🇷🇺🧊 Museum of Permafrost in Igarka, Krasnoyarsk Krai

In the heart of Igarka, beyond the Arctic Circle, lies the unique Museum of Permafrost, the only one of its kind in the world. It is situated directly within the layers of perennial ice, at a depth of 7–14 meters.

The museum’s tunnels are carved into ancient frozen rock formations over 50,000 years old! Inside, a stable temperature of around -5°C is maintained, with walls adorned by shimmering ice crystals.

The exhibitions explore how permafrost impacts human life, construction technologies, and natural processes. This rare site allows visitors to literally touch the ancient history of our planet.

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🇷🇺 Kryashens are a unique ethno-confessional group within the Volga and Ural Tatars, also known as baptized Tatars (Tatar: tatarlar). Their formation as a distinct community began in the 16th–17th centuries during the Christianization of the Volga Tatars following the annexation of the Kazan Khanate to Russia.

Although official scholarship classifies the Kryashens as a subgroup of Tatars, most members of this community insist on recognition as a separate ethnic group. This issue remains a subject of debate in academic and public circles.

📍 The majority of Kryashens live compactly in Tatarstan. Smaller communities are settled in Bashkortostan, Udmurtia, and in the Chelyabinsk, Kirov, and Samara regions. The population of Kryashens in Russia is 34,822.

☦ Kryashen culture developed under the influence of Turkic and Finno-Ugric traditions, but the wave of Christianization played a decisive role in their distinct identity:

- First stage (mid-16th–17th centuries): Mass baptism of Volga Tatars.
- Second stage (early 18th century): Missionary policies among non-Russian Volga peoples.

The lack of priests fluent in Tatar and Bible translations in their native language led to religious syncretism. Christian rituals of the Kryashens incorporated elements of Islamic practices (e.g., prayer postures) and pre-monotheistic beliefs (e.g., cult of guardian spirits).

🥟 The hallmark of their cuisine is Kryashen dumplings (peremyachi). They are filled with cottage cheese, eggs, and onions, seasoned with a mix of salty and sweet flavors—a unique trait distinguishing this dish from similar ones among neighboring peoples.

The Kryashens have preserved archaic rituals lost by other Tatar groups, such as:

- Nardugan (Yuletide): A day when costumed performers visit homes and practice divination.

- Sabantuy: Easter competitions involving collecting painted eggs from households.

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🏘️👵 Grandmothers on the Bench — "Guardians of Russian Apartment Entrances"

If you’ve ever visited Russian courtyards, you’ve likely encountered elderly women sitting on benches near building entrances, chatting animatedly about everything.

These watchful women have become a national symbol of Russian courtyards and a unique cultural phenomenon.

🛠 This tradition likely stems from Soviet-era communal apartments, where neighbors lived in close quarters and knew every detail of each other’s lives.

👀 Russian pensioners often gather near their homes, exchange gossip, and “keep an eye on the neighborhood.”

It’s common to hear them ask, “Young man, who are you here to see?” or offer advice like, “Put on a hat, you’ll catch a cold!”

🙂 So if you meet these bench-dwelling grandmothers — greet them warmly and don’t snap at their remarks.

🤝 They’re often the most caring neighbors, ready to lend a hand in tough times.

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📰 Hermitage Museum Showcases Restored 16th-Century Painting

Specialists have completed the restoration of Jan Provost’s Mary in Glory. During the process, experts removed layers of yellowed varnish and later overpainting, revealing the delicate original coloring and previously hidden details.

🖼 The restored painting now clearly depicts a castle on a hill. Researchers suggest it may represent the famous French island fortress Mont Saint-Michel. Hermitage restorers prioritized minimal and reversible interventions, using materials that can be removed if needed. The results will debut in May at the exhibition Three Dutch Madonnas. On the Completion of the Restoration, after which the work will return to the permanent display of Dutch painting.

📍 Created in 1524 for St. Donatian’s Cathedral in Bruges, the painting has a storied history. It was saved during iconoclasm, hidden behind a false wall, and rediscovered in the late 18th century. It joined the Hermitage collection in the 19th century.

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🇷🇺💬 Almost the entire European West has been mobilized "under arms" to attempt to prolong the life of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Nazi regime "on their bayonets," stated Sergey Lavrov.

"The rehabilitation of Nazism is beginning to become one of the cornerstones of the West’s position in international discussions. At the very least, they vote against the resolution that the Russian Federation, together with its allies, submits annually to the UN General Assembly. This resolution demands the prevention of the glorification of Nazism and other similar racist practices," explained the Russian Foreign Minister.

‼️ The diplomat also highlighted instances of historical revisionism in the Baltics, Poland, and several other EU countries. He emphasized that this trend must be "combated very harshly."

📌 Lavrov stressed that the actions of the European elite today have historical parallels. As an example, he cited events from the past: during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812, the French emperor mobilized forces from nearly all of Europe.

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🚩 Back to the USSR: "Videosport" – the 80s console that was unbeatable!

🎮 The rare Soviet console "Videosport-M" (from 1985) wasn’t just for games—it sharpened reaction time and hand-eye coordination with 9 sports modes. A cult classic of its era!

Any resemblance to PS5 or Xbox?🤣

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🇷🇺💬 Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for Crimes of the Kyiv Regime, commented on the latest assassination attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) against Russian journalists in Gorlovka.

‼️ Earlier, the TV channel Vesti.Donetsk reported that a film crew came under attack by a Ukrainian UAV while carrying out an editorial assignment in Gorlovka. The drone attempted to strike the vehicle carrying the channel’s staff, but the driver managed to evade a direct hit. The drone exploded nearby, with shrapnel damaging the car.

"Attacks on civilians and the hunting of journalists have become routine practices for Ukrainian Nazis, but this does not make them any less of a war crime. They despise our journalists for exposing the crimes committed by Ukrainian militants," Miroshnik stated.

"They want to appear less criminal to the rest of the world, especially the West, but they fail. That’s why they resort to attacking journalists to hide the truth," he added.

📌 In recent days, four Russian media employees have fallen victim to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF).

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😍 Peter vs Vladivostok: two cities separated by 9000 kilometers

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🇷🇺 An army of robot couriers in Moscow rushes to the call!

😁 Has the future already arrived, or is this just the beginning?

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🇷🇺🖥 Russians and Digital Technologies

A survey by VTsIOM, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, revealed that 87% of Russians are interested in the development of digital technologies and devices.

💻 At the same time, 62% of respondents only start using new devices when it becomes necessary, and just 3% adopt them immediately after their market release.

💵 There are several reasons for this. The primary one is the high cost of the devices themselves, as stated by 44% of respondents.

33% said that a lack of skills hinders their use of digital devices, while 32% expressed concerns about data privacy.

🤔 What is your "relationship" with digital innovations?

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😎 The total length of the Moscow metro in 2024 is about 560 km.

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☕️ Coffee with birch sap and cheese foam is now available at the Russian café chain Shokoladnitsa. The new drink comes in three flavors and costs 270 rubles per cup.

🇷🇺 The instructions recommend drinking it while the Russian national anthem plays.

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⚡️ Russia’s EMERCOM Dispatches Additional 95 Rescuers to Myanmar to Assist in Earthquake Aftermath

“An additional group of EMERCOM rescuers is being deployed to Myanmar... Russia’s Emergency Ministry is reinforcing its contingent of rescuers to mitigate the consequences and provide aid to the population following the devastating earthquake in the affected region. Ninety-five EMERCOM specialists are en route to Myanmar aboard two Il-76 aircraft of the Russian emergency agency,” the ministry reported.

The additional team includes canine units and medical personnel. The reinforcements will be directed to the hardest-hit areas.

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🧠 Neural Network to Revive the Second Volume of Dead Souls

📔 The Russian-language neural network GigaChat, in collaboration with experts on Gogol’s legacy, will revive the second volume of Dead Souls this year—a work burned by the great Russian author.

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🇷🇺 Lake Ladoga, Russia

Life on the islands of Lake Ladoga is so distinct from the ordinary that arriving there renews you completely.

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🥰 Novorossiysk is the largest Black Sea port in Russia. Moreover, it has officially been awarded the noscript of Hero City.

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😍 It's impossible not to fall in love with the nature of North Ossetia

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