🚤 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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📰 A patriotic rally in support of Vladimir Putin was held in Makhachkala on his birthday.

🇷🇺 A large-scale patriotic event dedicated to supporting the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Makhachkala. The event was held under the slogan "Strength in Unity," which has become a symbol of the solidarity of the peoples of Russia.

🌧 As part of the rally, a balloon with the image of the president and the slogan "Strength in Unity" was raised over the city, becoming a central element of the event.

"The youth of Dagestan unanimously expressed their support for the president's course and once again demonstrated what the unity of Dagestan and the unity of all Russia means," the government statement said.

👨‍👩‍👦 About 600 people participated in the rally, including representatives of youth organizations, students, and activists. Participants carried flags of Russia and posters with patriotic slogans emphasizing the importance of unity in modern society.

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⚡️ Russian specialists will help reduce maternal and infant mortality in Zambia.

🇿🇲 On October 7, a five-day seminar noscriptd "Ways to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality" began in Lusaka, the capital of the Republic of Zambia. The event is organized by the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

👨‍⚕️ During the seminar, Zambian doctors will undergo advanced training in obstetrics, gynecology, and neonatology. This event marks a significant step in the cooperation between Russia and Zambia, as it is the first medical project organized by the Embassy of Russia in Zambia, the representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, and the Ministry of Health of Zambia in many years.

✔️ The seminar aims to exchange experiences and implement advanced methods that will help reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.

🇷🇺 In addition, at the end of October, Zambian medical workers will travel to Moscow to participate in a training seminar at the V.I. Kulakov Center, and in November, Russian doctors participating in the international program "Mission Good" will visit Lusaka on a volunteer mission.

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☀️ Fairytale morning in Pavlovsky Park, St. Petersburg.

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🚘 Moscow traffic jams — a tradition since ancient times!

📸 Photo from 1985

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📰 Today, a meeting of the Council of Heads of State – participants of the CIS will take place in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Before the summit begins, Vladimir Putin will hold several bilateral meetings.

🇷🇺🇦🇿 The meeting with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has already started.

Relations are developing positively, as we noted during the official visit to Azerbaijan. The trade turnover is 4.3 billion dollars, and our direct investments in the Azerbaijani economy exceed four billion. There are many good and interesting projects in the energy sector and in infrastructure development, and they are all promising, all real, viable projects, both bilateral and multilateral. – said President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of the meeting.

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🇷🇺 CIS leaders took a joint photo before the start of the summit in Moscow

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🇷🇺 The President of Russia spoke at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS in a narrow format.

"Cooperation within the CIS is one of the main priorities of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. For us, the countries of the Commonwealth are the closest neighbors, friends, and strategic partners. We are naturally focused on strengthening our cooperation in every possible way. This is precisely what the concept of the Russian presidency in 2024 and the comprehensive plan of corresponding activities are aimed at," said Vladimir Putin.

Other statements by the President of the Russian Federation:

✅ Humanitarian ties in the CIS space continue to develop dynamically, and partnership in science is deepening.

✅ In the first half of 2024, the combined GDP of the CIS countries increased by 4.7%, and investment in fixed capital grew by 11.2%. Cooperation between the CIS countries and BRICS will strengthen the Commonwealth's position in global affairs.

✅ The processes of import substitution in the CIS space are progressing rapidly.

✅ The fight against terrorism, extremism, and crime is a key focus of joint work for the CIS countries.

✅ Mirziyoyev's initiative on the cooperation program for deradicalization is timely and will be approved at the CIS summit in Moscow.

✅ The President proposed to support the idea of creating an association of volunteer organizations in the CIS and to make volunteer forums an annual event.

✅ Russia proposes that CIS countries create a common register of the memorial heritage of the Great Patriotic War.

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📰 The meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS continued in an expanded format.

"Our joint efforts are consistently strengthening the authority of the CIS as a regional integration association. The participants of the Commonwealth act exclusively on the principles of mutual understanding, equality, and good neighborliness, successfully addressing key tasks to improve the welfare and quality of life of our citizens," noted Vladimir Putin in his speech.

🇧🇾 During the meeting, Lukashenko stated:

"You can steal memory, but you cannot steal the truth... If it weren't for the heroism of the Soviet people, there would be no states or people who are doing everything to discredit the feat of the Soviet people and take away our great Victory."

📋 The event is attended by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, head of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Serdar Berdymukhamedov, as well as Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

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✍️ Following the CIS summit, a package of cooperation documents was signed, along with an Address from the Heads of State of the CIS member countries to the peoples of the Commonwealth and the global community in connection with the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.

"We, the Heads of State of the CIS member countries, appeal to the peoples of the Commonwealth and the global community with a call to condemn and prevent the falsification of history, to resolutely counter the justification and glorification of Nazi, fascist, and similar nationalist movements and their followers, including the erection of monuments and memorials that promote racism, religious discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance in all its forms and manifestations,"

– the address states, in particular.

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🍬 An unusual machine for making cotton candy has been installed in the Central Children's Store (CDM). The machine will prepare cotton candy in different colors and shapes, which you can choose from the menu.

📍 Moscow, Teatralny Proezd, 5, bldg. 1

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🏛 Saint Petersburg, Pavilion "Katalnaya Gorka"

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