🤔Peter the Great came up with the idea of awarding drunkards with medals weighing about seven kilograms.

🥉The cast-iron medal was hung at the police station as punishment for excessive alcohol consumption. It was fastened around the neck with metal rivets so that it could not be removed.

This was quite an effective method of combating drunkenness.

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📝 The expression "При царе горохе" (literally translated as "When Pea King ruled") is used in the Russian language to denote a distant, insignificant time or a situation when something happened a very long time ago and has no relevance to the present. This expression is often used in a humorous or ironic context.

🇬🇧 The English equivalent is very similar to the Russian one, but with a different monarch: "When Queen Anne was alive." This expression also refers to a time and events that seem distant or irrelevant.

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🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, view of the evening Nevsky Prospect and Kazan Cathedral.

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👀 View of the capital from the terrace of the summer cafe of the Rossiya Hotel, 1969

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🌎 The BRICS Bank may establish a digital platform for mutual settlements. The New Development Bank (NDB) has eight member countries: South Africa, Egypt, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, China, the UAE, and Russia.

💱 Bank President Dilma Rousseff highlighted that 30% of the bank's total funding will be conducted in local currencies. She believes this will prevent the dollar from destabilizing the financial markets of developing countries.

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🌆 Yoshkar-Ola translates from Mari as "Red City," but the greenery here is abundant, which is why the city is often referred to as emerald. And "red" means beautiful.

🏰 In this remarkable city, which has been completely transformed in recent years, you can find Red Square, the Kremlin, as well as the Amsterdam and Bruges embankments.

🐾 Yoshkar-Ola is home to many monuments, but the most famous one is Yoshkin Cat, which has become a symbol of the city and a favorite spot for tourists to take photos.

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🐬 Russia, Krasnodar region unexpected encounter with dolphins on the Bugayskaya spit.

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🚕 Previously in Russia in 1977 there was a minibus taxi designed for several passengers.

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⚡️ World-class Project Launched in Moscow Region!

📰🎉 On August 28, 2024, the long-awaited opening of a unique cultural and educational complex took place in the Moscow region: the BRICS House and the Eurasia Campus. These large-scale projects are located on the territory of the historical estate of the Obolensky princes, covering 10 hectares.

⭐️ BRICS House: the center of business and cultural life
BRICS House will become a key hub for international conferences, festivals, exhibitions, and business meetings. A spacious business center, a modern cultural center, and a unique museum will create an ideal platform for interaction and exchange of experience between the BRICS member countries.

📚 Eurasia Campus will focus on training diplomats, mayors, and businessmen. This educational center will hold trainings and courses aimed at developing managerial and diplomatic skills. The first group of students will begin their studies in October 2024, marking the start of a new era in the training of international professionals.

🌍 BRICS House will become part of an international network spanning 10 countries. In Russia, branches will open in all regions, including St. Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi, and Grozny. This project is actively preparing for the BRICS summit, which will be held in Kazan from October 22 to 24, 2024, contributing to the strengthening of international ties and expanding cooperation.

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🏰 The Tower of Consent in Ingushetia is a modern tower, built in 2013, which has become a symbol of unity and peace in the republic. The Tower of Consent is made in the style of traditional Ingush towers, which have been built in the Caucasus Mountains since ancient times.

📏 The height of the tower is 100 meters, making it one of the tallest structures in the region. Inside there is a museum where you can learn about the history and culture of the Ingush people.

🔭 At the top of the tower there is an observation deck, which offers breathtaking views of the entire Magas and its surroundings. This place has become a symbol of modern Ingushetia and a popular tourist attraction.

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🏰 Smolensk is an ancient city on seven hills, which amazes with its scale, because it is home to the longest fortress wall in Russia. The length of the historical structure is 6.5 km and covers the central part of the city.

🔖 Built in the late 16th - early 17th centuries under the leadership of the architect Fyodor Kon, the wall became a symbol of Smolensk steadfastness and revival.

🇺🇿 The city, which has repeatedly risen from the ashes, is personified by the fabulous Phoenix bird, and its ancient cathedrals, Bologna garden and Vyazemskie gingerbread attract tourists from all over the world.

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⚡️ Russian specialists have tested monkeypox diagnostic kits developed at the Pasteur Institute in the Congo.

"We took the monkeypox diagnostic kits developed at our institute and tested them with colleagues from the Republic of the Congo. Now we understand that our tests work very well," said Vladimir Dedkov, leading researcher at the Pasteur Institute in St. Petersburg and a member of the WHO working group on new pathogens.

🇷🇺 Dedkov also noted that Russian kits, although similar in functionality to foreign ones, have the advantage of being less expensive. This allows Russia to provide more assistance to countries in need, continuing the tradition of international support.

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📝 The idiom "Аппетит приходит во время еды" (literally: "Appetite comes while eating") means that a desire or interest in something can increase as one engages in it. That is, when a person starts doing something, they may feel more inclined to continue doing it.

🇬🇧 English equivalents are:
"Appetite comes with eating" - as a literal translation.
"The more you have, the more you want" - another idiom with the same meaning.

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🇷🇺 What's a picnic without a furry friend?

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