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#Victory80
🌟 On November 1, 1944, the Battle of the Arctic concluded — a series of defensive and offensive operations by the Red Army in the high latitudes during #WWII. The hostilities in the Arctic culminated in the decisive defeat of the Nazi troops deployed in the Far North.
As a result of the Red Army’s successful Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive (October 7–29, 1944), the enemy was expelled from North Karelia, the Murmansk Region, and north-eastern Norway.
The Third Reich’s plans to seize the strategically vital Kola Peninsula — thereby cutting off the USSR from its ice-free northern ports and access to the ocean — were thwarted once and for all.
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By the autumn of 1944, a radical shift in the strategic situation on the northern sector of the Soviet-German front had created favourable conditions for the Red Army to liberate Arctic territories from the Nazis.
The crushing defeat of the Finnish militarists in Karelia during the summer of 1944, resulting in Finland’s — Hitler’s key ally in Europe’s Far North — withdrawal from the war, severely weakened the Wehrmacht’s position in the Arctic. Helsinki was compelled to launch operations against Nazi forces in Lapland.
⚔️ Thus, the conditions were set for a Soviet offensive into the northern latitudes. On October 7, 1944, forces of the Karelian Front under command of General of the Army Kirill Meretskov and the Northern Fleet, headed by Admiral Arseny Golovko, launched a full-front offensive, preceded by heavy artillery fire.
After three weeks of fierce combat in the Far North, Nazi troops were destroyed. By October 15, the Red Army liberated Petsamo and Luostari, alongside dozens of other communities.
In late October, the Soviet forces commenced the liberation of Norway. Their advance into the northern Kingdom gave an impetus to the Norwegian Resistance movement, with local partisan units providing substantial support for the Red Army.
Through coordinated action between the Red Army and Norwegian anti-fascist fighters, Norway's East Finnmark and later the entire northeast of the Scandinavian kingdom (up to the Tana River) were liberated. On October 25, Nazi occupants fled Kirkenes.
On October 17, 1945, Norwegian Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen wrote these words to Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars Joseph Stalin:
King of Norway Haakon VII paid tribute to the noble feat of our soldiers who saved his country from Nazism:
By November 1, Nazi invaders, having suffered heavy losses, were retreating westward. Combat operations in the Arctic ended. During the Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive, Soviet soldiers and officers showed unwavering fortitude and sacrifice.
In December 1944, the medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Arctic" was instituted, awarded to over 350'000 Red Army soldiers and officers.
🎙 An excerpt from the briefing by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (October 23, 2025):
#WeRemember
As a result of the Red Army’s successful Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive (October 7–29, 1944), the enemy was expelled from North Karelia, the Murmansk Region, and north-eastern Norway.
The Third Reich’s plans to seize the strategically vital Kola Peninsula — thereby cutting off the USSR from its ice-free northern ports and access to the ocean — were thwarted once and for all.
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By the autumn of 1944, a radical shift in the strategic situation on the northern sector of the Soviet-German front had created favourable conditions for the Red Army to liberate Arctic territories from the Nazis.
The crushing defeat of the Finnish militarists in Karelia during the summer of 1944, resulting in Finland’s — Hitler’s key ally in Europe’s Far North — withdrawal from the war, severely weakened the Wehrmacht’s position in the Arctic. Helsinki was compelled to launch operations against Nazi forces in Lapland.
⚔️ Thus, the conditions were set for a Soviet offensive into the northern latitudes. On October 7, 1944, forces of the Karelian Front under command of General of the Army Kirill Meretskov and the Northern Fleet, headed by Admiral Arseny Golovko, launched a full-front offensive, preceded by heavy artillery fire.
After three weeks of fierce combat in the Far North, Nazi troops were destroyed. By October 15, the Red Army liberated Petsamo and Luostari, alongside dozens of other communities.
In late October, the Soviet forces commenced the liberation of Norway. Their advance into the northern Kingdom gave an impetus to the Norwegian Resistance movement, with local partisan units providing substantial support for the Red Army.
Through coordinated action between the Red Army and Norwegian anti-fascist fighters, Norway's East Finnmark and later the entire northeast of the Scandinavian kingdom (up to the Tana River) were liberated. On October 25, Nazi occupants fled Kirkenes.
On October 17, 1945, Norwegian Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen wrote these words to Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars Joseph Stalin:
✍️ “The soldiers of the Red Army have fortified the friendship between our two nations, leaving the Norwegian people with feelings of gratitude and admiration for the great Soviet people.”
King of Norway Haakon VII paid tribute to the noble feat of our soldiers who saved his country from Nazism:
💬 “The war was won by the Red Army on the Eastern Front.
It was this victory that precipitated the liberation of Norwegian territory in the North.”
By November 1, Nazi invaders, having suffered heavy losses, were retreating westward. Combat operations in the Arctic ended. During the Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive, Soviet soldiers and officers showed unwavering fortitude and sacrifice.
In December 1944, the medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Arctic" was instituted, awarded to over 350'000 Red Army soldiers and officers.
🎙 An excerpt from the briefing by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (October 23, 2025):
💬 <...> "How the Norwegians managed to forget all this today and how the Norwegian leadership managed to turn away from those chapters of history <...> ?
How could they forget not only ours, but also their own Resistance fighters? <...>
Why have they forgotten?
That’s because today they are supporting those who are glorifying Nazi criminals.
They provide <...> even militarily support to them. Norway is among the first to do so". <...>
#WeRemember
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On November 4, celebrated as National Unity Day in Russia, the President, together with representatives of religious denominations and members of public and youth organisations will lay flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky in Red Square
🔹On the same day, Vladimir Putin will also take part in a ceremony to present state awards and Presidential prizes recognising efforts strengthening the unity of the Russian people.
🔹The recipients will include representatives of public and religious organisations, business executives, and foreign cultural luminaries.
🔹Later in the day, the President will attend the Orthodox Russia — The National Unity Day Forum and Exhibition, held at the Moscow Manege. Vladimir Putin will take a closer look at some of the projects by the Christian Mercy Charitable Foundation and will tour the Great Victory: Russia — My History exhibit that tells the story of the heroic struggle of the peoples of USSR against global fascism.
🔹On the same day, Vladimir Putin will also take part in a ceremony to present state awards and Presidential prizes recognising efforts strengthening the unity of the Russian people.
🔹The recipients will include representatives of public and religious organisations, business executives, and foreign cultural luminaries.
🔹Later in the day, the President will attend the Orthodox Russia — The National Unity Day Forum and Exhibition, held at the Moscow Manege. Vladimir Putin will take a closer look at some of the projects by the Christian Mercy Charitable Foundation and will tour the Great Victory: Russia — My History exhibit that tells the story of the heroic struggle of the peoples of USSR against global fascism.
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🇷🇺 November 4 – National Unity Day – a defining moment in Russia's history, which predetermined its course for centuries to come.
On this day, 413 years ago, in 1612, the people’s militia led by Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky expelled the Polish-Lithuanian invaders from the Moscow Kremlin. This day became a symbol of the unity of the people – ready to rise in defense of their Motherland in the face of both foreign threats and internal struggles.
I. BACKGROUND
At the dawn of the 17th century, the Russian state entered one of the gravest crises in its history. Following the death of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1557-1598), the last ruler of the Moscow branch of the Rurik dynasty, the country was left without a legitimate heir. The dynastic line that had ruled Rus’ for seven centuries was severed.
The absence of a lawful monarch sparked a wave of impostors. One after another, men emerged claiming to be the “miraculously saved Tsarevich Dmitry”, the son of Ivan the Terrible who had died under mysterious circumstances in Uglich in 1591. There were at least four such pretenders – each backed by foreign powers, promising the Polish-Lithuanian elites influence and land in exchange for the Russian throne.
II. THE TIME OF TROUBLES
False Dmitry I (1605-1606), who seized power with the support of Polish King Sigismund III, was quickly overthrown and killed. The throne then passed to Vasily Shuisky (1606-1610), a member of the Suzdal branch of the Rurik dynasty in Moscow, but his rule brought no peace. Soon another pretender, False Dmitry II (1607-1610), appeared and established his camp in Tushino near Moscow. The country found itself divided between two tsars, two governments, and two capitals.
Shuisky’s attempt to enlist Swedish support provoked open Polish intervention. Sigismund III’s troops besieged Smolensk and later entered Moscow. After Shuisky’s overthrow, power passed to the Boyar Duma (the Seven Boyars), who swore allegiance to Sigismund’s son Prince Władysław. A Polish garrison occupied the Kremlin, and Russia stood on the brink of losing its sovereignty altogether.
III. THE PEOPLE’S MILITIA
By early 1611, the lawlessness and violence of the Polish garrisons occupying Moscow and other cities provoked a surge of national outrage and resistance across the land. In Ryazan, the First People’s Militia was formed and attempted to liberate the capital. In the spring of 1611, it marched toward Moscow and even managed to seize part of the city. But internal divisions among its leaders, as well as a shortage of supplies and weapons, led to its failure.
After this setback, inspired by Patriarch Hermogenes’ call to unite in defense of faith and Fatherland, Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin took the initiative to form the Second People’s Militia. Prince Dmitry Pozharsky was chosen as the military commander. By the summer of 1612, representatives of all Russian classes and regions had joined their ranks. That autumn, the militia reached Moscow, captured Kitay-Gorod after fierce battles, and forced the Polish garrison in the Kremlin to surrender.
IV. THE RESTORATION OF STATEHOOD
When the invaders were driven out of the capital, it was time to restore a united country. The Poles’ attempts to alter the course of history failed – thanks to the courage of the people and their heroes.
In early 1613, delegates from across Russia – nobles, clergy, townsmen, and Cossacks – gathered in Moscow for a Zemsky Sobor (National Assembly). After long debate, the choice fell upon sixteen-year-old Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov. His election marked the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of a new royal dynasty under which the country regained long-awaited stability.
In Russia, National Unity Day has been celebrated for two decades – since 2005. The holiday, revived in memory of the 1612 feat, has rightfully taken its place in the national calendar as a symbol of unity and patriotism of Russia’s multiethnic people.
📜 Learn more about the holiday's history in our retrospective article
On this day, 413 years ago, in 1612, the people’s militia led by Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky expelled the Polish-Lithuanian invaders from the Moscow Kremlin. This day became a symbol of the unity of the people – ready to rise in defense of their Motherland in the face of both foreign threats and internal struggles.
I. BACKGROUND
At the dawn of the 17th century, the Russian state entered one of the gravest crises in its history. Following the death of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1557-1598), the last ruler of the Moscow branch of the Rurik dynasty, the country was left without a legitimate heir. The dynastic line that had ruled Rus’ for seven centuries was severed.
The absence of a lawful monarch sparked a wave of impostors. One after another, men emerged claiming to be the “miraculously saved Tsarevich Dmitry”, the son of Ivan the Terrible who had died under mysterious circumstances in Uglich in 1591. There were at least four such pretenders – each backed by foreign powers, promising the Polish-Lithuanian elites influence and land in exchange for the Russian throne.
II. THE TIME OF TROUBLES
False Dmitry I (1605-1606), who seized power with the support of Polish King Sigismund III, was quickly overthrown and killed. The throne then passed to Vasily Shuisky (1606-1610), a member of the Suzdal branch of the Rurik dynasty in Moscow, but his rule brought no peace. Soon another pretender, False Dmitry II (1607-1610), appeared and established his camp in Tushino near Moscow. The country found itself divided between two tsars, two governments, and two capitals.
Shuisky’s attempt to enlist Swedish support provoked open Polish intervention. Sigismund III’s troops besieged Smolensk and later entered Moscow. After Shuisky’s overthrow, power passed to the Boyar Duma (the Seven Boyars), who swore allegiance to Sigismund’s son Prince Władysław. A Polish garrison occupied the Kremlin, and Russia stood on the brink of losing its sovereignty altogether.
III. THE PEOPLE’S MILITIA
By early 1611, the lawlessness and violence of the Polish garrisons occupying Moscow and other cities provoked a surge of national outrage and resistance across the land. In Ryazan, the First People’s Militia was formed and attempted to liberate the capital. In the spring of 1611, it marched toward Moscow and even managed to seize part of the city. But internal divisions among its leaders, as well as a shortage of supplies and weapons, led to its failure.
After this setback, inspired by Patriarch Hermogenes’ call to unite in defense of faith and Fatherland, Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin took the initiative to form the Second People’s Militia. Prince Dmitry Pozharsky was chosen as the military commander. By the summer of 1612, representatives of all Russian classes and regions had joined their ranks. That autumn, the militia reached Moscow, captured Kitay-Gorod after fierce battles, and forced the Polish garrison in the Kremlin to surrender.
IV. THE RESTORATION OF STATEHOOD
When the invaders were driven out of the capital, it was time to restore a united country. The Poles’ attempts to alter the course of history failed – thanks to the courage of the people and their heroes.
In early 1613, delegates from across Russia – nobles, clergy, townsmen, and Cossacks – gathered in Moscow for a Zemsky Sobor (National Assembly). After long debate, the choice fell upon sixteen-year-old Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov. His election marked the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of a new royal dynasty under which the country regained long-awaited stability.
In Russia, National Unity Day has been celebrated for two decades – since 2005. The holiday, revived in memory of the 1612 feat, has rightfully taken its place in the national calendar as a symbol of unity and patriotism of Russia’s multiethnic people.
📜 Learn more about the holiday's history in our retrospective article
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☦️ Russia's National #UnityDay: The holiday of November 4 is rooted in the immortal feat of the Second People’s Militia under the leadership of Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, who saved the Motherland from mortal danger. Born in Nizhny Novgorod, this movement stirred the very fabric of history – at a moment of national peril it united the people, defended the country, and drove the Polish-Lithuanian invaders from Moscow. Learn more about those events in our detailed historical article.
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, a copy of which accompanied the Russian army throughout its liberation campaign, became a symbol of that victory. The clergy and the soldiers prayed before the image of the Kazan Mother of God, including on the eve of Moscow’s liberation from the foreign occupiers. Contemporaries saw the triumph of the militia as a clear sign of the intercession of the Mother of God.
In Orthodox tradition, the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated twice each year – on July 21, the day of its miraculous appearance, and on November 4, the day when the will of the people and Divine Providence saved the Motherland.
The day of Moscow’s liberation – November 4 – was established by decree of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov as the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. At first it was marked only in Moscow, but beginning in 1649, by order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov – throughout the entire country.
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The story of the Kazan Icon dates back to 1579. According to tradition, after a great fire destroyed part of Kazan, the Mother of God appeared three times in a dream to a nine-year-old girl named Matrona, showing her the place under the ashes where Her image lay hidden. The miraculous discovery of the icon deeply moved the townspeople and was perceived as a sign of the special protection of the Most Holy Theotokos over the Russian land.
Soon afterward, the Theotokos Monastery was built on the site of the discovery, with the icon enshrined at its centre. From that time, copies of the image began to spread across Russia and beyond, bringing comfort and hope to believers. The Kazan Icon was carried into battle, used to bless new churches, and strengthened the people’s faith during the most difficult trials.
In 2023, on the Feast of the Kazan Icon, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin, the very holy image before which Minin and Pozharsky prayed during the decisive battles for Moscow was rediscovered and publicly revealed to the faithful.
💬 According to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, a thorough expert study confirmed the authenticity and antiquity of the icon, dated to the late 16th century:
Today, the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated on November 4, together with Russia’s National Unity Day, reminding us of the enduring link between spiritual and national heroism, faith and love for the Motherland.
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, a copy of which accompanied the Russian army throughout its liberation campaign, became a symbol of that victory. The clergy and the soldiers prayed before the image of the Kazan Mother of God, including on the eve of Moscow’s liberation from the foreign occupiers. Contemporaries saw the triumph of the militia as a clear sign of the intercession of the Mother of God.
In Orthodox tradition, the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated twice each year – on July 21, the day of its miraculous appearance, and on November 4, the day when the will of the people and Divine Providence saved the Motherland.
The day of Moscow’s liberation – November 4 – was established by decree of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov as the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. At first it was marked only in Moscow, but beginning in 1649, by order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov – throughout the entire country.
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The story of the Kazan Icon dates back to 1579. According to tradition, after a great fire destroyed part of Kazan, the Mother of God appeared three times in a dream to a nine-year-old girl named Matrona, showing her the place under the ashes where Her image lay hidden. The miraculous discovery of the icon deeply moved the townspeople and was perceived as a sign of the special protection of the Most Holy Theotokos over the Russian land.
Soon afterward, the Theotokos Monastery was built on the site of the discovery, with the icon enshrined at its centre. From that time, copies of the image began to spread across Russia and beyond, bringing comfort and hope to believers. The Kazan Icon was carried into battle, used to bless new churches, and strengthened the people’s faith during the most difficult trials.
In 2023, on the Feast of the Kazan Icon, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin, the very holy image before which Minin and Pozharsky prayed during the decisive battles for Moscow was rediscovered and publicly revealed to the faithful.
💬 According to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, a thorough expert study confirmed the authenticity and antiquity of the icon, dated to the late 16th century:
We know that before this image Prince Pozharsky prayed prior to launching his assault on the Kremlin. We also know that he prayed before it when preparing to attack the Novodevichy Convent, which at that time had been turned into a Polish fortress.
In other words, he prayed before this icon every time he entered a decisive battle with the Polish invaders. And we know that these prayers were heard. The Queen of Heaven spread Her protecting veil, the Russian land was liberated, and in memory of this great event Prince Pozharsky built at his own expense a church on the Red Square dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. <…>
Thanks to careful scholarly examination, it has been established that this is the very image carried by Minin and Pozharsky when they liberated Kitay-Gorod and the Kremlin, driving the Poles from our Motherland. In other words, we stand before a historic shrine – one of the most sacred treasures of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Today, the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated on November 4, together with Russia’s National Unity Day, reminding us of the enduring link between spiritual and national heroism, faith and love for the Motherland.
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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, October 30, 2025)
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Ukraine crisis
🔹 Attempts to rewrite history in Moldova
🔹 The British establishment’s aggressive Russophobic methods
🔹 UN General Assembly' resolution “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”
🔹 Israeli parliament considers annexation of the West Bank
🔹 National Unity Day
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev neo-Nazi regime persists in its attacks on civilian infrastructure, terrorising the civilian population of Russia.
Over the past week, Ukrainian artillery strikes and drone attacks have injured 113 Russian civilians, with 19 being killed — including one child — and 94 wounded, among them 10 children.
On October 25-26, the AFU executed multiple deliberate attacks using American HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems and GMLRS rockets, damaging structures and the floodgates of the Belgorod Reservoir dam.
Russian courts continue to sentence Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
Lithuanian mercenary Povilas Adomas Limontas, who participated in the fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR and LPR, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison in absentia. He is on the international wanted list.
Criminal cases have been sent to court against Nieto Kevin Javier Ramirez, Eric Victor Hall and TakaoTainaka, “legionnaires” from Colombia, Sweden and Japan who fought in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All of them are on the international wanted list.
#Moldova #NeoNazism #FalsificationOfHistory
We have taken note of alarming trends in Moldova, where the authorities are trying to rewrite history, glorifying Nazi criminals and their accomplices, and downplaying the heroism of the Red Army soldiers who died for the republic’s liberation from the fascist Romanian invaders. They are shamelessly vandalising the monuments to Soviet soldiers and celebrating the Romanian accomplices of Nazi Germany.
It is obvious that the Chisinau authorities’ attempts to rewrite history are yet another proof of not simply disrespectful but barbaric attitude to the history and culture of the Republic of Moldova, and to the victims of fascist Romanian invaders and their descendants.
#Britain #Russophobia #Terrorism
The Russophobic elements in the UK continue to pursue the same malign goals against Russia, using the same inhuman methods — supplying explosives and weapons, sponsoring assassinations and terrorist attacks, and intimidating civilians.
London’s influence toolkit for dealing with those who oppose its neocolonial thinking and practices remains as ready as ever.
#NationalUnityDay2025
November 4 has marked Russia’s #NationalUnityDay. This holiday commemorates liberation of Moscow from Polish invaders by the people’s militia in 1612. It carries profound historical and cultural meaning and reminds us of the value of unity, the importance of defending Motherland, and the preservation of Russia’s traditional spiritual and moral values.
Throughout Russia’s thousand-year history, unity has always been the source of our country's greatest victories and the cornerstone of the Russian state’s achievements.
This holiday carries special significance for the Special military operation participants who perform feats in the name and glory of our Motherland on a daily basis.
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Ukraine crisis
🔹 Attempts to rewrite history in Moldova
🔹 The British establishment’s aggressive Russophobic methods
🔹 UN General Assembly' resolution “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”
🔹 Israeli parliament considers annexation of the West Bank
🔹 National Unity Day
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev neo-Nazi regime persists in its attacks on civilian infrastructure, terrorising the civilian population of Russia.
Over the past week, Ukrainian artillery strikes and drone attacks have injured 113 Russian civilians, with 19 being killed — including one child — and 94 wounded, among them 10 children.
On October 25-26, the AFU executed multiple deliberate attacks using American HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems and GMLRS rockets, damaging structures and the floodgates of the Belgorod Reservoir dam.
Russian courts continue to sentence Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
Lithuanian mercenary Povilas Adomas Limontas, who participated in the fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR and LPR, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison in absentia. He is on the international wanted list.
Criminal cases have been sent to court against Nieto Kevin Javier Ramirez, Eric Victor Hall and TakaoTainaka, “legionnaires” from Colombia, Sweden and Japan who fought in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All of them are on the international wanted list.
#Moldova #NeoNazism #FalsificationOfHistory
We have taken note of alarming trends in Moldova, where the authorities are trying to rewrite history, glorifying Nazi criminals and their accomplices, and downplaying the heroism of the Red Army soldiers who died for the republic’s liberation from the fascist Romanian invaders. They are shamelessly vandalising the monuments to Soviet soldiers and celebrating the Romanian accomplices of Nazi Germany.
It is obvious that the Chisinau authorities’ attempts to rewrite history are yet another proof of not simply disrespectful but barbaric attitude to the history and culture of the Republic of Moldova, and to the victims of fascist Romanian invaders and their descendants.
#Britain #Russophobia #Terrorism
The Russophobic elements in the UK continue to pursue the same malign goals against Russia, using the same inhuman methods — supplying explosives and weapons, sponsoring assassinations and terrorist attacks, and intimidating civilians.
London’s influence toolkit for dealing with those who oppose its neocolonial thinking and practices remains as ready as ever.
#NationalUnityDay2025
November 4 has marked Russia’s #NationalUnityDay. This holiday commemorates liberation of Moscow from Polish invaders by the people’s militia in 1612. It carries profound historical and cultural meaning and reminds us of the value of unity, the importance of defending Motherland, and the preservation of Russia’s traditional spiritual and moral values.
Throughout Russia’s thousand-year history, unity has always been the source of our country's greatest victories and the cornerstone of the Russian state’s achievements.
This holiday carries special significance for the Special military operation participants who perform feats in the name and glory of our Motherland on a daily basis.
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✍️ On 4 November, President Vladimir Putin signed the Decree “On the Day of the Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation”.
The Decree's Text:
In order to preserve and promote the languages of the peoples of the Russian Federation, I hereby decree:
To establish the Day of the Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation and celebrate it on September 8.
This Decree shall enter into force on the day of its signing.
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The initiative was put forward following the meeting of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation (June 5, 2025), which focused on measures to preserve and develop the nation’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
The holiday will be celebrated on the birthday of Soviet poet Rasul Gamzatov.
🇷🇺 Today, 277 languages and dialects are used across Russia. The national education system includes 105 languages – 24 serving as languages of education and 81 taught as school subjects.
The new holiday is intended to draw attention to the preservation of linguistic diversity, support educational and cultural initiatives in native languages – including those of indigenous and small-numbered peoples – and highlight Russia’s rich multinational heritage.
The Decree's Text:
In order to preserve and promote the languages of the peoples of the Russian Federation, I hereby decree:
To establish the Day of the Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation and celebrate it on September 8.
This Decree shall enter into force on the day of its signing.
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The initiative was put forward following the meeting of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation (June 5, 2025), which focused on measures to preserve and develop the nation’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
The holiday will be celebrated on the birthday of Soviet poet Rasul Gamzatov.
🇷🇺 Today, 277 languages and dialects are used across Russia. The national education system includes 105 languages – 24 serving as languages of education and 81 taught as school subjects.
The new holiday is intended to draw attention to the preservation of linguistic diversity, support educational and cultural initiatives in native languages – including those of indigenous and small-numbered peoples – and highlight Russia’s rich multinational heritage.
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⚡️ Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation:
🇷🇺 The Press Bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, European NATO officials are urging the Kiev regime to find ways to urgently reverse the course of the Ukrainian conflict that is unfavourable to the West and to change its perception among Western publics. As the most effective means of achieving this goal, they propose carrying out a large-scale act of sabotage causing casualties among Ukrainians and citizens of EU states similar to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy of 2014.
In this connection, the option of organizing a sabotage at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant – with a meltdown of the reactor cores – is being considered. The influential British think-tank Chatham House has already modelled the consequences of such an accident.
Data from specially conducted computer simulations showed that, taking into account prevailing wind patterns and the movement of air masses, radioactive particles would affect residents of areas under Kiev’s control and citizens of EU countries near Ukraine’s western border. The think-tank assessed the most difficult part of implementing such a plot to be how to pin responsibility for the catastrophe on Russia.
Accordingly, Chatham House intends to prepare its argumentation in advance for “any eventuality”. It plans to ensure media coverage is arranged in such a way that Western public opinion will “unambiguously side with Kiev” when it comes to assigning blame for what has happened.
We must once again note that even on matters of nuclear safety that are of vital public concern, the totalitarian-liberal elites act according to long-established inhumane patterns.
The “collective West” is again prepared to deceive and even to kill Ukrainians and citizens of Western countries in order to assign responsibility to Russia for the crimes of the Kiev regime and to justify its Russophobic policy and efforts to inflame the war.
🇷🇺 The Press Bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, European NATO officials are urging the Kiev regime to find ways to urgently reverse the course of the Ukrainian conflict that is unfavourable to the West and to change its perception among Western publics. As the most effective means of achieving this goal, they propose carrying out a large-scale act of sabotage causing casualties among Ukrainians and citizens of EU states similar to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy of 2014.
In this connection, the option of organizing a sabotage at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant – with a meltdown of the reactor cores – is being considered. The influential British think-tank Chatham House has already modelled the consequences of such an accident.
Data from specially conducted computer simulations showed that, taking into account prevailing wind patterns and the movement of air masses, radioactive particles would affect residents of areas under Kiev’s control and citizens of EU countries near Ukraine’s western border. The think-tank assessed the most difficult part of implementing such a plot to be how to pin responsibility for the catastrophe on Russia.
Accordingly, Chatham House intends to prepare its argumentation in advance for “any eventuality”. It plans to ensure media coverage is arranged in such a way that Western public opinion will “unambiguously side with Kiev” when it comes to assigning blame for what has happened.
We must once again note that even on matters of nuclear safety that are of vital public concern, the totalitarian-liberal elites act according to long-established inhumane patterns.
The “collective West” is again prepared to deceive and even to kill Ukrainians and citizens of Western countries in order to assign responsibility to Russia for the crimes of the Kiev regime and to justify its Russophobic policy and efforts to inflame the war.
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🎙 Address by President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the Plenary Session of the 13th International Sports Forum "Russia: Country of Sports" (November 6, 2025, Samara)
💬 We are all well aware of the importance of sport as a universal means of developing a person’s physical, creative, and spiritual potential. We also understand that many of the challenges of the modern world can only be met through collective effort.
Like most countries in the world, Russia stands for interaction between states and peoples based on equality, unwavering respect for each other’s interests, and regard for national cultures.
Sport is meant to unite people and build bridges between nations. This is its high mission and one of the main purposes of international sports organisations.
In this regard, I would like to thank our partners – those who have recently taken a balanced and fair decision to restore the rights of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
❗️ Russia’s stance remains unchanged: athletes’ access to international tournaments must be equal and based on their sporting merit. Politics has no place in sport.
For Russia, these are not empty words. In preparing and hosting competitions of any level, we have always given a warm welcome to representatives of international sports associations, committees, and federations, creating all the necessary conditions for athletes who, through honest competition, hard work, and talent, earn the right to represent their home country. We have been guided exclusively by sporting principles – not by the state of relations with any particular country.
❗️ I reiterate: sport, as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation, must not become hostage to conflicts or geopolitical contradictions.
I would like to remind you that in the UN current Sustainable Development Agenda, sport is named as one of the key factors in achieving goals in health, education, and social inclusion. Russia fully shares this approach and takes it into account in implementing its national development goals.
We pay special attention to developing infrastructure for mass sports – facilities accessible to people of all ages and health groups. We are building both major stadiums and sports complexes, and smaller venues for daily exercise in schools, universities, parks, and courtyards.
Today, Russia has over 370,000 sports facilities, and we do not intend to stop there. We will continue moving forward.
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💬 We are all well aware of the importance of sport as a universal means of developing a person’s physical, creative, and spiritual potential. We also understand that many of the challenges of the modern world can only be met through collective effort.
Like most countries in the world, Russia stands for interaction between states and peoples based on equality, unwavering respect for each other’s interests, and regard for national cultures.
Sport is meant to unite people and build bridges between nations. This is its high mission and one of the main purposes of international sports organisations.
In this regard, I would like to thank our partners – those who have recently taken a balanced and fair decision to restore the rights of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
❗️ Russia’s stance remains unchanged: athletes’ access to international tournaments must be equal and based on their sporting merit. Politics has no place in sport.
For Russia, these are not empty words. In preparing and hosting competitions of any level, we have always given a warm welcome to representatives of international sports associations, committees, and federations, creating all the necessary conditions for athletes who, through honest competition, hard work, and talent, earn the right to represent their home country. We have been guided exclusively by sporting principles – not by the state of relations with any particular country.
❗️ I reiterate: sport, as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation, must not become hostage to conflicts or geopolitical contradictions.
I would like to remind you that in the UN current Sustainable Development Agenda, sport is named as one of the key factors in achieving goals in health, education, and social inclusion. Russia fully shares this approach and takes it into account in implementing its national development goals.
We pay special attention to developing infrastructure for mass sports – facilities accessible to people of all ages and health groups. We are building both major stadiums and sports complexes, and smaller venues for daily exercise in schools, universities, parks, and courtyards.
Today, Russia has over 370,000 sports facilities, and we do not intend to stop there. We will continue moving forward.
Read in full
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