🤩 Russia, Kamchatka

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🚀 The legendary dogs Belka and Strelka, after a 24-hour flight in space

📆 1960

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🚀 Last night, the "Soyuz-2.1a" rocket launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome with the radar satellite "Condor-FKA."

🛰 The device is capable of providing Earth observation at any time of day and in any weather conditions. This will also enable the routing of vessels along the Northern Sea Route during polar night.

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🐻 The Malayan bear from the Moscow Zoo has started eating fruits and vegetables in pieces.

🍎 The baby bear's diet now consists mainly of apple, pear, pumpkin, and carrot. As the bear cub grows, she has transitioned from porridge and purees to larger pieces of food. This is necessary for the proper development of her mouth structure and getting used to chewing solid food.

Kids will be kids!

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🇷🇺 What do foreign tourists buy in Russia?

💵 In early November, the Russian government extended the operation of the tax-free system, which has been in place in Russia since 2018, until the end of 2027.

According to statistics provided by the service, foreign tourists most often purchase jewelry (52%), clothing (22%), and perfume-cosmetic products (13%) in Russia.

💍 Specifically, among the favorite categories of purchases for tourists are gold rings and bracelets, branded lingerie, outerwear, and women's skincare cosmetics.

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📰🇷🇺 The Russian government will abolish the export duty on coking coal (used in metallurgy) starting December 1.

It will also extend the moratorium on export duties for anthracite (used in chemistry, metallurgy, and electricity and heat generation) and energy coal (used in electricity and heat generation) until the end of the year.

As stated in the Russian government's announcement, the decision is aimed at supporting enterprises in the coal industry.

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🇷🇺🇰🇵 The head of the Russian Ministry of Defense honored the memory of Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of Korea in 1945.

Andrei Belousov, along with members of the Russian military delegation, laid flowers at the Liberation Monument in Pyongyang. Later, Belousov attended a festive concert at the Palace of Culture with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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🦬 In the Moscow Zoo, a muskox named Charlotte is enthusiastically playing with a ball and practicing her headbutt.

It seems she is preparing to play for the Russian national football team 😁

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🌍 Today marks World Animal Day!

🇷🇺 Who lives in the homes of Russians?

52% — cats (of which two-thirds are mixed-breed and one-third are purebred)
36% — dogs (half mixed-breed and half purebred)
7% — livestock
3% — small pets (turtles, hamsters, and others)
2% — decorative birds
2% — aquarium fish
1% — other unidentified animals.

🐈 According to statistics, Russia is a country of cats, not bears.

😊 Do you have a pet? Share in the comments what kind it is. 👇

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🇷🇺✍️ Russia intends to publish the complete list of countries that will become new BRICS partners by the end of 2024.

"By the end of the year, by the end of the Russian presidency, we expect to announce the full list of those countries that will become BRICS partners. I cannot specifically comment on any particular countries right now because it would essentially negate not even the position, but the line that we have agreed upon with the other BRICS participants and that we have adhered to since Kazan," emphasized Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.

😀 Following the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the list of partner countries for the association has been agreed upon. The complete list has not been disclosed. As the Russian leader explained, invitations will first be sent to these countries, and after receiving a positive response, it will be announced who is on the list.

As of today, BRICS has not received any refusals from the countries that were offered to become partners of the association.

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🎄 "Don't believe the fakes: New Year is not canceled, and Ded Moroz continues to welcome guests."

🎅 Ded Moroz's residence in Veliky Ustyug has denied reports of its supposed closure due to debts. Amid the rumors, even the country's main magician reached out:

"Here I am, enjoying some tea, and then I hear such news: they say the residence is closed, New Year is canceled, and I'm not even here. My dear ones, come to Veliky Ustyug, and with all your heart and soul, you will touch the fairy tale. <...> I am waiting for you!"

Earlier, media reports suggested that Ded Moroz had supposedly lost his residence and accumulated debts to the tax authorities.

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✨ The island «Yelenka» on Baikal attracts photographers from all over the world with its views.

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📸 A peaceful morning at the Bolshoi Theatre, 1960s

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🦫 Beavers caused a blackout in Leningrad Region

⚡️ Residents of the village of Cherentsovo and several nearby villages in the Leningrad Region were left without electricity. This was due to trees felled by beavers that damaged the power lines.

🚜 To reach the site of the accident and restore electricity, specialists had to use an excavator — the beavers had built a dam that obstructed access.

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🇷🇺 Russian athletes set a world record for parachute flight distance

🪂 Specialists from the State Flight Test Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense covered more than 80 km, parachuting from an altitude of ten kilometers using the latest unique parachute system "Dalnolet." The jump took place at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour at a temperature of -57 degrees.

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🇷🇺🚘 Yuri Gagarin with his gift from the French — a "Matra" car

USSR, 1960s

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🇷🇺⚠️ Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev assessed the situation with opposition protests in Georgia. He believes that all the prerequisites are in place to plunge the country back into the abyss of civil conflicts.

"Our neighbors are quickly following the Ukrainian path into a dark abyss. This usually ends very badly," the politician warned.

📌 Medvedev drew attention to the behavior of the President of Georgia, who stated that she would not recognize the parliamentary elections and would not vacate her position, as required by the constitution.

"For such things, people used to be hanged on lampposts. Now it’s a more humane time. They’ll get away with it," wrote the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council.

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