🍁 The Barnaul Arboretum is especially beautiful right now.

Here, the urban hustle and bustle is left behind, and every path is painted in golden and crimson hues.

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🎃 A pumpkin weighing 969 kg was grown by a farmer from the Moscow region, Alexander Chusov — this is a new Russian record. His second pumpkin weighed 961 kg.

The record was presented at the "Apothecaries' Garden" along with other giant vegetables.

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🐉 The "Dragon's Nest" Grotto in the Murmansk Region.

The rock formation in this area resembles a dragon's lair. And the seabed is strewn with huge, round stones, carved by the Barents Sea, which are called "dragon eggs."

However, this territory is part of the Teriberka Park and is a specially protected area. Therefore, before visiting, you need to register on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Murmansk Region.

The grotto should be visited at low tide. Here you can enjoy wonderful landscapes, and if you're lucky, see the northern lights.

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🏃‍♀🏃‍♂ The Moscow Marathon took place in the capital on Saturday.

Several streets, embankments, and boulevards were closed to traffic for the duration of the event. As reported by the marathon's organizing committee, Russian records were broken.

According to the Moscow Marathon press service, the start began as planned, at around 9 a.m.

🥇The first to finish was athlete Vladimir Nikitin. He managed to break the Russian record for the 10 km road race. He completed the distance in just 27 minutes and 40 seconds. For breaking the record, Nikitin will be awarded a bonus of 500,000 rubles.

🥈Second place in the race was taken by Kenya's representative, Charles Rotich. He ran 10 km in 27 minutes and 43 seconds.

🥉Third was Russian athlete Sergey Sharov, who completed the distance in 28 minutes and 39 seconds. They also hold the top positions in the overall standings.

👚 The women's results were less impressive. The first among women was Svetlana Aplachkina, who finished with a result of 31 minutes and 22 seconds, improving her own previous record of 31 minutes and 31 seconds.

As noted by the director of the Moscow Marathon, Dmitry Tarasov, this year's marathon features strong athletes, Russian champions, as well as amateurs. The total number of participants was about 50,000 people.

The races will continue on Sunday. Participants will need to cover a 42 km course. For this, the city center will be partially closed. In total, traffic will be stopped on 60 streets.

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