🇷🇺 The most hospitable city in Russia!

🏙 Vladikavkaz, or Dzaudzhikau in Ossetian, is comfortably nestled at the foot of the majestic Caucasus Mountains. Its green streets smoothly transition into snow-capped peaks, creating a picturesque contrast. Founded by the decree of Catherine II in 1784 as a fortress at the entrance to the strategically important Darial Gorge, the city has changed its name and capital status several times throughout its history, including serving as the center of two republics — North Ossetia and Ingushetia.

👍 The hospitality of the local residents is a true hallmark of Vladikavkaz. Every guest here will be greeted warmly and surely fed, with the famous Ossetian pies and chicken — symbols of the local cuisine — appearing on the table.

🌏 Vladikavkaz is also a multinational and multireligious city, home to registered communities of eight different faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Despite its rich history, Vladikavkaz is a young city, with an average resident age slightly over 40 years. This is due to the concentration of educational institutions attracting youth, while older residents tend to move to quieter rural areas to enjoy nature.

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⚡️ The first round of the international championship Battle of Robots 2024 has started in Russia!

📰 In Moscow, at the CSKA Arena, the first round of the international championship Battle of Robots 2024 is taking place, gathering 48 engineering teams from Russia, Belarus, Brazil, India, Iran, and China.

🤖 This year, spectators can look forward to a special new feature — mini-robot battles, featuring young engineers aged up to 17 years. The youngest participant is only 10 years old.

🏆 Teams will compete for a place in the finals, where participants will have a chance to win a prize pool of 6.6 million rubles.

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🚝 The monorail, as a mode of transport, has a rich and fascinating history. Few people know that the first monorail in Russia appeared even before the steam locomotive. In 1820, in a small village near Moscow, Ivan Elmanov constructed an amazing structure that was called the "road on pillars." This was the first monorail in Russia. Later, a resident of the United Kingdom, Henry Robinson Palmer, created a design that was visually similar to the Russian monorail. In 1821, the British invention was patented. Horses pulled carts along a beam laid on the pillars. This mode of transport began to be used in 1824, but only for freight transportation.

📆 Based on this design, a monorail was built that started to be used for passenger transport in 1825.

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📰 The conduct of the Special Military Operation (SMO) is aimed precisely at addressing the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.

🇷🇺Sergey Lavrov spoke at the UN General Assembly meeting.

Key statements:

✅ NATO is trying to establish a foothold in the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region, which creates security threats for the Russian Federation;

✅ The USA and Britain are preparing Europe for a suicidal adventure against the Russian Federation;

✅ The Russian Federation is not responsible for blocking the work of UN bodies; the blame for this lies solely with the West;

✅ The Russian Federation is not shutting itself off from dialogue with the West and is ready to discuss the future of Eurasian security;

✅ Due to the West's actions, it is impossible to talk about any reset of global cooperation, as proposed by the UN Secretary-General;

✅ Israel's attack on Lebanon involving the detonation of mobile devices is inhumane. An investigation is necessary;

✅ The Russian Federation calls for an immediate end to the killing of Palestinians with American weapons;

✅ The USA was aware of the preparations for Israel's attack involving explosions of mobile devices in Lebanon;

✅ Security can either be equal and indivisible for all, or it will be nonexistent for anyone;

✅ Lavrov stated from the UN podium the futility of "suicidal attempts" to fight to victory against a nuclear power such as Russia;

✅ It is not too late to breathe new life into the UN, but this can only be done not through detached summits and declarations, but through restoring trust based on equality.

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🇷🇺📣 Maria Zakharova reported that after the speech at the UN General Assembly, a line of people wanted to shake Sergey Lavrov's hand formed.

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🇷🇺 Wonderful morning in Pavlovsk Park. — Russia, Leningrad Region.

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🐅 Every year on the last Sunday of September, the Amur Tiger Day is celebrated.

By the way, among the six existing subspecies of tigers, the Amur tiger is the largest and strongest. A wild cat weighs between 180-300 kg, has a body length of 1.5-2 m, and a tail length of 1-1.15 m.

The largest Amur tiger weighed 384 kg. In comparison, the Sumatran tiger is quite small: a large male weighs up to 140 kg.

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📰 Sandstorm attacks cities in southern Russia!

📍 The sandstorm is dominating the Stavropol Territory, the Republic of Kalmykia, and the Rostov and Volgograd regions.

Drivers traveling on the Elista-Arzgir-Mineralnye Vody highway are turning on their hazard lights and keeping to the right side of the road, as they can see absolutely nothing ahead except for sandy landscapes – visibility is literally zero.

Local residents say that you can even taste the storm — sand particles get stuck in your mouth.

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📰 Students from Mali will study in Russia in the field of nuclear energy.

🇷🇺🇲🇱 The Russian company "Rosatom" has provided scholarships for four Malian students who will travel to Russia in October. Additionally, there are plans to send another 15 students in 2025, as reported by Alousseni Sanu at the Russian Energy Week 2024 in Moscow.

He noted that it will take a minimum of seven years to launch a nuclear power plant: one year will be for discussions, about four years for cooperation with the Atomic Energy Agency and Russia through "Rosatom," and one and a half years for project implementation. This is why the training of students is starting now.

The official also added that energy cooperation with Moscow includes the transfer of skills and technologies, which will help Mali become more independent in this area.

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☕️ Salted tea with butter has a long history in Central Asia.

Imagine what it’s like to herd sheep all day in the cold wind without a lunch break! In such conditions, tea becomes the perfect solution: it invigorates, and the addition of butter increases the calorie content and makes the drink more filling. Salt helps maintain the body’s water-salt balance.

Buryats prefer coffee with butter and salt instead of tea. The preparation is similar, and the goal remains the same: to quickly provide the body with energy and recharge the person.

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⚡️ Russia will not abandon Africa!

“It has been proven that Ukrainians are working with terrorist organizations that are fighting against the legitimate government of Mali. Recently, there was an attack on a group of Malian soldiers resulting in many casualties, carried out by terrorists linked to Ukrainians,” noted the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov.

Lavrov also mentioned that the governments of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have appealed to the UN Security Council to condemn Ukraine's actions that threaten stability in the region.

“This is banditry. We will do everything we can to ensure that African countries, which want to think for themselves and choose their own paths of development, receive support in terms of security and defense capabilities. We are working on this,” the minister added.

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🎁🐯 The star of today's celebration is Stepan, the Amur tiger from the Moscow Zoo, who received numerous gifts.

The keepers prepared festive boxes filled with shavings of various scents for environmental enrichment.

Stepan was also given a toy — a life-sized model of a sheep made from burlap and wool, which he examined for a long time before quickly "chasing" it away.

🥩 And there was also a festive piece of select meat!

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📍Russia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Sofia Lakes in Arkhyz.

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❤️ Stylish Muscovites, 1970s

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📰🇷🇺 Moscow Increases Exports to BRICS+ Countries

💸 Moscow is actively developing export ties with BRICS+ countries, and the total amount of contracts has exceeded 21 billion rubles to date. This was announced by the mayor of the capital, Sergey Sobyanin, on his Telegram channel.

📈 He emphasized that, thanks to the support of the Moscow Export Center, the volume of contracts has significantly increased — from 3.1 billion rubles in 2021 to 8.5 billion in 2023.

🌏 Among the key export destinations, the mayor highlighted countries such as China, India, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil. In these countries, the supply of various goods is actively developing, including cinema and animation, high technologies, software, VR solutions for medicine and education, as well as products for children and pets.

🤝 To support domestic exporters, Moscow offers a range of initiatives, including training, assistance in promoting on international markets, as well as financial instruments such as grants and preferential lending.

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