😴 Michail falls asleep

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🇷🇺 The Vishera River running in the north of Perm Krai

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👀 How Russians in the 50s imagined the Moscow of the future

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🏙🇷🇺 Vologda is a city with a rich history and unique heritage, which can confidently be called a contemporary of Moscow. Both cities appeared on the map of Russia in 1147. Vologda was founded by the Orthodox monk Gerasim, who also established the Trinity Monastery, which became an important spiritual center for the region.

An interesting fact: Ivan the Terrible once planned to make Vologda the capital of Russia. However, his ambitious plans were interrupted by an unexpected incident — a brick that fell from the ceiling of the unfinished St. Sophia Cathedral. The tsar perceived this as a sign and abandoned his intentions, which may have changed the course of history.

Vologda also played an important role in the events of the early 20th century. In 1917, during the February Revolution and World War I, the Provisional Government decided to move all diplomatic missions from Petersburg to Vologda, fearing that the capital might be captured by the enemy. This step underscores the strategic significance of the city during turbulent times.

The area of Vologda Oblast is impressive — 144,527 km². This is three times larger than Estonia and Denmark, five times larger than Albania, and one and a half times larger than Portugal. Meanwhile, the population of the region is about 1.15 million people, which is approximately 11 times less than in Moscow alone.

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🏆 In 1963, Lev Yashin won the most prestigious individual football award in the world and became the first Soviet player to receive such recognition.

1️⃣ Later, the Ballon d'Or was won by Oleg Blokhin and Igor Belanov, but Lev Ivanovich remains the only goalkeeper in history to have been awarded this prize.

5️⃣ In addition, Yashin has five noscripts of USSR champion, three national cups, gold at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, and the noscript of European champion in 1960 as part of the Soviet Union national team.

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🤖 In Moscow, at one of the "Vkusno i Tochka" restaurants (formerly McDonald's), a robot waiter has appeared that delivers orders to the designated table by itself.

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🌧 A little flooded...

Photo from 1966

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🇷🇺🇳🇪 Today, in Niamey, the capital of Niger, the Russian House of the Center for Public Diplomacy was officially opened.

📸 As part of the opening, the photo exhibition "Discovering Russia," prepared by the Russian Geographical Society, was announced. The exhibition has already received positive feedback in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and is now ready to showcase the beauty of Russian nature and culture to the people of Niger. Additionally, in October, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the Russian House, and an exhibition of Russian folk arts and crafts has also been opened.

🇸🇸🇸🇱 Against the backdrop of these cultural initiatives, Russia is also considering expanding its diplomatic presence not only in Niger but also plans to open embassies in the Republic of South Sudan and Sierra Leone, as reported on October 2 by Alexey Klimov, head of the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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📰 In Honor of Yuri Levitan's 110th Anniversary: The Voice That Changed the History of the USSR

🎉 Today, all of Russia celebrates the 110th anniversary of the birth of Yuri Borisovich Levitan, the legendary announcer whose voice became a symbol of an entire era in the history of the Soviet Union.

🎙 Joseph Stalin personally ordered that Levitan read all the most important messages on the radio, making him the "voice number one" of the country.

❓ For a long time, many did not know what the first announcer of the country actually looked like. He was considered an enemy of Hitler—because Yuri Borisovich's voice inspired Soviet soldiers and ordinary people during the war, instilling confidence in victory.

🚀 Yuri Borisovich also voiced the first human flight into space. His friendship with Yuri Gagarin, who was known as Yuri the First, led to Levitan being called Yuri the Second to avoid confusion on the airwaves.

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