🙄 Many peoples of the Caucasus have strict rules of conduct between relatives, known as the "custom of avoidance". For example, among the Ingush, a son-in-law cannot see his mother-in-law — they must not meet face to face at all. If a meeting is unavoidable, the son-in-law is obliged to turn away or lower his head.

🌝 Such rules regulate relations within the family and even between husband and wife in the presence of elders. These customs are intended to preserve respect and prevent possible conflicts. Although modern Caucasian families treat these rules more flexibly, in many mountain villages the tradition of avoidance is preserved to this day.

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🏜 Imagine a desert in the middle of the taiga and swamps — that is the Chara Sands, a small massif of dunes in Transbaikalia. The area is only 50 square kilometres, but the place looks like a piece of the Sahara lost in the Siberian wilderness. The sands are surrounded by forests, and a river flows nearby.

⭐️ This place is called an anomaly because it is unclear where the sand dunes came from here. Scientists suggest that it is an ancient lake that dried up thousands of years ago. In summer the sand heats up, and you can even sunbathe here, while in winter everything is covered with snow — the contrast is simply incredible.

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🌸 Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" is often called the greatest book of Russian literature. This epic canvas, covering the fates of dozens of heroes against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, entered the top 10 best books in the world according to The Guardian. Tolstoy wrote it for six years, and the volume of the manuscript exceeded 5,000 pages.

🪻 "War and Peace" has been translated into dozens of languages and is studied at universities around the world not just as literature, but as a philosophical and historical treatise. Tolstoy himself admitted that he did not consider this work a novel in the usual sense — he called it an "epic". And it is precisely this combination of history, psychology and philosophy that made the book a unique phenomenon of world culture.

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🛐 The Cathedral of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most unusual churches in St. Petersburg. Unlike classical Baroque or Neoclassical cathedrals, this church is built in the Neo-Russian style and looks almost like a fairy-tale terem. Its architects were inspired by ancient Russian architecture and added Art Nouveau elements.

🕊 The facade is decorated with carved ornaments, powerful columns and asymmetrical lines, which makes it resemble a monument to "stylish Petersburg". Inside the cathedral, unique mosaics and murals have been preserved. Also, a copy of the Feodorovskaya Icon — the main shrine of the House of Romanov — is kept here.

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🇷🇺🎉 St. Petersburg has hosted the all-Russian festival "Khorovody Rossii" (Round Dances of Russia) for the 11th time — a celebration that brings people together through traditions, music and folk culture.

The festival took place in Kronstadt on Yakornaya Square, where hundreds of participants gathered — representatives of different cultures, traditions and nationalities from Yaroslavl, Dagestan and Tatarstan. Guests also came from the Southern Urals, the Volga region and other regions.

The main part of the festival was the action "Khorovod of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia", which united participants of different cultures and nationalities.

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