🇷🇺 The Russian frigate "Neustrashimy," part of the Baltic Fleet, has been invited to participate in the Naval Festival taking place at the main naval base in Simon's Town, South Africa.

⛴ According to a representative of the Russian Consulate General in Cape Town, the frigate, accompanied by the supply ship "Akademik Pashin," took part in an impressive naval parade that took place at the anchorage. On Saturday, the ship was open to visitors, which generated significant interest and attracted a large crowd.

🇿🇦 Among the festival guests was the Commander of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, who also expressed interest in the Russian frigate.

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🐴 Troika on Tverskaya Square in Moscow 1910

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🏫 Republic of Karelia,
Sarkisyurya settlement. An abandoned school building in a former Finnish village.

The 7-year school opened on September 1, 1940. The school had two classrooms and a large corridor. The building is located on a hill.

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⚡️ Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have signed a deal with Russia for the acquisition of satellite equipment.

🇷🇺🇲🇱 Leaders of Roscosmos met with the ministers of the three countries in the capital of Mali, Bamako, where an official signing ceremony took place.

💬 According to Mali's Minister of Finance, Aluseni Sanou, the new telecommunications satellite will provide television and radio broadcasting across the territory of the Sahel Alliance countries, as well as improve access to the internet and mobile communication in remote areas. Additionally, it will create secure communication channels, which is particularly important given the growing instability in the region.

🛰 The remote sensing satellite included in the deal will be used for border monitoring, assessing natural resource reserves, and responding to emergencies.

😀 This cooperation has become part of a broader strategy for Sahel countries to strengthen their defense capabilities and improve communication infrastructure in the face of increasing threats from terrorists operating in this semi-arid region.

📌 It is worth noting that Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, which were formerly French colonies, have recently experienced tension in their relations with Paris.

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🇷🇺 Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, the great daughter of the great Tsar Peter the First, adored balls, music, dances, and, of course, outfits.

"You shouldn't be afraid of excess," she said. "They embellish life." Bows, lace, ribbons, silks, velvet—everything was lush, bright, and festive.

👗 Fifteen thousand dresses in the empress's wardrobe! A strange twist of fate: after her death, the luxurious dresses were repurposed for masquerade costumes.

"Living in society is not doing nothing. Balls are serious work," said Catherine the Great. "And clothing says a lot."

✍️ The empress issued a special decree: the boyars were to wear identical outfits to demonstrate the unity of the elite standing above the nation. Wives were expected to sew dresses to match their husbands': expensive, but not too much. And most importantly, the style should be in the Russian spirit but with a French flair. In short, the French-style sarafan became fashionable thanks to the empress.

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🍫 In a Moscow restaurant, they reimagined Dubai chocolate and turned it into khinkali.

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☄️ Putin in Italy!

🇷🇺🇮🇹 In the Italian city of Genoa, activists from the association Contronarrazione have plastered around 100 posters with birthday greetings for Vladimir Putin, who turns 72 tomorrow.

📰 Among the participants was journalist Vincenzo Lorusso, who previously visited Luhansk in an effort to bring the truth about the conflict in Ukraine to the Italian audience. In this way, Lorusso and his colleagues expressed their sympathy for the Russian leader.

✨ The posters, adorned with vibrant images of Putin and the words “Happy Birthday, President!”, became a real sensation for passersby. Even though Putin is likely unaware of his Genoese fans, the campaign sparked numerous conversations and lifted the spirits of the city.

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🚶‍♀️ Walking around St. Petersburg

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🚤 Testing children's ship models, Moscow 1951

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🇷🇺🎉 Today, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, celebrates his 72nd birthday!

🗓 Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad, USSR. He is celebrating his birthday in the highest state office for the 21st time.

What would you like to wish the president on his special day?

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"Russia is truly a huge family, one could say, a family of families. For centuries, people of different nationalities have lived here in peace and harmony, and the diversity of their cultures, languages, and customs does not divide but, on the contrary, unites our country." – These words belong to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

🎉 Today, in honor of his birthday, foreigners living and working in Russia are recording their congratulations to the president, the leader of the state who has given them a new home.

🌏 Among those who congratulated Vladimir Putin are Frenchwoman Christelle Nean, military journalist from France Laurent Brayard, American athlete Jeff Monson, student from Egypt Rauda, student from Syria Timur, military reporter from Canada Eva Bartlett, Palestinian Ahmed Mansour, and actor from the USA Richard Lee Wilson. They are all united by Russia; they have moved here and are sincerely grateful to President Vladimir Putin for the opportunity to live in Russia.

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🇷🇺Ancient river Usva in Perm region

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