🇷🇺🖼 "Children Running from the Storm" is one of the most famous genre works by Konstantin Makovsky, painted in 1872.

⛈ In the foreground, a close-up depicts a barefoot girl in a simple village dress, wearing beads, carrying her younger brother on her back. The approaching storm caught the children in the forest while they were mushroom picking, as evidenced by the apron filled with mushrooms. Frightened by the bad weather, the older sister anxiously gazes at the darkening sky, trying to run home as quickly as possible.

🎨 The landscape, filled with wind, captures the changing state of the natural elements — the interplay of light and shadow. The variety of shades draws attention: from the dark lilac color of the storm clouds to the blue patches of sky and the sunbeams breaking through the gloom, illuminating a narrow strip of field.

📙 The painting "Children Running from the Storm" largely anticipated the "fairy tale genres" of Viktor Vasnetsov. The depicted scene evokes associations with Russian folk tales such as "Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka" and "The Wild Geese."

📍 It is located in the Tretyakov Gallery.

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🏦 «In the modern world, the power of a state is determined, first of all, by its economic power. And then, as a derivative, by the social state, social policy and defense policy... if you don't have money... you can't go to the store, you can't buy anything: not a gun, not a rocket, not medicine. Therefore, the economy is at the heart of everything».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, 2006.

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🔍 Confiscation for inspection of sausage in one of the grocery stores

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🇷🇺 Russia is developing the first flying car

🚁 It’s a hybrid of a car and a quadcopter. For safety, a capsule with parachutes will be integrated into the two-seater vehicle.

Flight tests of the model are scheduled for the end of January this year.

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🇨🇫 The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.

🇷🇺 On January 16, Faustin-Archange Touadéra will meet with Vladimir Putin.

💬 The meeting is expected to discuss the status and prospects for further development of bilateral cooperation in political, trade-economic, and humanitarian areas, as well as current issues on the international and regional agenda.

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🇷🇺💬 Today, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, made the following statements:

✅ Any settlement that leads to a ceasefire in Gaza is to be welcomed. Moscow did not participate in the process of reaching an agreement;

✅ Moscow is ready to provide assistance to Transnistria on gas issues;

✅ Russia has obligations to ensure the security of its ally - Belarus;

✅ Putin is being informed about the situation with the affected volunteers who were exposed to harmful substances during the cleanup of the oil spill;

✅ All necessary medical assistance will be provided to the volunteers participating in the cleanup of the Black Sea coast;

✅ Tusk's remarks regarding Russia allegedly planning terrorist attacks against airlines are yet another unsubstantiated accusation.

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🐪 Camels in Altai, in the Kosh-Agach district, graze just like cows, sheep, horses, and rams — in pastures along the roads.

☺️ Sometimes alone, sometimes in a whole herd. They are a bit timid, but still allow people to get close.

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🇷🇺🇨🇫 Negotiations took place in the Kremlin between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra. During the meeting, Putin noted that this year Russia and the CAR are celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The President of Russia expressed gratitude to Touadéra for participating in the first Forum of Supporters of the Fight Against Modern Practices of Neocolonialism, which took place in Moscow.

Regarding trade and economic relations, Putin highlighted a positive trend: the trade turnover between the countries has increased almost eightfold over the past year, although the absolute figures are still modest.

"We are ready to continue providing humanitarian assistance if necessary — you know that we are doing this. It mainly concerns food supplies, primarily wheat. We are also ready to continue working together in this regard," added Putin.

Touadéra, for his part, thanked Russia and Russian military specialists for training the Central African Republic's army, noting that "Russian instructors are truly professionals" capable of helping the country resist terrorism.

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🇷🇺💬 Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov doesn't want to give the impression that Moscow is sitting around waiting for a phone call to come from Washington.

"We are calmly waiting for Trump's team to take their seats and then we will see what happens," he told journalist Pavel Zarubin.

👎 So far there are no contacts between the Kremlin and the White House, Ushakov noted. They will first take place in closed mode, and then questions about further development of the dialogue, including a possible conversation at the highest level, are being resolved, he suggested.

📞 According to the head of state's aide, the incoming president or head of government is usually the first to make a call.

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🗽 The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture is a symbol of the Soviet era and the embodiment of the ideals of labour and collectivism. Its authors are Vera Mukhina and Boris Iofan, and its construction date is 1937.

🇫🇷 The sculpture was created for the World Exhibition in Paris, where it was to demonstrate the achievements of Soviet culture and industry, after which it was installed on the territory of the VDNKh (Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) in Moscow.

⚜️ The time of the sculpture's creation coincides with the period of active industrialisation and collectivisation in the USSR, which was reflected in its subject matter.

👷 The sculpture depicts a worker and a female collective farmer standing on a pedestal holding a sickle and hammer - symbols of labour and agriculture. Their poses are full of movement and energy, which creates a sense of striving for the future. The image of the worker and collective farmer symbolises the unity of the city and the countryside, of working people who together build a socialist society.

🔝 The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture is not just a work of art, but an important cultural and historical symbol that continues to generate interest and discussion in today's society.

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☝️«Peter the Great. He will live as long as his work lives, just as the work of each of us lives. We will live as long as our work lives».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, answering the question “Which leader do you admire the most?” in an interview with The Financial Times, 2019.

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🇷🇺⛲️ In Dagestan, in the park named after Nizami Ganjavi, there is a light and music fountain that is the largest in the region. The height of its water jets reaches the level of a ten-story building!

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia and Iran strengthen cooperation and send a signal to the USA

🇺🇸 Aggressive actions taken by the United States and the West against Russia and Iran have pushed Moscow and Tehran to pursue a policy of close cooperation and reduce competition. The signing of a partnership agreement between Russia and Iran three days before Trump's inauguration sends a clear signal to the USA.

✍️ The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement will be signed today by the presidents of Russia, Putin, and Iran, Pezeshkian. The document consists of 47 articles covering various sectors – from the economy to political and intergovernmental relations.

💪 In addition to international trade and cooperation in energy, technology, information security, cybersecurity, peaceful nuclear energy, as well as collaboration on defense issues, counter-terrorism, environmental issues, the Caspian Sea, combating money laundering, and organized crime, the agreement is expected to serve as the foundation for further relations between the two states.

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🇷🇺💬 The Kremlin does not expect a change in the position of the USA regarding the Ukrainian conflict, despite statements about readiness for dialogue, said President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Other statements by Dmitry Peskov:

— There cannot be any fundamental changes in the US sanctions policy against Russia under Trump; one should not indulge in excessive expectations.

— The Kremlin reacted negatively to the clause in the London-Kyiv agreement regarding cooperation in the Azov Sea, which is internal to Russia.

— The UK is a NATO country, and the possible advancement of its military infrastructure towards Russia's borders cannot but raise concerns.

— The "century-long partnership" agreement between the UK and Ukraine does not guarantee NATO membership for Kyiv.

— Vladimir Putin enjoys tremendous support from the population, and Russia's successes on the front also contribute to this.

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🐉 Festival "Chinese New Year in Moscow"

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✔️ The Kremlin is fully prepared for negotiations between Vladimir Putin and the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian.

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 The Presidents of Russia and Iran, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, have begun negotiations in the Kremlin.

💬 It is expected that the meeting will take place in both narrow and expanded formats, with representative delegations from both countries participating in the discussions. As previously reported by the Kremlin, a number of documents are expected to be signed, including a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement. This is intended to be a crucial step in the development of relations between the Russian Federation and Iran.

📰 Following the negotiations, Putin and Pezeshkian are expected to answer questions from journalists.

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🐿 A Day in the Life of a Squirrel in Winter

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‼️ Putin and Pezeshkian signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Iran.

The document will give an additional boost to all areas of cooperation, emphasized the President of the Russian Federation.

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