🇷🇺 The Chukchi are an indigenous people of Russia, residing in the extreme northeast of the country, in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as well as in neighboring regions of Kamchatka and Yakutia. Their history, culture, and way of life are deeply intertwined with the harsh Arctic environment, where they have adapted over millennia to extreme cold and a unique ecosystem.

📜 The Chukchi belong to the Paleo-Asiatic peoples. Their ancestors settled in Chukotka over 2,000–3,000 years ago. Historically, they were divided into two groups:
1. Tundra Chukchi (Chauchu) – nomadic reindeer herders whose lives depended on the migration of reindeer herds.
2. Coastal Chukchi (Ankalyn) – hunters of marine mammals (whales, seals, walruses), whose existence was tied to the shores of the Bering and Chukchi Seas.

In the 17th–18th centuries, the Chukchi fiercely resisted Russian Cossacks. However, they finally became part of Russia by the late 18th century while retaining their autonomy.

👻 Chukchi worldview is rooted in animism—a belief in the spiritual essence of all elements of nature.

🤝 This people highly value independence and are resilient in conflict. Yet, the Chukchi are also exceptionally hospitable and kind-hearted, always ready to help their neighbors.

🎉 Festivals are tied to seasonal cycles: autumn marks the Day of Reindeer Slaughter, spring the Day of Antlers, and winter the Sacrifice to the Star Altair. They also celebrate irregular rituals, such as Feeding the Fire, memorials for the deceased, votive offerings post-hunting, the Whale Festival, and the Kayak Festival.

📔 The Chukchi language belongs to the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family and has several dialects. Despite being endangered (spoken by only 5,000–6,000 people), preservation efforts are underway: textbooks are published, radio programs air, and schools in Chukotka teach the native language.

🦣 Chukchi mythology and folklore are rich and share similarities with other Paleo-Asiatic and Native American traditions. The Chukchi are renowned for their intricate carvings and sculptures on mammoth bones, admired for their beauty and precision.

✔️ Today, many Chukchi maintain traditional lifestyles while integrating modern technology. Reindeer herding and marine hunting remain vital, though youth increasingly migrate to cities. Chukchi culture is a focus of ethnographers and a source of pride for Russia’s Far North.

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🤿 Divers are in full swing combating fuel oil in the Kerch Strait and near Anapa.

In the coastal area of the resort city of Anapa and the Temryuk District of Krasnodar Krai, at 19 dive sites spanning 14 km, dive teams from the Russian Emergency Ministry (EMERCOM) are conducting daily monitoring and collection of fuel oil from the Black Sea floor. A total of 2,057 dives have been carried out.

‼️ Divers have collected over 201 tons of fuel oil—equivalent to more than 4,000 bags—hauled to the surface for disposal.

Compressor stations are being used to wash fuel oil from seabed sediments on the Black Sea floor and facilitate its subsequent collection.

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🇨🇳🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin held a meeting today with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

During the talks, both sides emphasized that cooperation between Russia and China is never targeted against third parties and is not subject to external interference. Additionally, Wang Yi noted that the friendship between the two countries is not opportunistic but rather long-term in nature!

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‼️ Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov reported at the Security Council on Ukraine’s non-compliance with the moratorium on strikes against energy systems. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

According to him, Belousov presented a list of Russian facilities attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This document has already been sent to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Russian representatives at the UN, Lavrov added.

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🎨 In Russia, they are actively decorating the gray buildings of the Soviet Union period with murals. Here is one of the new murals in the city of Elista.

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🇷🇺🇷🇸 On April 1, in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin received the President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik, who arrived in Moscow the day before.

From the Russian side, the meeting was attended by the President's aide Yuri Ushakov, from the Republic of Srpska - by the Minister of Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education Zeljko Budimir and the head of the representative office in the Russian Federation Dusko Perovic.

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😍 Spring in Stavropol

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⛪️ Arzamas - The City of 33 Churches

📍 Arzamas is a small town in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the only federal-level historical settlement in Russia. Within its area of just 34.3 km², there are 180 cultural heritage sites and approximately 33 churches.

Writer Count Sollogub once wrote about the town: “I’ve seen many churches in Moscow, but in Arzamas, I saw nothing but churches.”

💬 However, this isn’t entirely true. In his popular novella “Tarantas”, the same Count Sollogub includes a notable dialogue between his characters:

“– My collection of paintings is particularly remarkable.
– From the Italian school? – asked Ivan Vasilyevich.
– From the Arzamas school… I have a whole gallery of exemplary works by the renowned Arzamas painters.”

Thus, above the churches of Arzamas, not only crows and pigeons soar—the Muses flutter there too.

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💼✨ Dream Jobs from the Moscow Zoo

Yesterday, April 1st, people around the world celebrated April Fools’ Day. Russia, of course, was no exception.

🙂 Russians are used to taking any news with a sense of humor on this day.

The Moscow Zoo decided to join in by posting three "job openings":

🤩 Capybara Cuddler – Responsible for conducting relaxation sessions with capybaras.

🦝 Raccoon Masseur – Tasked with massaging the paws and joints of these fluffy animals.

🦥 Sloth Fitness Trainer – Must motivate Alberto the sloth to engage in "energetic activities."

Many commenters actually believed they’d stumbled upon their dream jobs 😅

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🇷🇺 The Mansi are an indigenous small-numbered people of Russia, belonging to the Ob-Ugric group alongside the Khanty. Their history, culture, and traditions are deeply intertwined with the harsh expanses of Siberia.

📍 The Mansi primarily reside in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra and partially in Sverdlovsk Oblast. Their population numbers around 12,500 people. Many maintain ties to their traditional territories along the Ob River and its tributaries.

📔 The Mansi language belongs to the Finno-Ugric family. It is divided into several distinct dialects. Today, the language is endangered: only about 20% of Mansi people consider it their native tongue. Efforts to preserve it include textbooks and school lessons, but the dominance of Russian remains a major challenge.

🦌 The Mansi traditionally engage in hunting, fishing, and reindeer herding. In winter, they traveled on reindeer-pulled sleds, while in summer, they used dugout boats. They lived in chums (tents made of poles covered with birch bark or animal hides).

👕 Clothing was crafted from reindeer fur and adorned with sacred patterns. For example, the "hare’s ears" design was believed to ward off evil spirits.

👻 The Mansi practice animism, believing in spirits of nature (forest, water, fire). The supreme deity is Num-Torum, creator of the world, while his brother Kul-Otyr embodies evil. Shamans (ne-kulaty), mediators between worlds, played a vital role.

☦ After Christianization in the 18th century, some Mansi adopted Orthodox Christianity, but traditional rituals, such as the Bear Festival (veneration of a slain bear), endure to this day.

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☺️ Unexpected meeting on Baikal, a cute seal swam out to greet the guest

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🇷🇺 Russia Identifies 2,160 Anchor Settlements for Development!

Russia has published a list of 2,160 "anchor settlements" designated in its new Spatial Development Strategy, as ordered by the president.

These settlements are divided into 4 categories:

🟡 Yellow: Part of urban agglomerations.

🔴 Red: Strategically important (infrastructure hubs, science cities, border areas, closed administrative-territorial formations).

🔵 Blue: Centers of investment projects.

🟢 Green: Other anchor settlements.

The list includes regional centers, industrial cities, small towns, and villages. These settlements will become focal points for local growth, with priority infrastructure investments directed toward them. This initiative is expected to positively impact surrounding areas as well.

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🇷🇺💬 Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, commented on the UK’s plans to introduce enhanced control measures against Russia, calling the new rules "truly insane."

"The heirs of Britain’s great representatives of past eras, the soldiers and veterans of World War II who fought against Nazism, are now wallowing in the mud, hysterically searching for ties with Russia," wrote Zakharova.

She added that the intellectual deficiency afflicting the ruling class of Foggy Albion has reached its peak.

📌 Recall that the UK authorities decided to impose enhanced control measures against Russia under the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS). According to Dan Jarvis, Deputy Head of the UK Home Office, once the enhanced regime is activated, residents of the kingdom will have to declare any activity carried out at Russia’s direction or in coordination with it.

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☀️ Capybaras enjoy the spring sunshine at the Moscow Zoo

Kuzma, Malaya and their children went out into the outdoor enclosure with the arrival of warm weather.

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🚩 Soviet aircraft manufacturing was in demand all over the world:

✈️ Il and Tu planes owned by the East German airline Interflug at Schönfeld Airport in Berlin

📸 photo taken in the spring of 1984

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