🗓 On 21 February the world marks International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999 to champion linguistic and cultural diversity.
For the Russian Federation — one of the world’s largest multi-ethnic states — this principle is a lived reality: more than 190 peoples reside across its territory, and over 300 languages are spoken, around 150 of them indigenous.
Russian, for its part, remains firmly among the most widely spoken languages in the world and continues to serve as an official or working language in numerous international fora. It is a global language in the fullest sense — heard on every continent.
Here in the United Kingdom, too, Russian forms part of the country's rich linguistic tapestry. It is taught at leading universities, studied in schools, heard in theatres and on the streets, and even glimpsed in everyday life — from shop shelves to public signage.
ℹ️ DYK that in London, visitors to the Science Museum may spot Russian on the monument to the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin — a quiet reminder that languages travel with history, memory and human achievement?
For the Russian Federation — one of the world’s largest multi-ethnic states — this principle is a lived reality: more than 190 peoples reside across its territory, and over 300 languages are spoken, around 150 of them indigenous.
Russian, for its part, remains firmly among the most widely spoken languages in the world and continues to serve as an official or working language in numerous international fora. It is a global language in the fullest sense — heard on every continent.
Here in the United Kingdom, too, Russian forms part of the country's rich linguistic tapestry. It is taught at leading universities, studied in schools, heard in theatres and on the streets, and even glimpsed in everyday life — from shop shelves to public signage.
ℹ️ DYK that in London, visitors to the Science Museum may spot Russian on the monument to the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin — a quiet reminder that languages travel with history, memory and human achievement?
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🗓 On this very day, 12 years ago, Kiev became ground zero for a Western-backed unconstitutional coup, that triggered all the events around Ukraine and its now former regions ever since. This led to an armed civil conflict, essentially a war waged by the Kiev regime against its own people, and a deepest crisis of international and European security since World War II.
12 years have passed since the tragic and horrible events of February 2014. The residing "authorities" in Kiev, aka the Kiev regime, and their Western sponsors are, as per their usual m.o., are attempting to distort the truth, conceal true facts, and turn the timeline of those events, their substance upside down.
❗️ The truth is stubborn; it tends to get revealed sooner or later, as recent events in the world have once again proven.
LEARN MORE: On the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, the crimes of the OUN-UPA, and the support of the West
The most horrific events unfolded on 20 February: the still unidentified snipers began shooting on the Institutskaya Street in the centre of Kiev at both law enforcement and protesters. Euromaidan supporters and Western politicians, seized "the opportunity", blamed the legitimate authorities of Ukraine. No evidence of Yanukovich's involvement was provided, and there is none to this day. Unlike, the Maidan activists & the opposition who benefited the most and was seen smuggling weapons into the area <...>
On 21 February, in an attempt to avoid further bloodshed, Yanukovych signed an Agreement on the Settlement of the Political Crisis in Ukraine with the opposition (from the opposition's side — Vitali Klitschko (UDAR party), Arseniy Yatsenyuk ("Fatherland"), and Oleg Tyagnybok ("Freedom")), which was supported and guaranteed by the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Poland. This document envisaged the creation of a government of national trust, constitutional reform, and the organization of early presidential elections.
None of the Agreement's provisions were implemented.
The next day, on February 22, the Supreme Council passed a resolution on Viktor Yanukovych's "self-removal" from performing the duties of the President of Ukraine, thereby usurping power (although he remained a legitimate president, remained in Ukraine and had made no statements regarding resignation).
It was then announced that the "government of the victors (winner)" would be formed. The West turned a blind eye to all violations and hurried to declare a "change of power" in Ukraine, openly encouraging the putschists to pursue their anti-Russian policy. What ensued was basically a hunt for the remaining law enforcement officers and officials loyal to their oath and the country.
The very next day, the very first decision of the new "government" through the Verkhovnaya Rada was to revoke the law on the status of the Russian language, which according to data was back then the mother tongue of the majority (!) of the Ukrainian citizens.
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The "mediation" meddling of the West led to a sharp polarisation of Ukrainian society, which created the preconditions for an armed civil conflict. The first legislative steps of the "Maidan victors" — the abovementioned cancellation of the language law — were received with alarm in South-Eastern Ukraine, where spontaneous formation of popular militia forces began.
Kiev immediately accused all the inhabitants of the region of "state treason" and "terrorism", threw the army and neo-Nazi punitive battalions to violently suppress the protests.
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❗️ "Euromaidan" created a deep rift in Ukrainian society, lead to persecution, fight against dissent, spread of nationalism and neo-Nazism, legal lawlessness and nihilism, fighting the Russian language and own history, complete degradation of the socio-economic situation in the country.
The terror and horror brought by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis and nationalists in 2014 must be brought to an end.
Denazification is imminent.
📖 Read, remember or learn more about these tragic events of 2014.
12 years have passed since the tragic and horrible events of February 2014. The residing "authorities" in Kiev, aka the Kiev regime, and their Western sponsors are, as per their usual m.o., are attempting to distort the truth, conceal true facts, and turn the timeline of those events, their substance upside down.
❗️ The truth is stubborn; it tends to get revealed sooner or later, as recent events in the world have once again proven.
LEARN MORE: On the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, the crimes of the OUN-UPA, and the support of the West
The most horrific events unfolded on 20 February: the still unidentified snipers began shooting on the Institutskaya Street in the centre of Kiev at both law enforcement and protesters. Euromaidan supporters and Western politicians, seized "the opportunity", blamed the legitimate authorities of Ukraine. No evidence of Yanukovich's involvement was provided, and there is none to this day. Unlike, the Maidan activists & the opposition who benefited the most and was seen smuggling weapons into the area <...>
On 21 February, in an attempt to avoid further bloodshed, Yanukovych signed an Agreement on the Settlement of the Political Crisis in Ukraine with the opposition (from the opposition's side — Vitali Klitschko (UDAR party), Arseniy Yatsenyuk ("Fatherland"), and Oleg Tyagnybok ("Freedom")), which was supported and guaranteed by the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Poland. This document envisaged the creation of a government of national trust, constitutional reform, and the organization of early presidential elections.
None of the Agreement's provisions were implemented.
The next day, on February 22, the Supreme Council passed a resolution on Viktor Yanukovych's "self-removal" from performing the duties of the President of Ukraine, thereby usurping power (although he remained a legitimate president, remained in Ukraine and had made no statements regarding resignation).
It was then announced that the "government of the victors (winner)" would be formed. The West turned a blind eye to all violations and hurried to declare a "change of power" in Ukraine, openly encouraging the putschists to pursue their anti-Russian policy. What ensued was basically a hunt for the remaining law enforcement officers and officials loyal to their oath and the country.
The very next day, the very first decision of the new "government" through the Verkhovnaya Rada was to revoke the law on the status of the Russian language, which according to data was back then the mother tongue of the majority (!) of the Ukrainian citizens.
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The "mediation" meddling of the West led to a sharp polarisation of Ukrainian society, which created the preconditions for an armed civil conflict. The first legislative steps of the "Maidan victors" — the abovementioned cancellation of the language law — were received with alarm in South-Eastern Ukraine, where spontaneous formation of popular militia forces began.
Kiev immediately accused all the inhabitants of the region of "state treason" and "terrorism", threw the army and neo-Nazi punitive battalions to violently suppress the protests.
<...>
❗️ "Euromaidan" created a deep rift in Ukrainian society, lead to persecution, fight against dissent, spread of nationalism and neo-Nazism, legal lawlessness and nihilism, fighting the Russian language and own history, complete degradation of the socio-economic situation in the country.
The terror and horror brought by the Ukrainian neo-Nazis and nationalists in 2014 must be brought to an end.
Denazification is imminent.
📖 Read, remember or learn more about these tragic events of 2014.
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🛡⚔️ On 23 February Russia marks Defender of the Fatherland Day.
Its origins lie in 1918, when the fledgling Red Army was mobilised amid the upheaval of the First World War and the Civil War that followed. In the Soviet era the date became known as Red Army Day, and later Soviet Army and Navy Day. Since the 1990s it has borne its present name, broadening its meaning to encompass all who protect the nation.
The occasion is steeped in history. Russia's martial tradition stretches back centuries: from the medieval victories of Alexander Nevsky on Lake Peipus and Dmitry Donskoy at Kulikovo Field, to the triumph at Poltava under Peter the Great and the stand at Borodino against Napoleon led by Mikhail Kutuzov, and ultimately to victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.
Today, 23 February carries both official and popular meanings. It remains a formal tribute to the armed forces and to veterans past and present, while in everyday life it has also evolved into an informal "men's day", when fathers, brothers and colleagues receive congratulations.
Yet at its core the holiday continues to express a simple idea: gratitude to those prepared, in whatever era, to stand in defence of the Fatherland.
Its origins lie in 1918, when the fledgling Red Army was mobilised amid the upheaval of the First World War and the Civil War that followed. In the Soviet era the date became known as Red Army Day, and later Soviet Army and Navy Day. Since the 1990s it has borne its present name, broadening its meaning to encompass all who protect the nation.
The occasion is steeped in history. Russia's martial tradition stretches back centuries: from the medieval victories of Alexander Nevsky on Lake Peipus and Dmitry Donskoy at Kulikovo Field, to the triumph at Poltava under Peter the Great and the stand at Borodino against Napoleon led by Mikhail Kutuzov, and ultimately to victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.
Today, 23 February carries both official and popular meanings. It remains a formal tribute to the armed forces and to veterans past and present, while in everyday life it has also evolved into an informal "men's day", when fathers, brothers and colleagues receive congratulations.
Yet at its core the holiday continues to express a simple idea: gratitude to those prepared, in whatever era, to stand in defence of the Fatherland.
Defender of the Fatherland Day has become a symbol of the people's sincere love for our defenders, of pride in the Army and Navy, in those who have devoted their lives to serving the Fatherland, who reliably stand guard over its sovereignty and security, who are loyal to their military oath and conscientiously fulfil their professional duty.
— President Vladimir Putin
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Russian winter carnival at its finest
❤️🔥 This weekend marked the close of Maslenitsa in Russia – a folk holiday that bids farewell to winter. Alongside piles of blini and good cheer comes the ritual tradition: the burning of a towering effigy, a gesture intended to banish the cold and beckon the spring.
At Nikola-Lenivets, a village and a picturesque art park in the Kaluga Region, artists annually construct a vast wooden installation only to torch it before a gathered crowd. The spectacle carries a distinctive grandeur: part pagan pageant, part open-air gallery, part Russian Burning Man.
This year's theme turns to the legend of Danko, the hero created by Russian/Soviet writer Maxim Gorky. In the tale, he tears his heart from his chest, turning its inner glow into a living flame to guide his people through a dark forest.
Take a glimpse at how the festival unfolded and see the heart of the celebration burn bright.
📸 Nikola-Lenivets
❤️🔥 This weekend marked the close of Maslenitsa in Russia – a folk holiday that bids farewell to winter. Alongside piles of blini and good cheer comes the ritual tradition: the burning of a towering effigy, a gesture intended to banish the cold and beckon the spring.
At Nikola-Lenivets, a village and a picturesque art park in the Kaluga Region, artists annually construct a vast wooden installation only to torch it before a gathered crowd. The spectacle carries a distinctive grandeur: part pagan pageant, part open-air gallery, part Russian Burning Man.
This year's theme turns to the legend of Danko, the hero created by Russian/Soviet writer Maxim Gorky. In the tale, he tears his heart from his chest, turning its inner glow into a living flame to guide his people through a dark forest.
Take a glimpse at how the festival unfolded and see the heart of the celebration burn bright.
📸 Nikola-Lenivets
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