🪂 Festive events for Airborne Forces Day are taking place all over Russia

🇷🇺 On 2 August Russia celebrates Airborne Forces Day (VDV). The history of the holiday dates back to 1930, when a unit of 12 men was parachuted for the first time during Moscow Military District exercises near Voronezh. A wreath-laying ceremony took place in Voronezh at the monument «Voronezh — the birthplace of the VDV». Officials and law-enforcement representatives, veterans and cadets paid tribute to the fallen servicemen.

Solemn events are being held in various regions of the country. In Simferopol, Orenburg and other cities, reunions of brothers in arms and commemorative actions took place. In Sochi's «Riviera» Park, themed areas, an armament exhibition and a parachute-packing demonstration before a jump were organised for visitors.

🇧🇾🇲🇩 The celebrations also extended beyond Russia's borders. In Belarus and the Moldovan city of Bălți, marches and folk festivities were held.

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🌁 The Picturesque Bridge (Zhivopisny Most) in Krylatskoye is a unique cable-stayed structure across the Moskva River that connects the districts of Krylatskoye and Serebryany Bor. Its total length is about 1.5–1.7 kilometres, and the eight-lane roadway is suspended 30 metres above the water by 72 high-strength cables enclosed in red plastic pipes.

😁 The main architectural "highlight" of the bridge is its bright red arch structure and the glass capsule shaped like a lentil suspended beneath the arch. Initially it was planned to house a restaurant or even a civil registry office, but for now it is used as a viewing platform. For its bold and innovative design, the author of the project, the architect, was awarded the prestigious international Auguste Perret Prize.

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🇷🇺 The Mariinsky Theatre is one of the leading musical theatres not only in Russia but in the whole world. Its history dates back to 1783, when a company for opera and drama performances was established by decree of Empress Catherine II. Its stage was one of the largest in the world, and the building itself was described by contemporaries as "the most magnificent in Europe".

🇷🇺Throughout its entire history, the Mariinsky Theatre has remained a symbol of Russian culture and a recognised centre of world musical art. Its stage has hosted the world premieres of operas by Glinka, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and many other composers. The theatre is rightfully considered the pride of the country.

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🤍 The land that steams

In Kamchatka there is a place where the earth literally breathes steam and boiling water — the Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve.

The Valley of Geysers lies in the east of Kamchatka, about 180 kilometres from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in the canyon of the Geysernaya River. It is one of the largest geyser fields in the world and one of the peninsula's best‑known natural attractions.

Within a relatively small area — around 4 to 6 square kilometres — are concentrated dozens of large geysers, hot springs, mud pots, steam vents and thermal lakes. Because of this, the valley looks like a place where the surface of the earth is constantly moving and pulsating: now steam erupts, now the noise of a water spout is heard, now a thick white cloud hangs over the riverbed.

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