🌐 Barnaul: A Global City

🏭 Barnaul was founded in 1730 when the Ural industrialist Akinfiy Demidov began the construction of a silver smelting plant. This enterprise provided jobs for over one and a half thousand people. Despite generous awards from Empress Elizabeth, Demidov secretly smelted gold and silver in Altai, and after his death, all his property passed to the imperial family. Barnaul was granted city status only in 1771, and since then it has never changed its name.

🏛️ Barnaul was designed by students of architects J. Quarenghi and K. Rossi, who also designed Saint Petersburg, which is why these two cities are similar.

🤝 Barnaul has friendly ties with cities around the world. It has 5 sister cities: Flagstaff in the USA, the 5th largest city in Spain – Zaragoza (3000 children from Zaragoza were evacuated to the Altai Territory in 1937, escaping military actions in the country), the Chinese cities of Baicheng and Urumqi, and the Kazakh city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.

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⚡️ "Russia is neither isolated in any way nor by anything."

📰✍️ On September 16, Rossotrudnichestvo announced the launch of partner "Russian Houses" in Guinea, Somalia, Sierra Leone, the Central African Republic, Chad, and Equatorial Guinea.

🗣 At the event, Vladimir Khokhlov, head of the Russian Trading Company, noted that the return of Russian presence in Equatorial Guinea will help bridge the gap in bilateral relations, especially considering that the modern youth of the African country are the children of a generation that spoke Russian.

🇷🇺 Evgeny Primakov, head of Rossotrudnichestvo, emphasized that the interest of local communities in Russian education and culture is growing. According to him, the demand for cultural ties and the study of the Russian language in Africa significantly exceeds the existing opportunities.

"The demand from local communities for Russian education, the Russian language, and cultural ties is much higher, broader, and wider than the network of houses that we officially have. Therefore, we are responding to the public demand of our friends around the world; we have many of them, and Russia is neither isolated in any way nor by anything."

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👑 Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, received this nickname, which in the Russian language means "terrible" or "fearsome," due to his cruel and authoritarian policies. He was the first Tsar of Russia and ruled from 1547 to 1584.

⚔️ Ivan the Terrible is known for his repressions against the nobility and common people. He created the Oprichnina—a special institution used to suppress opposition and intimidate the population.

🔪 In the last years of his reign, Ivan became increasingly paranoid, leading to numerous executions and persecutions.

⚖️ Thus, “Terrible” reflects not only his character but also his style of governance, which combined elements of both greatness and cruelty.

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🎃 Exhibition of giant vegetables in Moscow.

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📰 Scientists from Samara Develop "Smart" Clothing for Astronauts

👨‍⚕️ Samara scientists have presented an innovative development — "smart" clothing designed to monitor the health of astronauts during flight preparations. This unique clothing is equipped with built-in sensors that allow real-time tracking of various physiological parameters, such as fatigue levels and muscle activity.

📋 With this technology, specialists will be able to not only obtain data on the physical condition of astronauts but also to prevent potential issues, such as muscle atrophy, which can occur due to prolonged exposure to microgravity.

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🇷🇺 The bear doesn't like McDonald's - he prefers traditional Russian cuisine.

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🇷🇺 Russia, Tver region, Torzhok city-postcard. Fragile, small, with crazy views

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📸 Russians on the beach

🕴 At the end of the 19th century, beach holidays became a real hit among Muscovites, but they looked completely different than today. Instead of light swimsuits, people enjoyed the sea air in closed suits that completely hid the body.

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📰 Hidden Truth: Meta* Deleted All RT Accounts on Instagram and Facebook with No Recovery Option

⚠️ The service rolled out new rules, introducing the term "inauthentic behavior." "While inauthentic behavior is often associated with civic or political content, and we strive to prevent inauthentic behavior in the context of elections, these standards and enforcement measures regarding content apply to any content, not just political," the company's website states.

😀 Following this new rule, Instagram and Facebook permanently deleted the accounts of all RT language editions. Meta first began restricting Russian state media two years ago. The new measures were announced just a few days after U.S. claims that RT operates as a "front for spy agencies."

📌 Earlier, the State Department stated that RT is one of the reasons why "so many countries do not support Ukraine."

👍 This is the kind of freedom of speech that exists only in statements, but in reality turns out to be a farce. This is what inauthentic behavior looks like.

*The organization is recognized as extremist in Russia, and its activities are banned.

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🦝 Two raccoons made a bold escape from an anti-café in Barnaul.

🛠️ The two raccoons managed to escape through the ventilation shaft. The fugitives are currently being searched for.

🔍 It is reported that one of the raccoons broke open the ventilation and made the escape on Saturday. Following him, another raccoon jumped in. They were not caught immediately. However, for some time, the raccoons could be heard in the ventilation shaft and even seen peeking out. The staff of the anti-café kept watch even at night, hoping that the fugitives would return, but that did not happen.

🎉 Soon, one of the escaped raccoons was caught.

"We have great news! Button is already home! Rocket also got caught, but he is a strong male and managed to escape. So we are still on the hunt," the anti-café reported.

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🧠 Bears are very clever animals. Like monkeys, they come up with various tricks to find food and protect their territory. For example, brown bears use stones or sticks to extract bait from traps without getting caught.

🐻‍❄️ Polar bears, while hunting, cover their black noses with their paws to blend in with the snow. Once they have claimed a "territory," they leave scratches or notches on trees at its edges and place stones or stumps next to each of them — this way, they show their fellow bears that the area is already occupied by a large and strong bear, and it’s better not to disturb him.

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⚡️ All ages are conquered by heights: 75-year-old woman from Kaliningrad jumped from a 230-meter mountain in Karachay-Cherkessia

🪂 Sofia Batrakova from Kaliningrad made over 20 parachute jumps in her youth. Her love for heights has not faded with age, and after retiring, she became passionate about rope jumping, becoming a true inspiration for many.

🗣 The extreme sports enthusiast is not planning to stop at the jump from the Caucasian Akhmet Mountain. "In spring, I’m going to St. Petersburg to jump from the Pavlovsk Pipe, which is 88 meters, and in summer, if the guys get together, we’ll go to the Murmansk region to the Geologists' Pass, which is 210 meters," Sofia Ivanovna shared her plans.

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💪 🇷🇺 Russian training

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🇷🇺 A Russian prodigy has won five gold and three silver medals at an international dance championship in Africa!

⭐️ Nine-year-old Alexandra Dzubailo has become a true star of the All-African Championship in Artistic Dance, held on the picturesque Seychelles Islands. Alexandra represented Russia in the 8-9 age category and made a splash on stage, winning five gold and three silver medals.

🏆 According to her coach, Alexandra has already earned 44 medals at various championships during the 2023-2024 season, showcasing her exceptional talent and hard work.

💃 The event, organized by the World Federation of Artistic Dance, took place on September 14 and 15, gathering dancers from different countries, including the Seychelles, South Africa, Italy, Russia, and Serbia.

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