More than 100 leading manufacturers from the metallurgical, engineering, nuclear, chemical, and other sectors showcased their products at the event.
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Concluding the first day of his working visit to India, Vladimir Putin answered a media question
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🏰 On September 11, 1812, the Russian settlement of Fort Ross was established on the northwestern coast of the continental United States.
It was the first European settlement and a fortress on the coast of Northern California located 80 km north of San Francisco. It marked the southernmost point in North America reached by Russian pioneers.
In the 18th century, Russian industrialists, hunters and farmers began exploring Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Settlements began to spring up all along America’s northwestern coast. These places would later become known as Russian America.
🧭 The harsh climate of Alaska made farming difficult, and food shortages began to be felt. To address this problem, Alexander Baranov (1790-1818), the first chief administrator of the Russian settlements in America, sent several exploratory expeditions led by his closest aide and associate Ivan Kuskov (1765–1823) to California.
Ivan Kuskov spotted a plateau 30 km north of Rumyantsev Bay (present-day Bodega Bay), which was separated from the surrounding area by deep ravines and surrounded by valuable timber forests and grazing land. Kuskov purchased the plot from the Native Americans for three blankets, three pairs of trousers, two axes, three hoes, and several strings of beads. He named the nearby river the Slavyanka (the Russian River).
🇷🇺 From March to September 1812, construction work was carried out on the newly acquired land, and a fortress and a settlement were built. On August 30 (September 11), the flag of the Russian-American Company – the Russian tricolour bearing the imperial double-headed eagle - was raised at Fort Ross.
In a short time, orchards and vegetable gardens were planted, and farmers began raising livestock and poultry. Our ancestors hunted sea otters and sea lions that inhabited the coastal waters. Fort Ross thus became the main source of food supplies for the Russian settlements in Alaska.
Maritime industries also developed. The fortress had a shipyard and a boatbuilding workshop. California’s windmills and shipyards appeared first at Fort Ross.
The population was ethnically diverse: Russians lived side by side with Native Americans and Aleuts. The settlers not only got along with the local population, but also provided them with basic education and professional skills, and many Native Americans at Fort Ross became carpenters, blacksmiths, and shipbuilders.
☦️ The fortress was also home to California’s first Orthodox church building, namely, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, which remains an important historical, cultural, and religious centre for San Francisco’s Russian-speaking community.
By 1841, the food supply problem in Alaska had been resolved by other means, and Fort Ross was deemed operating at a loss. The colony’s lands were sold to the “Emperor of California,” American businessman and landowner John Sutter. The last Russian settlers returned home in 1847, and in 1867 the United States purchased Alaska.
🕰 Today, a museum dedicated to the history of the Russian colony and the daily life and traditions of its settlers is open on the site of the former fortress. It also displays a replica of the flag presented by Emperor Paul I to the Russian-American Company. Located on the picturesque Pacific coast, Fort Ross attracts visitors from around the world.
These historic sites also inspired the plot of the famous opera “Juno and Avos” by Alexey Rybnikov, inspiring future generations to create artistic works, including the well-known portrait of Concepción (Conchita) Argüello by Russian artist Anatoly Sokolov, which was donated by the artist’s family to the State Historical Museum in Moscow in September 2001.
This year, the Fort Ross Historical Park hosted a Russian cultural heritage festival for the first time in six years. The programme included performances of folk songs, Russian food tasting, and demonstrations of traditional crafts, as well as a traditional Russian round dance to the music played on ancient instruments.
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It was the first European settlement and a fortress on the coast of Northern California located 80 km north of San Francisco. It marked the southernmost point in North America reached by Russian pioneers.
In the 18th century, Russian industrialists, hunters and farmers began exploring Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Settlements began to spring up all along America’s northwestern coast. These places would later become known as Russian America.
🧭 The harsh climate of Alaska made farming difficult, and food shortages began to be felt. To address this problem, Alexander Baranov (1790-1818), the first chief administrator of the Russian settlements in America, sent several exploratory expeditions led by his closest aide and associate Ivan Kuskov (1765–1823) to California.
Ivan Kuskov spotted a plateau 30 km north of Rumyantsev Bay (present-day Bodega Bay), which was separated from the surrounding area by deep ravines and surrounded by valuable timber forests and grazing land. Kuskov purchased the plot from the Native Americans for three blankets, three pairs of trousers, two axes, three hoes, and several strings of beads. He named the nearby river the Slavyanka (the Russian River).
🇷🇺 From March to September 1812, construction work was carried out on the newly acquired land, and a fortress and a settlement were built. On August 30 (September 11), the flag of the Russian-American Company – the Russian tricolour bearing the imperial double-headed eagle - was raised at Fort Ross.
In a short time, orchards and vegetable gardens were planted, and farmers began raising livestock and poultry. Our ancestors hunted sea otters and sea lions that inhabited the coastal waters. Fort Ross thus became the main source of food supplies for the Russian settlements in Alaska.
Maritime industries also developed. The fortress had a shipyard and a boatbuilding workshop. California’s windmills and shipyards appeared first at Fort Ross.
The population was ethnically diverse: Russians lived side by side with Native Americans and Aleuts. The settlers not only got along with the local population, but also provided them with basic education and professional skills, and many Native Americans at Fort Ross became carpenters, blacksmiths, and shipbuilders.
☦️ The fortress was also home to California’s first Orthodox church building, namely, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, which remains an important historical, cultural, and religious centre for San Francisco’s Russian-speaking community.
By 1841, the food supply problem in Alaska had been resolved by other means, and Fort Ross was deemed operating at a loss. The colony’s lands were sold to the “Emperor of California,” American businessman and landowner John Sutter. The last Russian settlers returned home in 1847, and in 1867 the United States purchased Alaska.
🕰 Today, a museum dedicated to the history of the Russian colony and the daily life and traditions of its settlers is open on the site of the former fortress. It also displays a replica of the flag presented by Emperor Paul I to the Russian-American Company. Located on the picturesque Pacific coast, Fort Ross attracts visitors from around the world.
These historic sites also inspired the plot of the famous opera “Juno and Avos” by Alexey Rybnikov, inspiring future generations to create artistic works, including the well-known portrait of Concepción (Conchita) Argüello by Russian artist Anatoly Sokolov, which was donated by the artist’s family to the State Historical Museum in Moscow in September 2001.
This year, the Fort Ross Historical Park hosted a Russian cultural heritage festival for the first time in six years. The programme included performances of folk songs, Russian food tasting, and demonstrations of traditional crafts, as well as a traditional Russian round dance to the music played on ancient instruments.
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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed a meeting of the BRICS Business Forum (New Delhi, September 11, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Friends, Prime Minister Modi, colleagues – heads of state, our friends in the audience, and members of our countries’ business community.
As per tradition, this event takes place before the BRICS Summit. Its high-profile attendance underscores growing interest in strengthening contacts throughout the territory of our association.
It is clear that strong economic partnerships and reliable business ties largely shape the basis of international relations, reinforcing their stability and helping us overcome the crisis elements the modern world is facing.
The world has entered a period of deep structural shifts caused by the fact that the old leaders – relatively speaking old – who were at the forefront of economic growth in the latter half of the past century, are being replaced with new growth drivers. <...>
Over the past five years, as it has already been said today – I think it was our Indonesian colleague who said it, the #BRICS countries accounted for over 40 percent of global GDP, while the contribution of the Group of Seven, the so-called leading economies, although I don’t understand why they are called “leading,” was just 29 percent.
As for global economic growth over the same period, our association accounted for nearly half of it, while the G7 contributed just 18 percent.
What drives these trends? The answer is quite simple: the BRICS countries, which are home to roughly half the world's population, have vast and dynamic domestic markets. Our cities are growing and developing rapidly, urbanisation is advancing quickly, and our national companies are increasingly making their mark as global players. <...>
We have long been told that competition is an inviolable principle; yet, regrettably, Western competitors today are resorting to every conceivable means to reclaim their erstwhile dominance. They go so far as to employ instruments of direct physical force, including the destruction of industrial and logistical infrastructure, pipelines, and similar facilities.
Efforts are underway to block international transport corridors, to seize sea‑going vessels, while illegal restrictions are imposed, accompanied by threats of so‑called secondary sanctions, on those who refuse to act in the interests of others and instead seek to defend their own national interests.
I know my colleagues could cite hundreds of such examples of this, but consider this: over 30 000 sanctions have been imposed on Russia – nearly twice as many as against all other countries in the world combined. <...>
We must also acknowledge another fact: the countries that initiated this sanctions pressure, and which are now grappling with serious problems such as budget deficits, mounting public debt and industrial decline, have been unable to do the same. 👉 It turns out that they are the ones facing complex and severe consequences. This is are not mere speculation; these are facts drawn from their own statistics. <...>
Russia is open to interesting and promising initiatives in industry, trade and tourism. We are ready to contribute to the world’s energy and food security together with our partners, and to jointly shape reliable global routes, such as the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor and the North-South International Corridor.
Through the combined efforts of the bodies of power, businesses and expert community, BRICS is creating a new stable platform of global growth. It is notable that its key elements, the operating rules for companies and organisations are not imposed from the outside by the so-called golden billion. Likewise, we do not impose anything on others.
Our rules are based on innovative business approaches, breakthrough technological solutions, highlighting the national interests of our states and nations.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Friends, Prime Minister Modi, colleagues – heads of state, our friends in the audience, and members of our countries’ business community.
As per tradition, this event takes place before the BRICS Summit. Its high-profile attendance underscores growing interest in strengthening contacts throughout the territory of our association.
It is clear that strong economic partnerships and reliable business ties largely shape the basis of international relations, reinforcing their stability and helping us overcome the crisis elements the modern world is facing.
The world has entered a period of deep structural shifts caused by the fact that the old leaders – relatively speaking old – who were at the forefront of economic growth in the latter half of the past century, are being replaced with new growth drivers. <...>
Over the past five years, as it has already been said today – I think it was our Indonesian colleague who said it, the #BRICS countries accounted for over 40 percent of global GDP, while the contribution of the Group of Seven, the so-called leading economies, although I don’t understand why they are called “leading,” was just 29 percent.
As for global economic growth over the same period, our association accounted for nearly half of it, while the G7 contributed just 18 percent.
What drives these trends? The answer is quite simple: the BRICS countries, which are home to roughly half the world's population, have vast and dynamic domestic markets. Our cities are growing and developing rapidly, urbanisation is advancing quickly, and our national companies are increasingly making their mark as global players. <...>
We have long been told that competition is an inviolable principle; yet, regrettably, Western competitors today are resorting to every conceivable means to reclaim their erstwhile dominance. They go so far as to employ instruments of direct physical force, including the destruction of industrial and logistical infrastructure, pipelines, and similar facilities.
Efforts are underway to block international transport corridors, to seize sea‑going vessels, while illegal restrictions are imposed, accompanied by threats of so‑called secondary sanctions, on those who refuse to act in the interests of others and instead seek to defend their own national interests.
I know my colleagues could cite hundreds of such examples of this, but consider this: over 30 000 sanctions have been imposed on Russia – nearly twice as many as against all other countries in the world combined. <...>
We must also acknowledge another fact: the countries that initiated this sanctions pressure, and which are now grappling with serious problems such as budget deficits, mounting public debt and industrial decline, have been unable to do the same. 👉 It turns out that they are the ones facing complex and severe consequences. This is are not mere speculation; these are facts drawn from their own statistics. <...>
Russia is open to interesting and promising initiatives in industry, trade and tourism. We are ready to contribute to the world’s energy and food security together with our partners, and to jointly shape reliable global routes, such as the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor and the North-South International Corridor.
Through the combined efforts of the bodies of power, businesses and expert community, BRICS is creating a new stable platform of global growth. It is notable that its key elements, the operating rules for companies and organisations are not imposed from the outside by the so-called golden billion. Likewise, we do not impose anything on others.
Our rules are based on innovative business approaches, breakthrough technological solutions, highlighting the national interests of our states and nations.
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🎙 Russia's President Vladimir Putin answered a media question, concluding the first day of his working visit to India (September 11, 2026)
Key points:
• All that is now happening across Europe as a whole is the consequence of systemic errors committed by the so‑called West, or, to be more precise, by the globalist circles of the West, in the political, security and economic spheres.
• We were included in the G8. Yet, this did not constitute full‑fledged membership.
• As for the economic sphere, the most pressing issue at present is, naturally, energy. How, in fact, is the price of gas formed on the European exchanges? It is not determined by producers, but by exchange traders. They believe that today, it is more advantageous to extract gas from storage that was purchased at lower prices, and as for tomorrow – well, we’ll see. This will result in prices rising not just to 1,000, but to 1,500 [dollars or euros per 1,000 cubic metres].
• In the security sphere, the [systemic error of the West] has taken the form of attempts to put pressure on the Russian Federation, initially through the use of terrorists in the Caucasus and separatists, then via other methods, and now – by means of the neo‑Nazi regime in Ukraine. This process continues unabated.
• Yet today’s European elites adhere to a different perspective. They now seek to frighten their populations with a mythical Russian threat, purportedly dating back to the Soviet era. But such a threat does not exist, and never has. 👉 We do not threaten, nor do we intend to threaten, European countries.
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Key points:
• All that is now happening across Europe as a whole is the consequence of systemic errors committed by the so‑called West, or, to be more precise, by the globalist circles of the West, in the political, security and economic spheres.
• We were included in the G8. Yet, this did not constitute full‑fledged membership.
• As for the economic sphere, the most pressing issue at present is, naturally, energy. How, in fact, is the price of gas formed on the European exchanges? It is not determined by producers, but by exchange traders. They believe that today, it is more advantageous to extract gas from storage that was purchased at lower prices, and as for tomorrow – well, we’ll see. This will result in prices rising not just to 1,000, but to 1,500 [dollars or euros per 1,000 cubic metres].
• In the security sphere, the [systemic error of the West] has taken the form of attempts to put pressure on the Russian Federation, initially through the use of terrorists in the Caucasus and separatists, then via other methods, and now – by means of the neo‑Nazi regime in Ukraine. This process continues unabated.
• Yet today’s European elites adhere to a different perspective. They now seek to frighten their populations with a mythical Russian threat, purportedly dating back to the Soviet era. But such a threat does not exist, and never has. 👉 We do not threaten, nor do we intend to threaten, European countries.
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🗓️ On September 11, an event dedicated to the Day of the Languages of the Peoples of Russia was held under the auspices of the Russian Center of the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation and the office of the Honorary Consul of Russia in Trivandrum Ratheesh Nair.
🗣️ Vice‑Consul of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai, Aleksandr Fomin, delivered a welcoming speech. In his address, he highlighted the remarkable cultural distinctiveness of the peoples of Russia, as well as the rich diversity of languages and traditions found across the country. He also underscored the importance of cultural exchange in strengthening the long-standing friendship and enduring ties between the peoples of India and Russia.
🇷🇺🇮🇳 Ratheesh Nair, in turn, drew the audience’s attention to a series of initiatives aimed at introducing Indian audiences to the cultural and literary diversity of Russia.
🗣️ Vice‑Consul of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai, Aleksandr Fomin, delivered a welcoming speech. In his address, he highlighted the remarkable cultural distinctiveness of the peoples of Russia, as well as the rich diversity of languages and traditions found across the country. He also underscored the importance of cultural exchange in strengthening the long-standing friendship and enduring ties between the peoples of India and Russia.
🇷🇺🇮🇳 Ratheesh Nair, in turn, drew the audience’s attention to a series of initiatives aimed at introducing Indian audiences to the cultural and literary diversity of Russia.
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⚡️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin has arrived at the meeting of the 18th #BRICS summit.
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Vladimir Putin addressed the BRICS Summit
Partnership within BRICS is consistently built on the principles of equality, good-neighbourliness, and mutual consideration of interests – along with respect for one another's cultural and civilisational diversity, history, traditions, and values. It stands to reason, then, that the credibility and influence of BRICS around the globe are steadily growing.
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Vladimir Putin addressed the BRICS Summit
Partnership within BRICS is consistently built on the principles of equality, good-neighbourliness, and mutual consideration of interests – along with respect for one another's cultural and civilisational diversity, history, traditions, and values. It stands to reason, then, that the credibility and influence of BRICS around the globe are steadily growing.
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Creative Director of the Gzhel Association, hereditary Gzhel craftswoman and artist Tatiana Sivova and Deputy Director General of the Fedoskino Factory Anastasia Kareeva are introducing visitors to the history, distinctive features and contemporary development of these traditional art forms.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit BRICS Bazaar till September 15.
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