🐉 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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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Key points of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Iran:

— If one party is attacked, the other must not provide any assistance to the aggressor.

— Russia and Iran confirmed their commitment to developing military-technical cooperation, considering it an important component of maintaining global security. The countries agreed to closely collaborate on conducting joint military exercises.

— Moscow and Tehran will refrain from joining sanctions imposed by third countries against each other and guarantee non-application of unilateral coercive measures.

— Russia and Iran agreed to cooperate in creating a payment infrastructure independent of third countries.

— Moscow and Tehran agreed to work together on arms control, disarmament, and ensuring international security.

— Moscow and Tehran agreed to promote cooperation between the media of the two countries to counter disinformation and negative propaganda.

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👑 In St. Petersburg, there is a monument to Catherine II, which was erected between 1862 and 1873 in honor of the 100th anniversary of Catherine II's ascension to the throne. The sculpture was created by M. O. Mikeshin, with general supervision of the project carried out by D. I. Grimm.

👑 Catherine II is depicted in a fur mantle, holding a scepter and a laurel wreath, with the crown of the Russian Empire lying at her feet. Surrounding her are figures of notable individuals: P. A. Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, G. A. Potemkin, A. V. Suvorov, G. R. Derzhavin, E. R. Dashkova, A. A. Bezborodko, I. I. Betskoy, V. Ya. Chichagov, and A. G. Orlov-Chesmensky.

🪧 On the front facade of the monument is a bronze plaque inscribed with: "To Empress Catherine II during the reign of Emperor Alexander II, 1873."

⤴️ The total height of the monument is 10 meters, and the height of the figure of the empress is 4.35 meters.

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💪 «If someone likes this, if someone wants to live in conditions of semi-occupation, we will not do this... we must increase our level of sovereignty, including in the economic sphere».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the congress of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions in Sochi, 2015.

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🔖 Gubakha is a city that takes you back to a distant past, to a time when cities were ruled not by mayors, but by princes.

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🚂 Journey through the winter landscapes of Karelia

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🥰 The Malayan bear Masha has become a new full-time resident of the Moscow Zoo.

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🏠 On February 15, an igloo building festival will take place in Novosibirsk.

🌊 Every year in February, the "Eskimo City" festival is held on the shores of the Ob Sea.

🤝 Participation in the event is free and open to everyone. You just need to gather a team of at least two people, or you can simply enjoy the spectacle from the sidelines.

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🇷🇺 In St. Petersburg, the rostral columns were illuminated in honor of the Day of the Leningrad Siege Breakthrough.

💐 Additionally, city authorities laid flowers at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad. Also, 1,600 activists from the "Volunteer Battalion" and the "Governor's Team" stretched a 300-meter-long George Ribbon in Victory Park.

📆 On this day in 1943, Soviet troops broke the siege surrounding Leningrad during Operation "Spark." This allowed for the creation of a land corridor and the establishment of a railway line. By February, all essential supplies for the city's residents were delivered by train.

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🪄 Belorusskaya: The Magic of Partisans!

🇧🇾 The "Belorusskaya-Kolcevaya" metro station is not just a transport hub of the Moscow metro, but a true cultural gem that opened in 1952. It features a sculpture dedicated to Belarusian partisans, created by the talented masters Orlov, Rabinovich, and Slonim.

✨ But besides its historical significance, "Belorusskaya" has its own special superstitions that attract the attention of both locals and tourists. The trio of partisans is considered the patron of all those embarking on journeys, whether for leisure or business.

💖 For girls dreaming of romantic adventures, there is an interesting ritual: it is said that rubbing the barrel of the young partisan's gun helps attract the attention of men and leads to holiday romances!

💪 And for young men, there is their own superstition — they are advised to rub the gun of the girl. This is believed to bring luck in love affairs and help forge interesting connections.

🛬 Additionally, many newcomers to the capital enjoy "shaking hands" with the elderly sitting partisan. It is said that this brings good fortune in business and helps establish important connections.

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🇷🇺 December 2024 in Russia ranked as the warmest month in the history of meteorological observations.

🥵 In a significant part of the country, temperatures exceeded the norm by 1°C, while in the southwest of the central region and new territories, in Siberia, and in some places in the Arctic, they exceeded by 2°C or more.

🤯 In the Kaliningrad region, the Arctic, and the Magadan region, temperatures in December were often above freezing, which occurs very rarely.

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😀 In the Russian city of Ulan-Ude, there is the largest head of V. I. Lenin. This monumental sculpture weighs 42 tons, and its height, including the pedestal, reaches 14 meters.

📆 The creation began in 1970 and was completed in 1971 to commemorate the centenary of V. I. Lenin's birth. Previously, there were three smaller monuments to the leader in Ulan-Ude, so it was decided to replace them with one large monument.

✨ Notably, to prevent natural corrosion of the bronze, the Lenin monument was treated with a special solution.

💪 An amazing feature of the gigantic head of Vladimir Ilyich is that it is not attached to the pedestal in any way; it stands solely due to gravitational forces.

👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Today, the large head of Lenin in Ulan-Ude is an unchanging meeting place for lovers and visitors.

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🔫 «We will pursue terrorists everywhere, if at the airport - then at the airport. So, excuse me, if we catch them in the restroom, we will also kill them in the toilet, in the end. That's it, the question is finally closed».

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin as the Prime Minister of Russian Federation, 1999.

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🎶 In Russia, the soul sings and takes to the dance.

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