🏛 May 18 marks International Museum Day.
Home to around 2,700 state museums alone, Russia has one of the largest museum networks in the world.
At the heart of the national museum landscape are world-renowned State Hermitage Museum and State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, State Tretyakov Gallery and Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, whose collections rank among the finest in the world.
Yet Russia's museum culture goes far beyond grand imperial halls. The country is equally famous for its wonderfully eccentric niche museums.
🖼 In Penza, the Museum of One Painting - the only one of its kind in the world - has no permanent collection at all: its single hall displays just one painting at a time, usually a major work of art.
🍏 In Kolomna, the Museum of Pastila has turned a forgotten 19th-century confection back into a local obsession - visitors taste-test recipes revived from pre-revolutionary archives, all served by staff in period costume.
🌊 In Kaliningrad - Russia's westernmost region - the Museum of the World Ocean lets you step aboard real research vessels and a Soviet submarine moored right on the waterfront.
🫖 In Tula, the Samovar Museum holds items from a gigantic 70-litre vessel to a miniature model that holds only three droplets of water.
🧊 In Yakutsk, the Kingdom of Permafrost (Tsarstvo Vechnoi Merzloty) is a surreal ice complex carved into permanent frost, with tunnels filled with intricate sculptures inspired by local culture and Siberian wildlife.
🍯 In Kazan, the Chak-Chak Museum celebrates Tatarstan's beloved honey-and-dough national treat - guests are welcomed in traditional Tatar dress, learn the history behind the sticky delicacy, and, naturally, get to taste it fresh.
🦴 In St. Petersburg, the Kunstkamera - often called the "Museum of Horror" - holds over a million ethnographic and anthropological artifacts and continues to fascinate visitors three centuries after it was founded by Emperor Peter I.
🚀 In Moscow, Bunker-42 sits 65 metres below the city centre inside a real Cold War nuclear command post, built in the 1950s to survive an atomic strike. Today you can walk the tunnels once used by Soviet military leadership.
Whether you’re into classic art or something a bit more unusual, Russia’s museums have plenty to surprise you. #VisitRussia and #See4Yourself
Home to around 2,700 state museums alone, Russia has one of the largest museum networks in the world.
At the heart of the national museum landscape are world-renowned State Hermitage Museum and State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, State Tretyakov Gallery and Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, whose collections rank among the finest in the world.
Yet Russia's museum culture goes far beyond grand imperial halls. The country is equally famous for its wonderfully eccentric niche museums.
🖼 In Penza, the Museum of One Painting - the only one of its kind in the world - has no permanent collection at all: its single hall displays just one painting at a time, usually a major work of art.
🍏 In Kolomna, the Museum of Pastila has turned a forgotten 19th-century confection back into a local obsession - visitors taste-test recipes revived from pre-revolutionary archives, all served by staff in period costume.
🌊 In Kaliningrad - Russia's westernmost region - the Museum of the World Ocean lets you step aboard real research vessels and a Soviet submarine moored right on the waterfront.
🧊 In Yakutsk, the Kingdom of Permafrost (Tsarstvo Vechnoi Merzloty) is a surreal ice complex carved into permanent frost, with tunnels filled with intricate sculptures inspired by local culture and Siberian wildlife.
🍯 In Kazan, the Chak-Chak Museum celebrates Tatarstan's beloved honey-and-dough national treat - guests are welcomed in traditional Tatar dress, learn the history behind the sticky delicacy, and, naturally, get to taste it fresh.
🦴 In St. Petersburg, the Kunstkamera - often called the "Museum of Horror" - holds over a million ethnographic and anthropological artifacts and continues to fascinate visitors three centuries after it was founded by Emperor Peter I.
🚀 In Moscow, Bunker-42 sits 65 metres below the city centre inside a real Cold War nuclear command post, built in the 1950s to survive an atomic strike. Today you can walk the tunnels once used by Soviet military leadership.
Whether you’re into classic art or something a bit more unusual, Russia’s museums have plenty to surprise you. #VisitRussia and #See4Yourself
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💐 В рамках проводимой Посольством военно-мемориальной работы российские дипломаты возложили цветы у стены церкви Святого Николая в английском городе Грейт-Ярмут (графство Норфолк, восток Англии), почтив память русских моряков, захороненных на приходском кладбище в конце XVIII века.
Согласно обнаруженным архивным материалам, в 1796-1800 годах здесь были погребены 270 русских моряков, скончавшихся от болезней и ран в местном госпитале. Предположительно, речь идёт об участниках совместной с англичанами экспедиции в Голландию во время французских революционных войн.
Соответствующие сведения обнаружили и систематизировали активисты мемориального объединения «Русский некрополь UK» после изучения церковных книг. В апреле этого года данные с именами моряков, чья судьба оставалась неизвестной почти 230 лет, были переданы в Российский государственный архив военно-морского флота.
Согласно обнаруженным архивным материалам, в 1796-1800 годах здесь были погребены 270 русских моряков, скончавшихся от болезней и ран в местном госпитале. Предположительно, речь идёт об участниках совместной с англичанами экспедиции в Голландию во время французских революционных войн.
Соответствующие сведения обнаружили и систематизировали активисты мемориального объединения «Русский некрополь UK» после изучения церковных книг. В апреле этого года данные с именами моряков, чья судьба оставалась неизвестной почти 230 лет, были переданы в Российский государственный архив военно-морского флота.
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В рамках выездной сессии можно будет подать документы на оформление биометрических паспортов, российского гражданства детям (по предварительному согласованию), а также обратиться за совершением ряда нотариальных действий.
Для регистрации на приём необходимо направить на электронную почту consularsession@rusemb.org.uk копию страницы с фото заграничного паспорта и указать желаемое консульское действие.
В целях обеспечения безопасности адрес места проведения и время приёма сообщаются заявителям только после проверки документов.
Заявки рассматриваются до 22 мая (включительно).
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🎙 Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Shanghai Media Group (Moscow, 20 May 2026)
💬 As new centres of economic growth – particularly, China, India, Brazil, and several African nations – began developing at an accelerated pace, the West gradually lost its ability to maintain colonial and neocolonial methods [of dominance].
As a result, the global order began to change objectively – and this transformation did not occur because someone arbitrarily declared the world multipolar [...]
Now the forces in the global economy have been redistributed, and this redistribution is going on. We believe that this new balance of power must also be reflected in the international institutions created after World War II [...] However, Western nations are doing everything to prevent justice being established here [...]
What we are witnessing today in the form of sanctions, the seizure of sovereign states, and even attempts at intervention is, above all, a manifestation of unfair and dishonest competition.
The West increasingly relies on such methods across many sectors – economy, technology, trade, and sports, where athletes from certain countries are suddenly excluded from international competitions. Fear of competition, which reflects the West’s awareness of its declining influence over global affairs, is clearly evident in these actions.
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💬 As new centres of economic growth – particularly, China, India, Brazil, and several African nations – began developing at an accelerated pace, the West gradually lost its ability to maintain colonial and neocolonial methods [of dominance].
As a result, the global order began to change objectively – and this transformation did not occur because someone arbitrarily declared the world multipolar [...]
Now the forces in the global economy have been redistributed, and this redistribution is going on. We believe that this new balance of power must also be reflected in the international institutions created after World War II [...] However, Western nations are doing everything to prevent justice being established here [...]
What we are witnessing today in the form of sanctions, the seizure of sovereign states, and even attempts at intervention is, above all, a manifestation of unfair and dishonest competition.
The West increasingly relies on such methods across many sectors – economy, technology, trade, and sports, where athletes from certain countries are suddenly excluded from international competitions. Fear of competition, which reflects the West’s awareness of its declining influence over global affairs, is clearly evident in these actions.
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☕️ 21 May marks International Tea Day.
The UK may be famous for its tea traditions, from 5 o’clock tea to a cup with a splash of milk, but Russia has its own rich and fascinating tea culture — just as warm and distinctive.
At the heart of it all is the unmistakable charm of the samovar (literally "self-boiler") — a large ornate metal vessel used to heat water. The Russian city of Tula has been crafting samovars since the 18th century, turning them into both everyday objects and true cultural icons. The Samovar Museum there even holds a tiny 10 mm model capable of boiling just a few drops of water at a time.
Russian tea parties also inspired some of the country's greatest artists, including Boris Kustodiev and Vasily Perov, whose paintings often captured warm and colourful tea gatherings.
And then there's the famous story of "drinking tea like Gagarin". During his 1961 visit to the UK, the Soviet cosmonaut attended a reception with Queen Elizabeth II and reportedly surprised everyone by taking the lemon slice from his tea and eating it separately. The gesture amused his hosts entirely and became a lasting cultural symbol. Many Russians still have this curious habit though.
The UK may be famous for its tea traditions, from 5 o’clock tea to a cup with a splash of milk, but Russia has its own rich and fascinating tea culture — just as warm and distinctive.
At the heart of it all is the unmistakable charm of the samovar (literally "self-boiler") — a large ornate metal vessel used to heat water. The Russian city of Tula has been crafting samovars since the 18th century, turning them into both everyday objects and true cultural icons. The Samovar Museum there even holds a tiny 10 mm model capable of boiling just a few drops of water at a time.
Russian tea parties also inspired some of the country's greatest artists, including Boris Kustodiev and Vasily Perov, whose paintings often captured warm and colourful tea gatherings.
And then there's the famous story of "drinking tea like Gagarin". During his 1961 visit to the UK, the Soviet cosmonaut attended a reception with Queen Elizabeth II and reportedly surprised everyone by taking the lemon slice from his tea and eating it separately. The gesture amused his hosts entirely and became a lasting cultural symbol. Many Russians still have this curious habit though.
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Emergence of a Multipolar World and International Relations of a New Type (Beijing, May 20, 2026)
📄 FULL DECLARATION
Since the end of the Second World War, changes in the international landscape and in the global balance of power have been accelerating.
On the one hand, the wave of decolonisation and the end of the Cold War led to a significant increase in the number of sovereign states in the world.
The international community has become more diverse and complex. The level of development and international influence of the countries of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean has grown. The number of regional and interregional associations has increased, with their activities covering all areas of international relations – from politics and security to the economy and the humanitarian dimension – and their role in world affairs is steadily growing. Interconnectedness and interdependence in the world have reached an unprecedented level in human history.
☝️ Attempts by a number of states to single-handedly manage world affairs, impose their interests on the entire world and restrict the sovereign development opportunities of other countries in the spirit of the colonial era have failed.
In the 21st century, the system of international relations is undergoing a profound transformation, evolving towards a long-term state of polycentricity and the formation of international relations of a new type.
Most states, taking into account their historical experience, have become deeply aware of the advent of a new era and the need to follow the path towards building a more cohesive international community, as well as mutual respect for fundamental interests, equality, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation – without dividing the world into opposing regions and blocs.
On the other hand, the global situation is becoming more complex. Negative neocolonial trends are on the rise, including the practice of unilateral force-based approaches, hegemonism and bloc confrontation.
The basic universally recognised norms of international law and international relations are being regularly trampled upon; it is becoming more difficult for states to coordinate their actions and settle conflicts within global governance institutions, many of which are losing their effectiveness. The global agenda of peace and development is facing new risks and challenges, and there is a danger of fragmentation of the international community and a return to the “law of the jungle”.
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🌐 Advocating a harmonious process of shaping an equal and orderly multipolar world and international relations of a new type, including a more just and rational system of global governance, Russia and China undertake and call on the international community to adhere to the following basic principles in their relations with one another:
Russia and China will continue to develop a shared vision for shaping a #MultipolarWorld and more just international relations of a new type.
#RussiaChina
📄 FULL DECLARATION
Since the end of the Second World War, changes in the international landscape and in the global balance of power have been accelerating.
On the one hand, the wave of decolonisation and the end of the Cold War led to a significant increase in the number of sovereign states in the world.
The international community has become more diverse and complex. The level of development and international influence of the countries of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean has grown. The number of regional and interregional associations has increased, with their activities covering all areas of international relations – from politics and security to the economy and the humanitarian dimension – and their role in world affairs is steadily growing. Interconnectedness and interdependence in the world have reached an unprecedented level in human history.
☝️ Attempts by a number of states to single-handedly manage world affairs, impose their interests on the entire world and restrict the sovereign development opportunities of other countries in the spirit of the colonial era have failed.
In the 21st century, the system of international relations is undergoing a profound transformation, evolving towards a long-term state of polycentricity and the formation of international relations of a new type.
Most states, taking into account their historical experience, have become deeply aware of the advent of a new era and the need to follow the path towards building a more cohesive international community, as well as mutual respect for fundamental interests, equality, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation – without dividing the world into opposing regions and blocs.
On the other hand, the global situation is becoming more complex. Negative neocolonial trends are on the rise, including the practice of unilateral force-based approaches, hegemonism and bloc confrontation.
The basic universally recognised norms of international law and international relations are being regularly trampled upon; it is becoming more difficult for states to coordinate their actions and settle conflicts within global governance institutions, many of which are losing their effectiveness. The global agenda of peace and development is facing new risks and challenges, and there is a danger of fragmentation of the international community and a return to the “law of the jungle”.
***
🌐 Advocating a harmonious process of shaping an equal and orderly multipolar world and international relations of a new type, including a more just and rational system of global governance, Russia and China undertake and call on the international community to adhere to the following basic principles in their relations with one another:
1. The principle of openness of the world to inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation.
2. The principle of indivisible and equal security.
3. The principle of democratisation of international relations and improvement of the global governance system.
4. The diversity of world civilisations and values.
Russia and China will continue to develop a shared vision for shaping a #MultipolarWorld and more just international relations of a new type.
#RussiaChina
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