Find inspiring, fresh insights from
#Russia
❗ Home to more than 190 ethnic groups & authentic cultures, with 11 time & 7 climate zones. 🏞 Feel our warm welcome❤
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#OTD
in 1870 renowned Russian novelist & short-story writer Alexander
#Kuprin
was born
Russian critical realism exponent, he brought short story genre to a new level of depth & richness
📖 He enriched world literature with such classics as The Duel, The Pit, Moloch & Olesya
Today
#Moscow
turns 877! 🎉
#OTD
in 1147, the city was first mentioned in the chronicles. What a journey it was been: from a fortress to a small town to the heart of Russia 🇷🇺❤️
Happy birthday, dear Moskva, the best city in the world!
🏔
#GornoAltaysk
, capital of 🇷🇺Altai Republic, celebrates City Day!
Those who know
#Altai
, know. The region is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, still unknown to many travellers. Gorno-Altaisk is a perfect starting point for those urging to explore the
#Altai
Mountains!
🎭
#OTD
in 1936 the title "People's Artist of the
#USSR
" was established!
The highest award-recognized by the people & the nation!
Over 1k beloved creatives received it: ballet legends aka Maya Plisetskaya to film giants - Sergey Eisenstein & musical geniuses Dmitry Shostakovich
#OTD
in 1929, Soviet cosmonaut
#3
, Andriyan
#Nikolayev
was born 🧑🚀
He went into orbit x2: Vostok 3 & Soyuz 9 – on both, he set new endurance records, proving that the man flight to the moon is possible 🌔🚶
🚀🚀 In 1962 Vostok 3 & 4 made the 1st group spaceflight in history
🎙Amazing Soviet-Russian baritone Eduard
#Khil
would've turned 9️⃣0️⃣ today!
🎶 Though known primarily for his legendary
#Trololo
song, his rendition of the “Walking the streets of Moscow” made even a stroll through the Soviet capital sound like a journey to dream of!
#OTD
in 1875, great Russian artist Yevgeny
#Lanceray
was born 👨🎨
🎨 Fascinated with Russian history & "sparkling dust" of Rococo art, he could create masterpieces of any genre: fine art, graphics, theatrical scenery, even mural art — like in Moscow Kazansky railway station 🚉
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#OTD
in 1913, expedition led by Boris Vilkitsky discovered
#SevernayaZemlya
archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the last major landmass discovered on Earth.
❓
#DYK
it wasn't fully explored until 1930s due to its remote & harsh conditions & remains among the most isolated spots.
#OTD
in 1933, Yevgeniy
#Abalakov
made the 1st ascent to the top of the USSR's highest point — Stalin Peak🧗♂️
🏔Imagine, that despite the dire weather conditions (-45°C), one of the hardest uncharted climbs, with no modern equipment, could be completed with the new apex on the map
✏️ Three months of carefree summer are over & schools are welcoming children back to their studies.
🎊 Years pass, but the tradition of celebrating
#KnowledgeDay
remains the same: flowers, white ribbons, family photos & more.
📺 Back to 1973 👇
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#OTD
in 911 the very first diplomatic treaty of the Ancient
#Rus
' was signed in Greek & Old Slavonic in
#Constantinople
✍️ Inked by Prince Oleg & Emperor Leo VI, it regulated criminal & maritime law and is considered a document of incomparable complexity & detail for that era
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in 1930 renowned Soviet composer Andrei Petrov was born.
🎶 From whimsical notes of the Walking the Streets of Moscow to bittersweet melodies of the Office Romance, Petrov’s tunes Petrov’s tunes became a soundtrack to the everyday life of the Soviet people.
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#DYK
this year
#KnowledgeDay
in
@Russia
coincided with Oil&Gas Industry Workers' Day
👍
#OTD
, Russian Gubkin University students paid tribute to history - they set on light the exact historic replicas of gas lanterns that first lit up streets of
@moscow
in the 19th century
🎉
#OTD
Russia's
#KabardinoBalkaria
marks 1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ anniversary of the Republic!
❤️ This region is an absolute stunner: magnificent waterfalls, ancient settlements, epic
#MountainElbrus
🏔, and most delicious (arguably) food on Earth 👍
#DYK
? Lake
#Baikal
is the GOAT!
1️⃣ World's deepest lake
1️⃣ World's largest freshwater lake by volume
7️⃣th largest lake by surface area
💧 1/5 of all the freshwater supply on the planet
🦭 Home to thousands of species of plants and animals
Today is the Day of Lake
#Baikal
🌊
Whether to swim in pure water or hike in the mountains or skate on clear ice or ride a dog sled in winter - Baikal has it all, year-round ☀️❄️
💎
#VisitRussia
to discover this greatest wonder of nature
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Today is the Day of Lake
#Baikal
🌊
Whether to swim in pure water or hike in the mountains or skate on clear ice or ride a dog sled in winter - Baikal has it all, year-round ☀️❄️
💎
#VisitRussia
to discover this greatest wonder of nature
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💐📚 Happy
#KnowledgeDay
!
Today, over 1.8 million kids in 40k schools across the country join their first grade, assuming the mantle of learners.
🔔 The
#FirstBell
tradition holds strong with senior students taking care of their young successors!
Do you know the history's most famous miner?
👉 Alexey
#Stakhanov
!
⚒
#OTD
in 1935 in Soviet Donbass he mined a record 102 tonnes of coal in 5h 45min, 14 times the quota😳
Stakhanov didn’t just break records — he redefined performance standards😅
Now you know whom to ‘thank’!
📲🥳 Today is
#WorldBlogDay
!
#DYK
that Russia has well over 15 million bloggers? An average 2 million new posts go online daily. Opinions, travel, cooking, cats...
☝️☕️
#BTW
every successful blog goes with a coffee mug to keep awake
#OnTheShouldersOfGiants
#OTD
in 1921, renowned design engineer, head of the Lavochkin Bureau Vyacheslav
#Kovtunenko
was born 🚀
🛰 Having traversed the cosmic expanse, Dr Kovtunenko's rockets & satellites explored Earth orbit, Venus and Mars and even Halley's Comet 🛸👽