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It's Epiphany time of the year!
☦️ On January 19, Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany, a major religious holiday commemorating the baptism of Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, with a traditional dip into icy water.
Millions immersed themselves in frigid water through cross-shaped holes cut in the ice of lakes and rivers across the country. For believers, the process of dipping into icy water with crossing themselves before each dip is a symbolic purification of body and soul.
On the day of Epiphany the Great Consecration of water is also conducted. This holy water blessed with gracious power is known as the agiasma. People keep it throughout the year, using for the health of the soul and body as well as sanctification of dwellings and belongings.
The Baptism of the Lord reminds us of our own baptism. On this day it is vital to remember the vow given to God when receiving the holy sacrament, and try to live in accordance with it. The annual feast of Epiphany serves as a reminder of true values, gives a sense of purification, strength and renewal for Christian life.
#OurValues
☦️ On January 19, Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany, a major religious holiday commemorating the baptism of Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, with a traditional dip into icy water.
Millions immersed themselves in frigid water through cross-shaped holes cut in the ice of lakes and rivers across the country. For believers, the process of dipping into icy water with crossing themselves before each dip is a symbolic purification of body and soul.
On the day of Epiphany the Great Consecration of water is also conducted. This holy water blessed with gracious power is known as the agiasma. People keep it throughout the year, using for the health of the soul and body as well as sanctification of dwellings and belongings.
The Baptism of the Lord reminds us of our own baptism. On this day it is vital to remember the vow given to God when receiving the holy sacrament, and try to live in accordance with it. The annual feast of Epiphany serves as a reminder of true values, gives a sense of purification, strength and renewal for Christian life.
#OurValues
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«В том виде, как это подает Трамп, это выглядит скорее как злая шутка, попытка поддеть канадцев, троллинг в адрес нынешнего канадского руководства во главе с уходящим премьером Джастином Трюдо, с которым у американского президента не сложилось личной химии еще в прошлый раз. Поэтому вряд ли стоит говорить о каких-либо попытках силового захвата (хотя, думается, Трамп не понаслышке знаком с тем, что такое рейдерство), вооруженном конфликте и расколе НАТО», — высказались в пресс-службе посольства.
«В таком виде мегапроект — даже если допустить, что канадцы и датчане с гренландцами на него согласятся (а они не согласятся), — потребовал бы небывалых и колоссальных финансово-материальных вложений и людских ресурсов. У США их пока нет, и проект растянулся бы на десятилетия, не говоря об одном четырехлетнем президентском сроке. Посмотреть за такой горизонт планирования не в состоянии никто. Говоря по-деловому, легко уйти в минус, дивиденды не отобьют инвестиций».
«Наращивать возможности разведки, флота и авиации, системы предупреждения о ракетном нападении. Декларативно — «для обеспечения безопасности арктических подступов». На деле — против России и отчасти Китая в Северной Атлантике», — прогнозируют эксперты посольства РФ в Канаде.
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Трамп опубликовал карту США с присоединенной Канадой.
На рисунке территории государств закрашены одним цветом. Таким образом Трамп продемонстрировал пользователям Truth Social, как будут выглядеть границы США, если Канада, как ему бы хотелось, станет 51…
На рисунке территории государств закрашены одним цветом. Таким образом Трамп продемонстрировал пользователям Truth Social, как будут выглядеть границы США, если Канада, как ему бы хотелось, станет 51…
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🎙 Russia's President Vladimir Putin's answers to questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin (January 24, 2025, Moscow)
❓Question: Mr President, newly inaugurated President Trump has made multiple statements about a possible meeting with you and prospects for a Ukrainian settlement. I would like to know what you think about this
💬 President Putin: Indeed, the US President has made many statements to this effect.
My first point is that Russia has never turned down contacts with the US administration, and it is not our fault that the previous administration chose not to establish such contacts. I have always had business-like, strictly business-like, but at the same time pragmatic and trust-based, I would say, relationships with the current President of the United States.
<...>
All I can say is that we hear the current President say he is ready to work together. We remain open to that.
Regarding talks about Ukraine, we have consistently made it clear, and I wish to underscore it one more time, we remain open to them. Here, too, certain matters need our particular attention.
For instance, it is well known that back when he was a fairly legitimate head of state, the current leader of the Kiev regime issued an executive order prohibiting talks. How can talks be resumed now that they have been outlawed?
This meeting is taking place in the building of Moscow University. As you may be aware, I am a trained lawyer. I graduated from the law department of St Petersburg University, formerly Leningrad University. I can tell you that if talks begin based on the existing legal framework, they would be, strictly speaking, illegitimate, meaning that the outcomes of such talks could likewise be declared illegitimate.
The current Kiev regime appears quite content to receive hundreds of billions from its benefactors and – excuse me for using this homely phrase – to pig out on this money like there is no tomorrow. However, it shows little haste in acting on the instructions issued by its sponsors – and we know that they have indeed issued such instructions – to rescind the executive order banning talks.
Nonetheless, I am of the opinion that, ultimately, those who provide the funding should compel him to act, and I believe he will have no choice but to comply. Until this executive order is rescinded, it is rather difficult to talk about starting and, more importantly, finishing these talks in a proper way. Preliminary plans may, indeed, be outlined, but engaging in serious talks remains a particularly difficult proposition, especially considering the ban imposed by the Ukrainian side.
Overall, we may have quite a few common points with the current US administration and we could jointly look for solutions to the key issues of today, including strategic stability and the economy, by the way.
<...>
So, indeed, it makes sense for us to meet based on the realities of today, to sit down and discuss without haste the areas that are of interest to the United States and Russia. We are ready to do that. But, again, this, first of all, depends on the decisions and choices of the current US administration.
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❓Question: Mr President, newly inaugurated President Trump has made multiple statements about a possible meeting with you and prospects for a Ukrainian settlement. I would like to know what you think about this
💬 President Putin: Indeed, the US President has made many statements to this effect.
My first point is that Russia has never turned down contacts with the US administration, and it is not our fault that the previous administration chose not to establish such contacts. I have always had business-like, strictly business-like, but at the same time pragmatic and trust-based, I would say, relationships with the current President of the United States.
<...>
All I can say is that we hear the current President say he is ready to work together. We remain open to that.
Regarding talks about Ukraine, we have consistently made it clear, and I wish to underscore it one more time, we remain open to them. Here, too, certain matters need our particular attention.
For instance, it is well known that back when he was a fairly legitimate head of state, the current leader of the Kiev regime issued an executive order prohibiting talks. How can talks be resumed now that they have been outlawed?
This meeting is taking place in the building of Moscow University. As you may be aware, I am a trained lawyer. I graduated from the law department of St Petersburg University, formerly Leningrad University. I can tell you that if talks begin based on the existing legal framework, they would be, strictly speaking, illegitimate, meaning that the outcomes of such talks could likewise be declared illegitimate.
The current Kiev regime appears quite content to receive hundreds of billions from its benefactors and – excuse me for using this homely phrase – to pig out on this money like there is no tomorrow. However, it shows little haste in acting on the instructions issued by its sponsors – and we know that they have indeed issued such instructions – to rescind the executive order banning talks.
Nonetheless, I am of the opinion that, ultimately, those who provide the funding should compel him to act, and I believe he will have no choice but to comply. Until this executive order is rescinded, it is rather difficult to talk about starting and, more importantly, finishing these talks in a proper way. Preliminary plans may, indeed, be outlined, but engaging in serious talks remains a particularly difficult proposition, especially considering the ban imposed by the Ukrainian side.
Overall, we may have quite a few common points with the current US administration and we could jointly look for solutions to the key issues of today, including strategic stability and the economy, by the way.
<...>
So, indeed, it makes sense for us to meet based on the realities of today, to sit down and discuss without haste the areas that are of interest to the United States and Russia. We are ready to do that. But, again, this, first of all, depends on the decisions and choices of the current US administration.
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#Victory80
🎙 Address by the Leaders of the #CIS Member-States to the people of the CIS and the international community regarding the 80th anniversary of the Soviet people's Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War (October 8, 2024)
💬 We, the Heads of the States of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ Member-Nations, call on the people of the CIS countries and around the world to prevent the revival of fascism, Nazism, and militarism, and to cut short any attempts to unleash a new World War.
8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, the multi-ethnic Soviet nation achieved a historical Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It was the most brutal war in the history of humankind, which claimed millions of lives among our compatriots who perished on the frontlines, while fighting in guerilla units, or from bombing, were tortured to death during occupation and in concentration camps, froze or starved to death.
Attempts to equate the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in terms of their responsibility for starting the war are immoral and sacrilegious with regard to the memory of those who liberated the world from the so-called 'brown plague'.
❗️ We call for condemning and holding accountable those who offend the memory of soldiers-liberators and glorify Nazi criminals and their accomplices.
In this connection, we welcome the UN General Assembly resolution noscriptd “Combatting glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” while also expressing our commitment to abide by the purposes and principles of the International Convention on Eliminating All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
☝️ It is our shared duty to preserve the memory of those who died for freedom and peace on Earth, to do everything we can to defend the right cause for which they fought and to which they sacrificed their lives, and to do everything to reinforce unity among all people of good will for combatting any manifestations of Nazism and neo-Nazism, as well as the threat of a new world war.
#WeRemember
🎙 Address by the Leaders of the #CIS Member-States to the people of the CIS and the international community regarding the 80th anniversary of the Soviet people's Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War (October 8, 2024)
💬 We, the Heads of the States of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ Member-Nations, call on the people of the CIS countries and around the world to prevent the revival of fascism, Nazism, and militarism, and to cut short any attempts to unleash a new World War.
8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, the multi-ethnic Soviet nation achieved a historical Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It was the most brutal war in the history of humankind, which claimed millions of lives among our compatriots who perished on the frontlines, while fighting in guerilla units, or from bombing, were tortured to death during occupation and in concentration camps, froze or starved to death.
Attempts to equate the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in terms of their responsibility for starting the war are immoral and sacrilegious with regard to the memory of those who liberated the world from the so-called 'brown plague'.
❗️ We call for condemning and holding accountable those who offend the memory of soldiers-liberators and glorify Nazi criminals and their accomplices.
In this connection, we welcome the UN General Assembly resolution noscriptd “Combatting glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” while also expressing our commitment to abide by the purposes and principles of the International Convention on Eliminating All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
☝️ It is our shared duty to preserve the memory of those who died for freedom and peace on Earth, to do everything we can to defend the right cause for which they fought and to which they sacrificed their lives, and to do everything to reinforce unity among all people of good will for combatting any manifestations of Nazism and neo-Nazism, as well as the threat of a new world war.
#WeRemember
📅🇷🇺 On January 26, the Russian Embassy in Canada, together with the Consulate General in Montreal, commemorated the 81st anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad. Ambassador Stepanov emphasized the resilience of Leningrad's defenders in his speech:
🕯️ Several blockade survivors attended the event, including Alexander Ivanovich Morozov, who celebrated his 99th birthday on January 2. 🎤 The evening featured poetry recitations, song performances, and an art exhibition by Leningrad-born artists. 🖼️
🙏 We extend our gratitude to the Russian community in Montreal for organizing this memorable event.
#Victory80 #WeRemember
The city on the Neva did not surrender to the Nazi trap. Despite the cold, hunger, and constant bombings, Leningrad stood to the death, kept fighting, and survived.
🕯️ Several blockade survivors attended the event, including Alexander Ivanovich Morozov, who celebrated his 99th birthday on January 2. 🎤 The evening featured poetry recitations, song performances, and an art exhibition by Leningrad-born artists. 🖼️
🙏 We extend our gratitude to the Russian community in Montreal for organizing this memorable event.
#Victory80 #WeRemember
📅🇷🇺 26 января Посольство России в Канаде совместно с Генконсульством в Монреале провели мероприятие, посвященное 81-й годовщине снятия блокады Ленинграда. В своей речи Посол О.В. Степанов подчеркнул стойкость защитников города:
🕯️ На мероприятии присутствовали ветераны-блокадники, в том числе Александр Иванович Морозов, которому 2 января исполнилось 99 лет. 🎤 Вечер включал чтение стихов, исполнение песен военных лет и выставку ленинградских художников. 🖼️
🙏 Выражаем благодарность русской общине Монреаля за организацию этого значимого мероприятия.
#Победа80
Город на Неве не сдался в нацистском капкане. Несмотря на холод, голод, постоянные бомбежки. Ленинград стоял насмерть, продолжал бороться и выжил.
🕯️ На мероприятии присутствовали ветераны-блокадники, в том числе Александр Иванович Морозов, которому 2 января исполнилось 99 лет. 🎤 Вечер включал чтение стихов, исполнение песен военных лет и выставку ленинградских художников. 🖼️
🙏 Выражаем благодарность русской общине Монреаля за организацию этого значимого мероприятия.
#Победа80
🎙 Выступление Посла России в Канаде О.В. Степанова на торжественном мероприятии, посвященном 81-й годовщине снятия блокады Ленинграда (26 января, Генеральное Консульство России в Монреале)
💬 Многоуважаемые ветераны, соотечественники, дорогие друзья!
Сегодня мы встретились здесь, в историческом здании генерального консульства России в Монреале, чтобы почтить память героев одного из самых трагических и одновременно героических событий в истории Великой Отечественной войны - блокады Ленинграда.
☝️Как мы помним, она продолжалась долгие 8️⃣7️⃣2️⃣ дня. Стала символом мужества, беспримерной стойкости и силы человеческого духа.
🕯Город на Неве не сдался в нацистском капкане. Несмотря на холод, голод, постоянные бомбежки. Ленинград стоял насмерть, продолжал бороться и выжил. Город работал, давал фронту оружие. Каждый день блокады – это история подвига.
🎖Сегодня мы собрались здесь, чтобы поблагодарить наших ветеранов. В Монреале и провинции Квебек проживает 8️⃣ героев, переживших блокаду. Отдельно хотел бы обратиться к дорогому Александру Ивановичу Морозову, которому 2 января исполнилось 99 лет. Пожелать Вам долгих лет, крепчайшего здоровья, бодрости духа. Ваша воля и сила – пример для всех нас.
Дорогие друзья!
В этом году мы отмечаем 80-летие Великой Победы. Постараемся придать этому событию максимально широкое звучание на территории Канады. Надеюсь, что наши соотечественники и в этом году примут участие в традиционной акции «Бессмертный полк», патриотических автопробегах. Организуют памятные мероприятия, церемонии, возложения цветов к мемориалам Второй мировой войны.
☝️Главная задача – отметить 9 мая торжественно и достойно.
В заключение хотел бы еще раз поблагодарить собравшихся за сплоченность. Очень рад, что мы вместе. Только так – Победим!
За Россию и наших ветеранов!🇷🇺
#Победа80
💬 Многоуважаемые ветераны, соотечественники, дорогие друзья!
Сегодня мы встретились здесь, в историческом здании генерального консульства России в Монреале, чтобы почтить память героев одного из самых трагических и одновременно героических событий в истории Великой Отечественной войны - блокады Ленинграда.
☝️Как мы помним, она продолжалась долгие 8️⃣7️⃣2️⃣ дня. Стала символом мужества, беспримерной стойкости и силы человеческого духа.
🕯Город на Неве не сдался в нацистском капкане. Несмотря на холод, голод, постоянные бомбежки. Ленинград стоял насмерть, продолжал бороться и выжил. Город работал, давал фронту оружие. Каждый день блокады – это история подвига.
🎖Сегодня мы собрались здесь, чтобы поблагодарить наших ветеранов. В Монреале и провинции Квебек проживает 8️⃣ героев, переживших блокаду. Отдельно хотел бы обратиться к дорогому Александру Ивановичу Морозову, которому 2 января исполнилось 99 лет. Пожелать Вам долгих лет, крепчайшего здоровья, бодрости духа. Ваша воля и сила – пример для всех нас.
Дорогие друзья!
В этом году мы отмечаем 80-летие Великой Победы. Постараемся придать этому событию максимально широкое звучание на территории Канады. Надеюсь, что наши соотечественники и в этом году примут участие в традиционной акции «Бессмертный полк», патриотических автопробегах. Организуют памятные мероприятия, церемонии, возложения цветов к мемориалам Второй мировой войны.
☝️Главная задача – отметить 9 мая торжественно и достойно.
В заключение хотел бы еще раз поблагодарить собравшихся за сплоченность. Очень рад, что мы вместе. Только так – Победим!
За Россию и наших ветеранов!🇷🇺
#Победа80
🎙Speech by Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov at the solemn event dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad (Russian Consulate General in Montreal, January 26, 2025)
💬 Dear esteemed veterans, compatriots, and friends,
Today, we have gathered here in the historic building of the Consulate General of Russia in Montreal to honor the memory of the heroes of one of the most tragic and, at the same time, heroic events in the history of the Great Patriotic War – the Siege of Leningrad.
☝️As we remember, it lasted for 8️⃣7️⃣2️⃣ long days and became a symbol of courage, unparalleled resilience, and the strength of the human spirit.
🕯The city on the Neva did not surrender to the Nazi trap. Despite the cold, hunger, and constant bombings, Leningrad stood firm, kept fighting, and survived. The city worked tirelessly, providing weapons for the front. Each day of the siege is a story of heroism.
🎖Today, we are here to express our gratitude to our veterans. In Montreal and the province of Quebec, 8️⃣ heroes who survived the blockade reside among us. I would like to extend my special greetings to our dear Alexander Ivanovich Morozov, who celebrated his 99th birthday on January 2. I wish you many more years, strong health, and unwavering spirit. Your willpower and strength serve as an inspiration to us all.
Dear friends!
This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. We will make every effort to ensure that this milestone receives the widest possible recognition across Canada. I hope that our compatriots will once again take part in the traditional ‘Immortal Regiment’ march and patriotic motor rallies, and organize commemorative events, ceremonies, and floral tributes at World War II memorials.
☝️Our main goal is to commemorate Victory Day with dignity and grandeur.
In conclusion, I would like to once again thank everyone for their unity. I am very glad that we are together – only together can we achieve victory!
For Russia and our veterans! 🇷🇺
#Victory80 #WeRemember
💬 Dear esteemed veterans, compatriots, and friends,
Today, we have gathered here in the historic building of the Consulate General of Russia in Montreal to honor the memory of the heroes of one of the most tragic and, at the same time, heroic events in the history of the Great Patriotic War – the Siege of Leningrad.
☝️As we remember, it lasted for 8️⃣7️⃣2️⃣ long days and became a symbol of courage, unparalleled resilience, and the strength of the human spirit.
🕯The city on the Neva did not surrender to the Nazi trap. Despite the cold, hunger, and constant bombings, Leningrad stood firm, kept fighting, and survived. The city worked tirelessly, providing weapons for the front. Each day of the siege is a story of heroism.
🎖Today, we are here to express our gratitude to our veterans. In Montreal and the province of Quebec, 8️⃣ heroes who survived the blockade reside among us. I would like to extend my special greetings to our dear Alexander Ivanovich Morozov, who celebrated his 99th birthday on January 2. I wish you many more years, strong health, and unwavering spirit. Your willpower and strength serve as an inspiration to us all.
Dear friends!
This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. We will make every effort to ensure that this milestone receives the widest possible recognition across Canada. I hope that our compatriots will once again take part in the traditional ‘Immortal Regiment’ march and patriotic motor rallies, and organize commemorative events, ceremonies, and floral tributes at World War II memorials.
☝️Our main goal is to commemorate Victory Day with dignity and grandeur.
In conclusion, I would like to once again thank everyone for their unity. I am very glad that we are together – only together can we achieve victory!
For Russia and our veterans! 🇷🇺
#Victory80 #WeRemember
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
#Auschwitz was created by the Nazis in 1940 in a building that used to serve as military barracks near a small town called Oswiecim, whose history dates back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Having occupied Poland in 1939, the Nazis changed the town's name of Oswiecim to German Auschwitz. Later, in 1941-1943, two more imprisonment facilities were established in the vicinity of Oswiecim. They were:
▪️Auschwitz II — best known to the wider public as #AuschwitzBirkenau, was three kilometres away from the main facility — Oswiecim and located near Brzezinka, a Polish village (Birkenau in German). Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest "death factory". Equipped with crematoriums and gas chambers, it was created by the Nazis with only one aim — exterminate people.
▪️Auschwitz III (also known as Monowitz). Its prisoners were used by the Nazis for the Third Reich war industries.
Following the so-called Wannsee Conference in 1942, the Nazis approved what was called the “final solution to the Jewish question”. Since then, Auschwitz-Birkenau was turned into the main "death factory" for the annihilation of Jews in Europe.
❗️ Prisoners of Oswiecim were held by the Nazis in inhuman, barbaric conditions. They had to do hard, exhausting work until total exhaustion, to endure poor sanitation in the camp's facilities, malnutrition and constant tortures by the guards and SS-troops. It was in Oswiecim that the Germans first tested the "Zyklon-B" poisonous agent on human beings. Prisoners of Auschwitz were also subjected to cruel medical experiments, led by a Nazi criminal, infamous retired military doctor Josef Mengele.
In 1944, when the Red Army started the liberation of Europe, the Nazis, in an effort to cover the tracks of their crimes in Auschwitz, rushed to burn documents and destroy the camp's gas chambers, crematoriums, and deported as many prisoners as they could westward to other concentration camps deep in the Third Reich — over 58,000 prisoners were evacuated by the Nazis before Oswiecim and liberated by the Soviet forces in January, 1945.
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In January 1945, the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front launched the Vistula-Oder offensive and, successfully expelling the Nazis from Poland, finally reached Auschwitz.
⚔️ In the late hours of January 27, following three days of fighting the retreating enemy, the Red Army took over Oswiecim and opened the gates of Auschwitz. The camp’s 7,000 prisoners were freed. Most of them were sick or suffering from extreme exhaustion and tortures.
Rescued prisoners burst into tears of joy when they greeted their liberators. Some facilities of the camp were instantly made a hospital. According to various historic estimates, in 1940-1945, from 1.5 to 4 million people perished in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Over the past years, we are witnessing a campaign in several European countries, including Poland, to rewrite and falsify the history of WWII and, in particular, to erase the memory of the feat performed by the Soviet soldiers-liberators who saved the Auschwitz prisoners.
🎙 From a briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on topical foreign policy issues (January 23, 2025):
💬 "This year, like all those years before, Russian representatives will not be invited to the commemoration ceremonies at Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27. That is, there will be no one there to mention the Soviet liberator soldiers and express gratitude to them. In this regard, there is something that needs to be said to the organisers and all the Europeans who will be there:
Your lives, your work and leisure, the very existence of your nations, your children have been paid for by Soviet soldiers, their lives, their blood. It was them who crushed the Third Reich machine. You are forever in their debt."
🕯 #WeRemember
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