⚡️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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Anadyr: Russia's Eastern Sentinel

☀️🇷🇺 Anadyr is not only the easternmost city in Russia, but also a kind of outpost that greets the dawn before any other Russian city.

🥶🏘 Despite the harsh climatic conditions, its inhabitants are surrounded by the majestic nature of Chukotka, where the edge of the earth merges with the endless sky. In this unique city, colorful houses adorn the landscape as if in defiance of winter blizzards, and the Holy Trinity Cathedral stands proudly as a symbol of faith and resilience. The Museum of Chukotka Heritage offers a glimpse into the spirit and traditions of the indigenous peoples who have adapted to life in these harsh conditions for centuries.

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❓ What do Yeltsin and Schwarzenegger have in common?

🤯 Turns out, both of them conducted an orchestra. Both did it while drunk and both did it in Germany. Only Yeltsin did it at an official event, while Arnold was drunk at Oktoberfest.

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⚡️ Russian Investors Eye Nigeria’s Flourishing Grain Market

📰 Russian companies are making a big move to establish a flour milling plant in Nigeria, opening a new path into the country’s oligopolistic grain market, Russia’s Trade Representative to Nigeria, Maxim Petrov, has said.

🇷🇺🇳🇬 According to Petrov, Nigeria’s grain market is estimated to be worth $5.5-6 million annually and is strictly regulated by the government. A unique feature of the market is the requirement for a wheat import license, which can only be obtained by companies that have their own flour milling capacities in Nigeria. This poses a challenge for Russian players to not only analyze the economic viability of the project but also the need to develop a complete production cycle within the country.

“Russian companies are now actively studying the financial model of the project as well as assessing the potential risks and benefits of setting up a flour mill in Nigeria,” Petrov stressed.

📌 The move could be a significant step towards strengthening economic cooperation between Russia and Nigeria as well as expanding the presence of Russian businesses on the African continent.

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🇷🇺👔 The idiom "Родился в рубашке" (Rodilsya v rubashke) or "Родился в сорочке" (Rodilsya v sorochcke) literally translates as "Born in a shirt" and is used to describe a person who is fortunate and lucky. In ancient times, "сорочка" referred to the membrane in which a newborn appeared at birth.

🇬🇧 The English equivalent of this expression is simple and straightforward: "Lucky from the start."

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👰‍♀️ A welcome guest at the wedding.

🐻 In Russia, the bear was considered a symbol of luck and prosperity, believed to bless the couple with a wonderful life together.

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💘 The very heart of historical St. Petersburg, at the intersection of five streets, is a unique corner of the city - Five Corners Street.

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⚡️ Russia Embraces BRICS Experience in Urban Development

📰🇷🇺 At the VI International Municipal Forum of BRICS Countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized the importance of exchanging experiences among member countries for urban development. In his video address, Lavrov noted that global urbanization necessitates the formulation of long-term policies to create a comfortable and sustainable urban environment.

"We are interested in using the experience of our friends," the minister said, highlighting the relevance of such mutually enriching exchanges.

🌏 The forum, which attracted more than 5,000 delegates from 500 cities worldwide, became a platform for discussing the prospects of cooperation in municipal management.

🌎 Dynamic cooperation between municipalities in BRICS countries holds a significant place in the union's agenda, and Russia is determined to actively apply the acquired knowledge and experience to improve the lives of its citizens and strengthen international cooperation.

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🚢 A Port Far from the Sea

🌊 Arkhangelsk is the largest city in the European part of Russia, located 35 km from the sea, yet it serves as a major seaport. Ships reach Arkhangelsk via the Northern Dvina River, and its strategic location was chosen by Ivan the Terrible to be a crossroads of trade routes. Thanks to this, in the 16th-17th centuries, Arkhangelsk contributed 50-60% to the Russian treasury.

⚓ The historical significance of the city is particularly evident in its maritime heritage: Russia's first maritime school was established here by order of Empress Catherine II, and the Russian tricolor was first raised at the Arkhangelsk shipyard. Arkhangelsk became the cradle of Russian seafaring and continues to play an important role in maritime trade.

🏛 Tourists come to Arkhangelsk to connect with the history of the Russian North, see the ruins of the Novodvinskaya fortress, the northernmost drawbridge in Russia, ancient buildings, the Solovetsky Monastery courtyard, and numerous monuments that tell the story of the city's glorious past.

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