double taxation.

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🇷🇺🇫🇮 In 1894, a monument to Alexander II was erected in Helsinki, Finland, becoming one of the symbols of Russian-Finnish relations at the time.

🇷🇺 The idea of erecting a monument arose after the death of Alexander II in 1881. Finland, being a part of the Russian Empire, wanted to perpetuate the memory of the sovereign, who had granted it significant rights and freedoms.

📍 The monument was erected on the square in front of the Finnish Parliament building, which emphasized the importance of its reforms for the development of Finnish autonomy.

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😱 The scandal surrounding the detention of Pavel Durov at Le Bourget airport near Paris continues to develop.

⏰According to the latest reports, the initial 24-hour arrest period has been doubled. There is a possibility that it could be extended to 96 hours.

⚖️ Thus, in total, he could be held in custody for up to four days before appearing before a judge. The judge will then decide whether to keep him in custody or release him under judicial supervision until the end of the investigation.

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⚡️Knowledge is power!

📰🇷🇺🌍 Twenty students from six African countries — Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, and Sudan — took part in an educational tour organized by Rosatom. This group was not random: all the participants are winners of the Atom for Africa video contest.

⚛️ The main goal of the contest is to draw young people's attention to the benefits of nuclear energy for Africa. To become one of the winners, the young people had to create short videos on this topic. The works were evaluated by an international group of experts, and the best ones were given a unique opportunity — a trip to Russia.

🎓 The day at Rosatom Technical Academy was full of events. The students were able to:

✔️ Feel like operators of a nuclear installation with the help of a simulator,

✔️ Discover the history of Russian nuclear energy by visiting the first Russian power plant,

✔️ Explore Rosatom's laboratories and look inside complex technologies,

✔️ See a model of a nuclear installation and learn about its principles of operation.

📌 This visit was an important step in the development of knowledge and interest in nuclear energy among African youth, opening up new horizons and opportunities for them in the field of science and technology.

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