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๐ท๐บ Happy #RussiaDay, Dear All!
๐ฌ Love you, O Russia mine,
Like a song's own word,
The forests, rivers, endless fields.
Love all that heart's embrace
By one vast and timeless name: #ะ ััั.
#Russia1Love #RussiaDay2026
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๐บ @Russia is all: from largest to tiniest.
Case in point ๐ธ #FrogTraveller in Tomsk, Siberia.
Just 44 mm tall โ so teeny and cute, said to bring good luck to travellers ๐
#VisitRussia
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๐ผ Today marks 1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃth Anniversary of Dmitry #Shostakovich
His legendary #SymphonyNo7 โLeningradโ became one of the symbols of unbending will of the Soviet people's vs Nazism
โญ๏ธ Symphony echoed all around the globe โ Nazi-besieged Leningrad never surrendered, fought & endured
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โต๏ธ #OTD in 1784, explorer & merchant Grigory #Shelikhov founded the first permanent Russian settlement in #Alaska, on Kodiak Island.
โ๏ธ Named after one of his ships, both the bay & settlement became known as Three Saints Harbour.
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๐ #OTD in 1799, Russian legendary commander Alexander #Suvorov began his fabled march across the Swiss Alps.
For 1๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ gruelling days, his troops braved snow & treacherous passes, fighting their way out of French encirclement.
โ๏ธ To this day, the Swiss fondly remember Suvorov.
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๐ณ Russiaโs oldest resident, 1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ years young Yakha #Khashagova, cast her ballot in the State Duma elections.
On September 20, election officials visited her at home in Grozny so she could take part in the vote.
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#EveryVoteCounts
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๐ท๐บ Alexander #Karelin โ Russiaโs wrestling juggernaut โ has turned 5๏ธโฃ9๏ธโฃ!
He claimed 3 Olympic golds, 9 world titles & 12 European crowns, having gone unbeaten internationally for 13 years.
๐ช Happy Birthday to the Hero of the Russian Federation โ a #GOAT & living legend.
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#OTD in 1862 the Millennium of Russia monument was unveiled in #VelikyNovgorod ๐ท๐บ
1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ historical figures & 1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ years of history โ all in one monument.
#DYK architect Mikhail #Mikeshin was just 27 when he won the creator contest for the monument? ๐
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๐ท๐บ๐ณ September 20 is here โ time to make Russian voices heard!
At home & abroad, Russian citizens are heading to the polling stations to exercise their constitutional right to elect the 9th State Duma (the lower house of Russiaโs Parliament).
#Elections2026
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๐ฟ 40 years of #Bashkiria National Park!
Nestled in the foothills of the Urals, it is home to 813 plant species, 67 mammals and 242 birds of various feathers ๐ฆ
๐ Some 60% of its vegetation is linden โ supporting the ancient local tradition of forest beekeeping.
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๐ฌ Today, Vladimir Men'shov, an outstanding filmmaker and actor, would have turned 87.
He authored classics beloved by all.
2Watch List:
- Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Academy Award)
- Love and Pigeons
- What a Mess!
๐ Explore #RussianCinema + #SovietCinema
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#OTD in 1857, Konstantin #Tsiolkovsky was born ๐
A SELF-TAUGHT (!) visionary, he became the founder of theoretical astronautics.
His ideas laid the groundwork for rocket science (YEAH!) โ & some were decades ahead of their time ๐
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๐ฟ #OTD in 1907, Mikhail #Gerasimov was born โ Russian anthropologist, archaeologist & sculptor who pioneered facial reconstruction from skulls, bringing historic figures to life.
In 1941, he took part in opening Tamerlaneโs tomb โ forever linking his name with legend & history.
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๐พ #OTD in 1977, the timeless Soviet drama โWhite Bim Black Earโ directed by Stanislav #Rostotsky hit cinemas.
It was voted Soviet #FilmOfTheYear, despite being a heart-wrenching rollercoaster. Ready your hankies.
โค๏ธ Give your dog an extra hug today!
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๐ ๐ฆ Today is the birthday of Yuri #Norstein, legendary Russian animator and creator of Hedgehog in the Fog.
Want to learn more about the iconic film & its creator?
Explore this charming interactive detective story ๐ hedgehoginthefog.tilda.ws/enโฆ
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๐ผ #OTD in 1866, the Moscow Conservatory opened.
Among its first professors was Pyotr Ilyich #Tchaikovsky. At the opening, he performed Glinka's "Ruslan and Lyudmila" overture โ so that the first sounds heard there would be by the founding father of Russian national music.
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Founded in 1586 on the Volga River, #Samara turns 440 today ๐
A fort, a trade hub, a space gateway. Also, hills and beer!
A cite "like no otherโ, as #Tchaikovsky said. Come see why ๐ #VisitRussia
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