🎄✨ The New Year fair has opened at the State Universal Store (GUM) in Moscow!

🪆 A variety of entertainment for adults and children is available in the setting of Zhostovo painting. One of the most famous folk crafts of Russia has become the main theme in the decoration of the winter GUM this season. Here you can find many souvenirs and gifts.

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🎄 Moscow is getting ready for the New Year!

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❤️ Petrova Bay – the heart of the protected areas of Primorsky Krai, Russia

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🎇 Of course, Peterhof can look like this too!

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📸 Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin at home with his wife Valentina, 1962

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🇷🇺 Russian specialists are training their Ethiopian colleagues in rapid response to emergencies.

🇪🇹 On November 25, in Addis Ababa, Rospotrebnadzor launched advanced training courses noscriptd "Mobile Laboratories for Rapid Response Teams in Emergencies." The training is part of a program initiated by the President of Russia, V.V. Putin, at the second Russia-Africa summit held last year.

👨‍🏫 Russian specialists will teach their Ethiopian colleagues the rules of operation and the organization of research in mobile laboratories.

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🇷🇺 Swept Away by the Wind: A blizzard has been raging in Yakutia for two days, literally knocking people off their feet.

🥶 The beginning of winter for the residents of the village of Tiksi is not the same as for most Russians. Here, thermometer readings have dropped to minus 18 degrees, and wind gusts reach 38 meters per second.

Moving around outside in such weather is nearly impossible. According to local media, even a school building has been affected by the Arctic blizzard.

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🦌 The road in the center of Vorkuta has been closed due to the 25th reindeer sledding race.

The race covered a distance of 700 meters and featured 23 participants. Who would have thought that reindeer drifting would become a local tradition!

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🤍 The IX Forum of Young Scientists from BRICS countries has begun its work at the Federal Scientific and Educational Center "Sirius," attracting around 700 delegates from around the world.

🇷🇺 In 2024, Russia, as the chair of BRICS, is hosting the annual Forum focusing on four thematic areas: artificial intelligence (AI), digital humanities, environmental climate technologies, and nature-inspired and converging technologies as a driving force for a sustainable future.

Presentations of the work by young scientists from participating countries will be available to journalists and Congress participants.

The Forum runs from November 25 to 29.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 The sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Gazprombank are negatively affecting Turkey.

🇹🇷 Ankara is negotiating to resolve the situation regarding payments for imported natural gas from Russia, stated Turkey's Minister of Energy, Alparslan Bayraktar.

Turkey needs to obtain an exemption from the U.S. to conduct gas purchase transactions through Gazprombank; otherwise, such sanctions will severely harm the country's energy security, the minister noted.

They wanted to harm Russia, but as always, it backfired.

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🌿🪖 In the Russian Armed Forces, it is common to name missile systems after plants. Recently, the world learned about the "Hazel," but there have been many such systems before.

📌 RT-2PM2 "Topol-M" is one of the most well-known Russian missile systems. It is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 12,000 kilometers.

📌 9K22 "Pine" is a short-range surface-to-air missile system. It is designed to protect troops from low-altitude air attacks.

📌 The Buk missile system is one of the most effective medium-range air defense systems. Modifications of this system are actively used in various countries around the world.

As for the oak, such a missile system has not yet been adopted by the Russian army. However, who knows what the future holds for us? 😅

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🇷🇺 According to the results of 2024, the cities with the highest quality of life are recognized as Moscow, Grozny, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Makhachkala, Simferopol, Vladikavkaz, Vladimir, Sevastopol, and Kaluga.

💬 This is stated in the monitoring report by the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The report is compiled with the participation of Russians living in large cities. They provide their assessment of various aspects of life in their localities, which ultimately determines the quality of life.

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🤔 Why "Oreshnik"?

🪖 Continuing the theme of our quiz today, dedicated to missile systems in service with Russia, including the "Oreshnik," which became world-famous last week.

The leader of the "Fair Russia — For Truth" party, Sergey Mironov, shared his version of why this name was chosen for the hypersonic missile:

“If we recall, the hazel (Oreshnik), along with birch, rowan, and willow, was used in Russia as rods. To punish those who do not obey. Thus, we are ready to whip burning heads with these rods in the form of the 'Hazel' – it will indeed be a good lesson,” said the politician during a plenary session of the State Duma.

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🚁 The expanses of Kamchatka

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