🇷🇺 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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🐻‍❄️ A nuclear-powered icebreaker had to yield to a bear in the Yenisei Gulf.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The atrocities against civilians in the village of Russkoye Porechnoe in the Kursk region are a testament to the terrorist nature of the Kyiv regime. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

💬 In a comment published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, she said that the heartbreaking footage that has appeared in the media is difficult to comment on from a humanitarian perspective. It defies any logical explanation and understanding.

⚠️The diplomat emphasized that these atrocities are yet another "egregious confirmation of the terrorist and neo-Nazi essence of the Kyiv regime."

🇺🇳 In her opinion, it is clear that, once again, there will be no coherent response to these brutal murders from the OSCE or the UN. The West continues to cynically ignore the criminal actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supplies weapons to Kyiv, and blocks attempts at international investigations into its crimes.

‼️ Zakharova expressed confidence that those responsible for these murders will face deserved and unavoidable punishment and receive real prison sentences.

📌 Earlier, fighters from the "Sever" group discovered the bodies of civilians killed by Ukrainian militants in the basements of houses in the Kursk village of Russkoye Porechnoe. Among the victims were pensioners. According to the military, the Ukrainian militants, in their flight from the village, herded elderly people with their hands bound into the basements and threw grenades at them.

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✨ "Dynamo": If an Athlete Makes a Wish

🏃 Athletes have long had the tradition of making wishes in front of one of the 60 round panels adorning "Dynamo," featuring characters from various sports, including a football player, a tennis player, a climber, a figure skater, a skier, and more.

🥇 Many students from sports schools, passing by "Dynamo" before major competitions, step out of the train and spend a minute or two by their "own" sport. For many, this brings victory!

🙊 It is said that sometimes even candidates and masters of sports make wishes there.

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🌷 Snowdrops, violas, and other spring plants appeared in Moscow on January 19 due to a sudden warming.

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🚩 The main building of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) is one of the most iconic structures in Moscow and a vivid example of Soviet architectural style.

📤 It was built from 1949 to 1953 and is the tallest among the Stalinist skyscrapers: the height of the building reaches 235 meters including the spire, and 183 meters without it. The building has 36 floors and rises 194 meters above sea level.

✨ The facades of the buildings are clad in marble, granite, and ceramic tiles, adorned with sculptures.

👨‍🏫 Inside, there are spacious classrooms, scientific libraries, and museums, as well as dormitories for students and postgraduates.

🎉 By the way, MSU is one of the oldest institutions in Russia - its founding date is considered to be 1755, so this year it celebrates its anniversary - 270 years!

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👏 «Relations between states are built a little differently, not like relations between people. I am not a friend, not a bride or a groom, I am the President of the Russian Federation».

🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin, answering a journalist's question whether he is a friend of Europe, 2016.

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✨ New Year atmosphere at Elbrus

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🚘 Early and peaceful breakfast in Krasnoyarsk with a view of the Yenisei, Russia

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📆 January 20 is celebrated as the Day of the Republic of Crimea. It was on this day in 1991 that the all-Crimean referendum took place, in which the overwhelming majority of the peninsula's residents voted for the restoration of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as a subject of the USSR and a participant in the Union Treaty.

🚩 This was the first local referendum in the history of the USSR, and its results were an important step toward restoring Crimea's autonomy. At that time, the Supreme Council of Ukraine restored the autonomous status of Crimea, albeit with significant restrictions. Moreover, despite the referendum, the peninsula remained part of the country.

🇷🇺 In 2009, January 20 was officially declared the Day of the Republic of Crimea. After Crimea's reunification with Russia in 2014, this date was confirmed by the law of the Republic of Crimea.

🎆 Today, the Day of the Republic of Crimea symbolizes the unity of the multinational people of the peninsula, their love for their homeland, and respect for their historical community. On this day, festive events are held throughout Crimea aimed at fostering patriotism and pride in their small homeland.

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🎶 Listen to the sound of the theater in the first moments of its opening!

🎉 January 20, 2025, will go down in the history of the republic and the entire country! Today marks the opening of the new building of the State Academic Theater named after Galiaskar Kamal.

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💃 Representatives of the silver age are creating an atmosphere in Sokolniki Park.

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🇷🇺🇿🇼 Russia and Zimbabwe have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of healthcare, medical education, and science.

✍️ It was signed by the head of the Russian Ministry of Health, Mikhail Murashko, and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Douglas Mombeshora. According to the document, the parties will develop cooperation based on the principles of equality, consideration of mutual interests, and in accordance with the legislation of the states.

💱 Under the agreement, Russia and Zimbabwe plan to exchange specialists, educators, and students to involve them in congresses, scientific conferences, and other events.

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin has instructed Sergey Lavrov to work on the release of the remaining Hamas hostage with Russian citizenship.

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