🚀 The launch vehicle with the manned spacecraft "Soyuz MS-27" has successfully lifted off from Baikonur. It will deliver an international crew to the ISS.

The crew of the spacecraft includes cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Johnny Kim.

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🐶 Puppy Gift from the President

9-year-old schoolgirl Nastya, who moved to Mytishchi from war-torn Donetsk, was given a puppy as a gift from President Vladimir Putin.

✉️ The girl had dreamed of a dog and shared her wish in a letter to Vladimir Putin.

This is how dreams come true!

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🇷🇺 The Dolgans are one of the youngest Indigenous peoples of Siberia, whose formation as a distinct group concluded only in the 19th century through centuries of interaction among ethnic communities. Their culture intertwines traditions of the Evenks (Tungus), Yakuts, Russian Old Settlers—Zatundrennye peasants (settlers who adapted to tundra life)—and the Enets. This unique synthesis is reflected in their daily life, beliefs, and social practices, creating a distinctive way of life that blends Tungus nomadic culture, Turkic linguistic roots, and elements of Russian influence.

📍 The Dolgans primarily inhabit the extreme Arctic latitudes of the Taimyr Dolgano-Nenetsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai and the northern regions of Yakutia. Key settlements include Khatanga, Dudinka, and the villages of Popigay, Syndassko, and Ust-Avam. Here, adapted to the harsh climate, the Dolgans maintain their status as the northernmost Turkic-speaking people on Earth.

📔 Their language, part of the Turkic family, shares 80% mutual intelligibility with Yakut, owing to shared roots and historical contact. However, dialectal features like Evenki loanwords and unique phonetics distinguish it as a separate linguistic entity. A Cyrillic-based writing system emerged only in the 1970s, but today the language is rapidly losing speakers: just 10% of Dolgans, mostly elders, are fluent. Preservation efforts include educational programs, folklore publications, and digital resources.

👩‍👩‍👦 The Arctic’s unforgiving laws shaped unique Dolgan traditions. A symbol of their culinary heritage is young reindeer antlers charred over open flames. Equally vital is the custom of the "first kill": a hunter must share the carcass of a slain animal among all families in the camp. The best cuts go to children, elders, and those in need, while the hunter’s family takes the remainder. This ritual, born of collective survival needs, strengthened social bonds and taught generosity.

🛡 According to the 2021 census, Russia’s Dolgan population numbers around 8,000. Despite assimilation pressures and language endangerment, the people actively preserve their identity: reviving reindeer herding, launching ethno-tourism projects, and engaging youth in festivals showcasing traditional dances and oral epics.

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🌍 "Victory Dictation" to Be Held in 84 Countries Worldwide

The "Victory Dictation" is an international historical dictation dedicated to events of the Great Patriotic War (World War II). Among the countries participating for the first time are North Korea, Ireland, Cuba, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Cyprus, announced Alexander Sidyakin, Head of the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia party.

✔️ The dictation traditionally includes two versions of 25 questions each, with a 45-minute time limit.

The event has been held annually since 2019 across all Russian regions and in over 80 countries. It aims to promote historical literacy and patriotic education among youth.

📆 This year, the historical dictation will take place on April 25.

Over 250 international venues will open for participants, typically based at Russian Houses and embassy schools.

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☀️ Sun, ice and the nuclear icebreaker "Yamal". Time to change the wallpaper on your smartphone.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The Russian delegation at the negotiations with the American side in Istanbul will be headed by Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Darchiev, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

The Russia-U.S. negotiations in Istanbul will take place in the coming days and will focus on normalizing embassy operations.

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😋 Someone is going to have a delicious breakfast today

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🎖 The Bank of Russia Issues Commemorative Coins for the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

On April 9, commemorative coins from the "Anniversary of the Soviet People’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945" series entered circulation.

The collection includes five unique coins, each reflecting the grandeur of the people’s heroic feat:

— A silver coin with a face value of 3 rubles
— A silver coin with a face value of 100 rubles
— A gold coin with a face value of 50 rubles
— A gold coin with a face value of 10,000 rubles
— A non-precious metal coin with a face value of 50 rubles.

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Ⓜ️🎉 Moscow Metro Prepares for Easter

The Trubnaya station of the Moscow Metro has begun to be decorated in anticipation of the bright holiday of Easter.

😀 Each of the 140 decorative eggs has been painted in the finest traditions of Russian patterns.

By the way, decorating this particular metro station for various holidays has become a true tradition in the capital.

❄️ However, while the metro is in full swing preparing for a spring holiday, the weather in the capital remains stuck somewhere in February.

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😂 Toilet on wheels spotted in Moscow region

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🇷🇺 The Koryaks are an indigenous people of Russia, inhabiting the Kamchatka Peninsula, Magadan Oblast, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Their population numbers around 8,000–9,000 people.

👨‍👩‍👦 The Koryaks are divided into two main groups, whose lifestyles have historically been shaped by natural conditions. The Nymylans, sedentary coastal dwellers of the Okhotsk and Bering Seas, traditionally engage in fishing, marine mammal hunting, and gathering. The Chavchuvens, nomadic reindeer herders, inhabit the inland tundra and mountainous regions of Kamchatka, where reindeer herding remains the foundation of their livelihood and culture.

👻 Before the arrival of Christianity, Koryak worldview was rooted in animism and shamanism. They believed in nature spirits—masters of mountains, rivers, and the sea—among whom Kytgyna, the patron of the sea, was especially revered, as the success of hunting depended on him.

📔 The Koryak language, part of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family, is now endangered: only about 2,000 people speak it fluently. It is divided into several dialects, including Chavchuven, Alyutor, and Paren. Educational programs, published books, and school lessons in the native language aim to preserve it. However, the younger generation increasingly switches to Russian, heightening the risk of losing this linguistic heritage.

🐟 A traditional dish that shocks foreigners is fermented fish heads stuffed with roe, cleaned of gills. The unpleasant odor is off-putting, but the Koryaks still consider it a delicacy.

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"Odessa and other cities were built by Russians — now there are attempts to erase this from memory," Lavrov stated.

🇷🇺 The Foreign Minister reminded that it was the Russians — under Catherine II, Potemkin, and other historical figures — who founded Odessa, built ports, factories, and cities in the south of present-day Ukraine.

According to him, the current Kyiv regime, which came to power after a coup d’état, is trying to erase this heritage to appease Western puppeteers who have always sought to "turn Ukraine into a direct military threat to our country."

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Russia Expels Two Romanian Diplomats in Retaliation for Declaring Russian Diplomats Persona Non Grata in Bucharest

🇷🇴 On March 5, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Elena Kopnina, Russia’s Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Romania, to inform her that the country’s authorities had declared the Russian military attaché and his assistant persona non grata “for activities inconsistent with the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.”

🗣️ Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Romania, attempting to fabricate a connection between its own domestic political crisis and Russia, is “shifting blame from the guilty to the innocent.”

🇷🇺 In response, Liliana Burda, Romania’s Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Russia, was summoned today to the State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, where she was handed a note declaring two Romanian diplomats persona non grata.

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🚤 The summer passenger navigation season will open on the Moskva River on April 24.

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🛞 Now this is only possible next winter.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Second Round of Russia-US Talks Held in Istanbul

The Russian delegation is led by Ambassador Darchiev, while the American side is represented by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Coulter.

According to Darchiev, the meeting aims to help “rid itself of the toxic legacy” of the Biden administration. Moscow also plans to raise issues regarding the return of seized diplomatic property and the resumption of direct air travel between the two countries.

The talks are expected to last at least four hours.

*Video shows the arrival of the US delegation at the Russian General Consulate in Istanbul.

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