🇷🇺 In 1890, Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel painted his famous work "The Demon Sitting," which was inspired by the poem of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov.

👿 The painting depicts a demon who is a powerful and sorrowful being. He is presented in a romantic and expressionist style, highlighting his complex inner struggle and state of melancholy. The demon is shown in a moment of contemplation, expressed through his gloomy gaze and tense posture. His eyes, filled with bitterness and sorrow, have become a symbol of hopelessness.

🎨 Vrubel employs bright and contrasting color schemes that add emotional depth to the work. The use of deep blues and blacks emphasizes the darkness and tragedy of the demon's image. Vrubel's painting technique, including thick brushstrokes and textured elements, creates a sense of volume and depth.

🖼 This painting has become an icon of Russian art from the late 19th century and symbolizes the artistic aspiration to convey the depth of human emotions. This work is studied and discussed as one of the outstanding achievements in Russian art.

📍 The painting is housed in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

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❗️Insufficient actions are being taken to minimize the damage from the oil spill in the Black Sea.

🇷🇺 The President of Russia described the situation as very serious and the actions of officials as inadequate.

"From what I see and the information I receive, I conclude that everything being done to minimize the damage is clearly insufficient," Putin stated after listening to the report.

💬 The President instructed to take additional measures. First of all, to establish a headquarters that would operate directly at the site. "It should be led by responsible officials from ministries and agencies who would be delegated directly to the disaster site," Putin emphasized.

🚢 Additionally, it is necessary to "address the issue of stopping the leakage of petroleum products from the sunken tankers," as well as develop plans for raising these tankers. "This is a separate large task, related to the allocation of financial resources. In advance!" said Putin.

📌 He thanked the volunteers for their civic stance and expects more from officials.

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❄️Kolskaya Wind Farm, Russia

Everything around seems frozen in eternal frost, time has stopped, and even the sun and the moon gaze at each other motionlessly.

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‼️ Ukraine again targets civilians in Donetsk.

🇺🇸 The Ukrainian armed forces shelled Donetsk, a shell hit the MOLOKO supermarket on Shakhterskaya Square, where civilians were at that moment. Preliminarily, the strike was made by HIMARS MLRS. The footage showed the moment of arrival on the supermarket and the rising column of smoke. Nearby cars and infrastructure were affected by the blast wave, windows were broken in neighbouring houses.

As eyewitnesses report, there are victims.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 "Putin wants to meet, and we will arrange it": Donald Trump announced plans to hold a meeting with the President of Russia

Trump stated that the planned meeting with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will focus on resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

The elected President of the United States also noted that the meeting will take place after his inauguration on January 20.

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🏡 New Year's Manezh Square

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💼 "I am sure that I am not ashamed before the citizens who voted for me twice, electing me President of the Russian Federation. All these eight years I have worked like a galley slave, from morning till night, and I have done it with full dedication. I am pleased with the results of my work».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the annual press conference for journalists, 2008.

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😍 Mesmerizing Magadan and its Surroundings

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🌸 «Of course, we men really want women to be the decoration of our lives. But whether a woman becomes the decoration of our lives depends, first of all, on us».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, from congratulations to women on March 8, 2011.

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🇷🇺🇲🇲 "A 'big' gift at the Great Moscow Circus: Myanmar gifted Russia six elephants on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

"We are now at the presentation of a big gift that the state of Myanmar has made to our country. It is six elephants: five girls and one boy. These are young elephants, aged three to four years. This is truly a big, serious, royal gift," said the circus director Edgard Zapashny.

🐘 On their way to Russia, the little ones were surrounded by care: veterinarians and zoologists who had been monitoring the elephants' condition since their birth watched over them around the clock. The circus reported that in the last month, the new inhabitants underwent strict quarantine and necessary veterinary checks.

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📰 The Amur tiger, captured on the night of January 9 in Primorye, has been released into the wild.

🐅 The tiger was released into its natural habitat in the "Sredne-Ussuriysky" nature reserve.

⚖️ The predator was caught in the vicinity of the village of Filippovka: it had been attacking dogs in several villages in the southern region.

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