🏆 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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📆 The historic "Sokolniki" station was opened in 1935 as part of the first launch section of the Moscow Metro, which consisted of 13 stations — "Sokolniki" — "Park Kultury" with a branch to "Okhotny Ryad" — "Smolenskaya." It is one of the three first terminal stations of the Moscow Metro, and it was from here that the first passenger train in the history of the Moscow Metro departed on May 15, 1935.

🏗 Therefore, it is not surprising that, given its historical significance, the design of the new station of the same name on the BKL is dedicated to the work of the metro builders. Artistic compositions have been created on the walls and balcony of the hall, featuring photographs and posters from the 1940s and 1950s. The ceiling is adorned with a panel depicting a historical map of the subway.

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🇷🇺🇰🇬 On October 2, the head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Evgeny Alexandrovich Primakov, met with the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Russia, Kubanychbek Keneshovich Bokontayev.

💬 During the meeting, the parties discussed important issues related to education, the development of the Russian language, and joint projects aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.

"The Agency's task is to ensure that after receiving an education in Russia, foreign students return to their countries and make them stronger in the fields of culture, science, technology, economy, and business," said Evgeny Alexandrovich.

🤝 Ambassador Kubanychbek Keneshovich added that knowledge of the Russian language is an important competitive advantage for the residents of Kyrgyzstan, opening up great opportunities for education and employment. He expressed gratitude for the allocation of quotas for applicants, noting that this is significant support for building human capital in the republic.

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🏖 What could be better than lazy relaxation after a working day?

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😍 Dagestan, Sulak Canyon - one of the deepest in the world and in Europe - 1920 meters. This is more than the famous Grand Canyon in the USA.

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