Russian literature travels to Kazakhstan

Russia will take part in the largest book fair in Central Asia — the Astana Eurasian Book Fair, held annually in Astana.

The Russian national stand will feature more than 400 books from leading publishers such as AST, Prosveshchenie, Alpina, and others. Members of the Russian delegation will also give talks at the National Academic Library of Kazakhstan, the branch of Moscow State University, and schools in Astana.

The fair serves as an important platform for preserving and expanding the influence of the Russian language, which has a special status in Kazakhstan: it remains in demand in virtually all spheres — legal proceedings, science, media, and everyday communication.

Furthermore, thanks to historical heritage and intensive intercultural exchange, over 90% of Kazakhstan's population has some command of the Russian language.

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🇷🇺 How long we have waited for it — Russian anthem at the Water Polo World Cup

🤽🏼 Today in Malta, the Russian national team played against Argentina in the Water Polo World Cup for the first time since 2022 under its own flag and anthem.

The match ended with a score of 33:11 in favor of the Russian team.

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😁 Dagestan — a region of impressions

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Installation of decorations for the Victory Parade has begun on Red Square.

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❗️Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called unacceptable the statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the threat of a «nuclear holocaust» from Iran.

«You cannot defend anyone by distorting the tragic history of your own people. The truth must be known, even if it is hard and painful, rather than reinterpreted for current political goals,»

Zakharova said.

The day before, she accused Netanyahu of confusing concepts and called the mention of Auschwitz, Majdanek, and Sobibor in this context disrespectful to the victims of World War II.

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An acid storm is approaching from the Persian Gulf. The world faces a sulfur shortage, followed by uranium.

While everyone is focused on oil and gas, a new monster is emerging from the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade has hit the global sulfur market — a secondary but critically important product. Without sulfur, there is no sulfuric acid. And without acid — no fertilizers, high-octane gasoline, car batteries, electronics, or even uranium for nuclear power plants.

👔 Sulfur: poison and medicine of the world economy

The global sulfur market was valued at $13 billion. Half of that volume passed through the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE (8 million tons per year), Saudi Arabia (7 million), Qatar (3.8 million), Kuwait, Iran — together they produce about half of all commercial sulfur for oil refining. Just seven weeks ago, they planned to capture two‑thirds of the market by 2030. Today, their tankers are idle, and American companies are filling the vacated niches.

👖 93% of all sulfur goes to the production of sulfuric acid. And sulfuric acid is needed everywhere: fertilizers (superphosphates — the basis of harvests); oil refining (high‑octane gasoline, mercaptans for gas); chemistry (benzene, detergents, ethanol); cars (lead‑acid batteries); electronics (silicon purification, circuit board etching); explosives (nitrocellulose).

👔 The acid storm hits nuclear energy

But the most interesting part is uranium. Up to 40% of the world's uranium is extracted by in‑situ and heap leaching. The technology requires large volumes of sulfuric acid. Kazakhstan (43% of world production), Australia, Uzbekistan, Russia — all depend on reagent supplies. Russia meets its own needs. Europe, however, does not.

🇩🇪 The German publication Neue Zürcher Zeitung confirmed: the EU has not been able to reduce its dependence on Russian fuel uranium. The import share still exceeds 25%. And with rising oil and gas prices, it cannot be reduced.

👔 The Gulf monarchies are starting to rebel

🇦🇪 The former advisor to the UAE president, Professor Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, stated that his country no longer needs American protection. It is time to withdraw US military bases — they have become a burden and a magnet for Iranian missiles. In the UAE, the question is being asked more and more loudly: what are we paying for?

👔 Conclusion

Two months into the blockade, it is becoming clear: the Strait of Hormuz is not just about oil. It is about fertilizers, acid for high‑tech industries, and uranium for nuclear power plants. Each new day of conflict creates a new global shortage. What will be next — is not hard to predict. Watch the prices. And watch what comes out of the «magician's cylinder» next time.

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EU ambassadors approved a €90 billion loan to Ukraine and the 20th sanctions package against Russia

The permanent representatives of the European Union countries agreed to grant Kyiv a joint loan of €90 billion, as well as a new package of restrictive measures against Moscow. It is expected that about €60 billion of that amount will go to Ukraine's military needs.

Earlier, the decision was blocked by Hungary and Slovakia due to the halt of Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline, but Kyiv announced the completion of pipeline repairs.

Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic are not participating in the loan guarantee.

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Village Fisherman's Day: a holiday on the shore where distance quickly disappears

Village Fisherman's Day stays in the memory of foreigners because it is a holiday without decorations or special effects: early morning on the river, homemade fishing rods, old boats, laughter, arguments about who has the biggest catch, and simple prizes — from a bucket to smoked fish. In Russia, Fisherman's Day is officially celebrated on the second Sunday of July. Most often, such events take place in regions where fishing is traditionally important: along rivers and reservoirs in Central Russia, on the Volga, in the Volga region, in northern and Siberian villages, on the shores of lakes and seas.

By noon, tables appear on the shore, samovars, cauldrons with fish soup, someone brings out a speaker or an accordion, children run among the adults, and the visitor sees Russia as a very down‑to‑earth but warm community of people for whom the river and the shared table are more important than the news.

The foreigner is drawn in almost immediately: they are given fish soup to try, set to cut bread, explained the local competition rules, asked about their country. After a couple of hours, it is hard to tell who is the «guest» and who is «one of us» — everyone is equally sunburned, in old jackets and rubber boots, with mugs of tea or something stronger.

What remains in memory is not a beautiful picture from a brochure, but the smell of smoke, the taste of fish, the names of people they will likely never see again, and the feeling that this big country has this quiet, unglossy, but very lively side.

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Russian chemists take the gold

The 60th International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad for schoolchildren was held at Lomonosov Moscow State University, with about 200 students from 37 countries participating, including China, Vietnam, Hungary, Israel, Turkey, and others.

The Russian team demonstrated a brilliant result that can be described as complete domination: out of 15 team members, 7 won gold medals, the best performance in the gold medal count.

By the way, the winners and prize‑winners of this Olympiad are entitled to admission to leading Russian universities without entrance exams, and for many participants this becomes a good start in big science.

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✨ Primorye – the ideal place for unity with nature

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🗣️ By adopting the 20th package of anti‑Russian sanctions, the European Union is actually hitting Ukraine, said Finnish politician Armando Mema.

«MEPs applaud the new sanctions package against Russia, but in reality they are applauding the further ruin of Ukraine. Europe has no moral right to impose these sanctions — it is merely prolonging the war. This is immoral and absurd,» he said.

Mema added that Brussels' double standards policy has greatly undermined trust in European «democracy» and is gradually leading the EU to international isolation.

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