🏡 Country house of the Old Believer Bugrov, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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🧐 Which "kalancha" gave its name to Kalanchovskaya Street?

📆 In the 17th century, a vast Kalanchovskoye field stretched in this area. To the west, it reached the middle of the modern Bolshaya Spasskaya Street, where a wooden royal palace stood.

🏰 The highest point of the palace was the tower, which was called "kalancha" in Tatar, and this is where the name "Kalanchov Palace" originated from.

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🇺🇸📣 Tucker Carlson is back in Moscow

🇷🇺 This time, the American journalist interviewed Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The recording will be posted on Carlson's website soon.

🔍 We are looking forward to it

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🇷🇺🪙 The Bank of Russia has issued a commemorative coin "Year of the Family" made of pure silver with a denomination of 3 rubles.

The mintage of the coin is 3,000 pieces.

By the way, such beauty is a legal means of payment in Russia. The coin can be used for any payments without restrictions.

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🐼 Winter hasn't even started yet, and panda Katyusha is already bored without flowers and butterflies.

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🏋️‍♂️ The head of the IWF announced the imminent return of Russian weightlifters to international tournaments.

🇷🇺 Tomorrow, a roadmap for their admission to the European Championship and the World Championship 2025 will be developed, reported the Russian Weightlifting Federation.

📌 We remind you that in March 2022, Russian weightlifters were deprived of the opportunity to compete in international events.

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🇷🇺 Today, Vladimir Putin spoke at the "Russia Calling!" forum.

The president began his speech by stating that the West intended to destroy Russia and worsen the lives of its population. However, after a challenging period, the economy has fully recovered — GDP has grown by 3.6%, and the manufacturing sector has increased by 8.1% just this year.

The number of specialists in Russia is also on the rise — in September, employment in the IT sector grew by 8.1%, while in manufacturing, it increased by 3.9%.

Additionally, inflation in Russia was 8.8% year-on-year!

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🇷🇺👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Putin proposed creating a financial support mechanism for families in the form of a bank account for tax deductions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a proposal to create a new financial mechanism aimed at supporting Russian families. He noted that the mechanism should serve as a real tool for family savings to receive tax deductions for each working family member.

Putin emphasized that the amount of funds eligible under these parameters should be increased to ₽1 million per year. The president requested the government, together with the Central Bank of Russia, to define the parameters of such support and implement this decision.

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💬 "We did not expel anyone" — Putin commented on the hypothetical return of Western and European companies to the Russian market.

In response to a question from a German entrepreneur about whether Russia would accept returning companies if there were a change of government in Western and European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded that our country did not push anyone out of the Russian market. According to him, it is also no secret that, despite political pressure, many companies did not leave — about half of the enterprises continue to operate, some have transferred management, and a quarter have exited.

Putin noted that the severing of ties with Russia plays a significant role. For example, Germans and other Europeans have lost the ability to obtain domestic energy resources at acceptable prices or sell their products in our market, as well as supply components to enterprises. At the same time, the president emphasized that we will not create special conditions for anyone — the doors are open for all. However, the return will not be easy: domestic companies are occupying the vacated niches, and in some cases, organizations from other countries are "entering."

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🇷🇺📈 This year, the Russian economy will grow by 3.9%-4% — the Eurozone economy will grow by only 1%, stated Putin in response to a question from a German investor.

The president explained the difference using the example of the manufacturing sector — its decline in Germany will be 4.6%. In Russia, on the contrary, the sector will grow by 8.1%.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Cooperation with China in the automotive industry is not related to the exit of German manufacturers, but to the higher quality of Chinese cars — Putin

🚘 "We began our relationship with our Chinese friends in the automotive industry back in 2015," stated Putin. The mass influx of cars from China into the Russian market in 2022 is not due to the departure of German manufacturers, but rather to the high quality of Chinese vehicles. Russia considers politically motivated measures that Europe is taking to combat the Chinese automotive industry to be inappropriate and harmful to the global auto market.

Russia aims for maximum localization and local production of parts for Chinese cars. This is facilitated by special investment contracts that correlate the level of state support directly with the level of localization.

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😳 The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, had her visa to Malta revoked during the meeting of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) with the wording "due to circumstances beyond their control."

📌 The foreign ministry notes that this case is unprecedented — a visa that had already been issued was revoked a day before the event.

Let us remind you that on December 5-6, the 31st meeting of the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers will take place in Valletta (Republic of Malta), with the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov planned. The 31st CFM of the OSCE is the central directive and governing body of the organization.

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😮Abandoned lighthouse in the Kurils, Russia.

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🇷🇺 Prison at Auction: The Famous "Crosses" May Go Under the Hammer

The starting price for the complex of buildings at the auction is 1 billion rubles. Applications to participate in the auction are accepted until February 17, 2025, with the auction scheduled for February 21.

The "Crosses" were built in the late 19th century in St. Petersburg, designed by architect Antoniy Tomishko. Over the years, notable figures such as Joseph Brodsky, Lev Gumilyov, Anatoly Lunacharsky, and others served their sentences there. The name of the complex is related to its configuration: the two buildings are shaped like crosses.

City authorities hope that a modern cluster will be established in place of the "Crosses."

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🇷🇺 Today, Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council under the President for Strategic Development and National Projects at the Kremlin.

The main topic of the meeting was "On the Agenda for the National Development of the Russian Federation for 2025–2030."

President's statements:

✅ Over the past six years, roads in Russia have objectively become better;

✅ Plans to bring Russian roads to regulatory standards are ahead of schedule;

✅ In six years, 157 major landfills have been eliminated in Russia, which literally "poisoned people's lives";

✅ The share of air travel between Russian cities, bypassing Moscow, has exceeded 50%, "progress is noticeable";

✅ The appearance of Russian healthcare is changing for the better.

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin:

"We cannot become successful by relying on someone from the outside. We must be strong, confident, and self-sufficient ourselves, ensuring all types of sovereignty – economic, social, state, and technological. This was precisely what was stated in the Address to the Federal Assembly at the beginning of the year and then outlined in the May decree in the form of national development goals for the country. <…> The main tool, a kind of roadmap for achieving these goals, will be new national projects. They will be launched next year and are planned for implementation over six years."

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