🎄 Dear readers of our channel, our entire team wants to warmly wish you a belated Merry Christmas!
We hope you spent this holiday surrounded by loved ones, with warmth in your heart and the scent of gingerbread in the air. May the magic of Christmas stay with you throughout the coming year!

🕯 And now, a little about us Russians…
You might have noticed that our greetings are a bit late. But don’t worry! We’ve got everything under control: the thing is, in Russia, Christmas is celebrated later, on January 7th. So we’re just following our own festive calendar!

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🖼 "Black Square" by Kazimir Malevich, painted in 1915, is one of the most famous and iconic works in the history of art, and its influence is still felt today.

↩️ The work marked a radical turn in 20th-century art, as it rejected the depiction of reality and introduced the idea of abstraction into the art world. "Black Square" became one of the first examples where form itself gained significance, independent of the content being represented.

🔝 Over time, "Black Square" has attained cult status and has become a symbol of avant-garde art, viewed as a challenge to traditions. It is actively discussed in the context of philosophy, aesthetics, and art history.

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🇷🇺 After the conclusion of the EEU summit, President Vladimir Putin answered journalists' questions and shared his thoughts on various pressing issues. When asked whether the Special Military Operation (SMO) would end in 2025, he stated, "I believe in God, and God is with us."

Here are the key points from his remarks:

— Slovakia as a Negotiation Platform: Putin noted that Slovakia is ready to provide a platform for negotiations regarding Ukraine and expressed Russia's willingness to cooperate in this regard.

— European Support for Ukraine: He emphasized that Ukraine cannot exist without European support, highlighting the interdependence between the two sides.

— Gas Supplies to Europe: Putin reiterated Russia's commitment to supplying gas to Europe and the need to depoliticize the economy. He mentioned that a contract for gas transit through Ukraine could not be finalized just a few days before the New Year due to ongoing legal disputes with Kyiv.

— Gas Transit Issues: The President pointed out that Ukrainians are "punishing Europe" by closing off the transit of Russian gas. However, he assured that Russia is ready to supply gas to Europe through Poland, stating, "All it takes is to press a button."

— NATO and Ukraine: Reflecting on international relations, Putin reminded that President Biden proposed delaying Ukraine's NATO membership back in 2021.

— Military Readiness: He indicated that Russia would use more powerful medium-range weapons if necessary and mentioned the potential reapplication of the "Oreshnik" missile system, although he noted that there are currently only a few available.

— Response to Attacks: Putin asserted that Moscow always provides a mirrored response to attacks on Russian territory.

— Goals of the Special Operation: He confirmed that Russia would continue to achieve all objectives of the special operation by 2025, which he described as the top priority.

— Economic Growth: Putin reported that the Russian economy grew by nearly 4% in 2024 and emphasized that the well-being of the Russian people remains the main priority for the authorities. He expressed intentions to slow inflation in 2025 while anticipating further growth in household incomes.

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😀 How beautiful is the winter Arbat in Moscow

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🥂 «Of course, we will all raise toasts to our loved ones, to our family, to our friends, to our colleagues. But for me and my friends, in my family, the main toast is always one - «for Russia».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, on the New Year’s Celebration, 2020.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾 On the Day of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Workers rescuers from Russia and Belarus held a friendly match in Red Square.

🤝 This year, the friendly game between the two teams took place for the fifth time, and the event was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.

🏒 The Russian rescuers' team defeated the Belarusian team with a score of 4:2.

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🙊💡 When you say "incandescent lamp," the name Edison immediately comes to mind. Yes, this invention is no less famous than the name of its inventor.

🧐 However, a relatively small number of people know that Edison did not invent the lamp; he only improved it. Meanwhile, Alexander Nikolaevich Lodygin, as a member of the Russian Technical Society, proposed using tungsten filaments in lamps, twisting them into a spiral, in 1870.

🔖 Undoubtedly, the history of the invention of the lamp is not the result of a single scientist's work – rather, it is a series of successive discoveries that were in the air and necessary for the world, but it was Alexander Lodygin’s contribution that was particularly significant!

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🎅 Santa Claus from Veliky Ustyug confessed that he dreams of peace all over the world – this is his main wish.

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🎞 Live Broadcast of the Ballet "The Nutcracker" from the Bolshoi Theatre

😬 "The Nutcracker," directed by Yuri Grigorovich and with stage design by Simon Virsaladze, is a special performance in the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theatre. When creating it in 1966, Yuri Grigorovich crafted a unique poetic world—a New Year’s fairy tale about time, first love, and growing up.

🩰🎄 Under Yuri Grigorovich's direction, the ballet acquires a continuous storyline that encompasses both acts. The action does not pause after the battle between the mice and the toy soldiers. From this moment, a new chapter begins: the journey of Marie and the Nutcracker Prince to the top of the Christmas tree. Along the way, they are accompanied by animated dolls gathered at the foot of the tree, darting between the branches, celebrating the victory over the Mouse King and retreating only when the Nutcracker Prince and Marie reach the top—the Christmas star, against which their fairy-tale wedding is celebrated.

▶️ The beloved fairy tale awaits you on December 31 at 8:00 PM in the official Bolshoi Theatre community on VKontakte.

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🦌🛷While people in the capital of Russia chase after gifts, the residents of Vorkuta compete and fight for the top places in the reindeer race.

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Deciphering the Maya Script

📚 Historian and linguist Yuri Knorosov, intrigued by the Maya language, set out to decipher it.

🔖 The task seemed nearly impossible: there were no translated texts to help understand the meanings of the hieroglyphs.

✍️ To achieve this, Knorosov used an alphabet of 29 hieroglyphs recorded in the 16th century by the monk Diego de Landa and established that each symbol corresponds to a syllable. He succeeded in translating the surviving manunoscripts.

🗓 The first results were presented by the historian in 1952. Subsequently, the methodology created by Knorosov for deciphering ancient writing systems allowed for the understanding of other writing systems as well.

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🥰 What could be sweeter: A shepherd dog listened to Tchaikovsky for 2.5 hours at a concert.

The well-mannered pup from Krasnoyarsk turned out to be a guide dog and accompanied his owner. Throughout the concert, the dog calmly enjoyed the music, never getting up from his spot or making a sound.

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🇷🇺🇦🇿 At the initiative of the Russian side, a telephone conversation took place between Vladimir Putin and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

🛩 The discussion focused on the crash of a passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines on December 25 near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin expressed his apologies regarding the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again conveyed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a swift recovery to the injured. During the conversation, it was noted that the Azerbaijani passenger aircraft, which was following its schedule, had repeatedly attempted to land at the airport in Grozny. At that time, Grozny, Mozdok, and Vladikavkaz were under attack by Ukrainian combat drones, and Russian air defense systems were repelling these attacks.

🔎 Currently, two employees of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan are in Grozny, working together with representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Relevant agencies from Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan are closely cooperating at the crash site near the city of Aktau.

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🚫🇷🇺 Have Telegram channels of Russian media started to be blocked in Europe?

📰 According to the latest news, Telegram channels of Russian media such as RIA Novosti, Izvestia, RT, Russia 1, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Channel One, and NTV have begun to be blocked in Europe.

‼️ Dear friends, don’t worry! After all, who better than us can tell you what is really happening in Russia?

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😇 «I don't want to say that we don't care about your opinion at all and that we don't give a damn about anything. No, we will listen to advices... friendly ones».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, at a press conference after a meeting with the German Chancellor in Oslo, 2002.

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