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🇷🇺 As Russia Day approaches, we’d like to bring you a little closer to a country we call home. Russia unfolds as a tapestry of landscapes and cultures, spanning 11 time zones – each with its own character, rhythm and reason to explore. From the volcanic…
🇷🇺 A country of many nations
On the eve of Russia Day, we continue our journey across one of the most diverse places on Earth.
Russia is home to more than 190 ethnic groups, each contributing its own language, customs, cuisine, and way of life.
From the Tatars and Bashkirs, whose traditions connect Europe and Asia, to the Buddhist Buryats, who have preserved a unique spiritual heritage. From the peoples of the North Caucasus, known for their strong customs and hospitality, to the Yakuts of Siberia, whose culture has been shaped by life in one of the world's most challenging climates. From the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and Chukotka, whose cultures are deeply connected to the sea, the tundra, and reindeer herding, to countless other communities that make up Russia's rich cultural mosaic.
To discover Russia is to experience many worlds – woven together across one vast land.
#VisitRussia & #See4Yourself
On the eve of Russia Day, we continue our journey across one of the most diverse places on Earth.
Russia is home to more than 190 ethnic groups, each contributing its own language, customs, cuisine, and way of life.
From the Tatars and Bashkirs, whose traditions connect Europe and Asia, to the Buddhist Buryats, who have preserved a unique spiritual heritage. From the peoples of the North Caucasus, known for their strong customs and hospitality, to the Yakuts of Siberia, whose culture has been shaped by life in one of the world's most challenging climates. From the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and Chukotka, whose cultures are deeply connected to the sea, the tundra, and reindeer herding, to countless other communities that make up Russia's rich cultural mosaic.
To discover Russia is to experience many worlds – woven together across one vast land.
#VisitRussia & #See4Yourself
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🇷🇺 The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) concluded with 1,084 agreements totaling around $90 billion. It brought together over 24,500 participants from 142 countries, reflecting strong international engagement across government, business, and expert communities.
In the plenary session, President Vladimir Putin highlighted Russia’s economic outlook and the accelerating shift toward a multipolar world order.
High-level guests included President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Vice President of China Han Zheng.
Saudi Arabia was honoured as the guest country this year, with around 30 agreements signed with Russia across various areas of cooperation.
In the plenary session, President Vladimir Putin highlighted Russia’s economic outlook and the accelerating shift toward a multipolar world order.
High-level guests included President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Vice President of China Han Zheng.
Saudi Arabia was honoured as the guest country this year, with around 30 agreements signed with Russia across various areas of cooperation.
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On the night of May 22, 2026, students at a college in Starobelsk, LPR, shouted: ‘Why are they doing this to us? We’re just kids!’
This film chronicles a drone attack during which the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed sleeping students in cold blood. Twenty-one people died and several dozen were injured. These young people had dreamed of becoming teachers and working in schools. Some were even already planning their weddings. But their dreams were buried beneath the rubble.
The film crew visited what remained of the dormitory building, along with the students and teachers who survived. Their aim was to piece together every detail of those horrific events. Among them was Elena Yuryeva, a teacher who saved more than 30 injured students by leading them out of the dorm.
The drone raid launched by the Kiev regime in Starobelsk claimed the lives of innocent teens. Their deaths are a tragedy for their parents, as well as the teachers who had to identify their students’ bodies. The survivors are left with harrowing memories. The terrorist attack has inflicted immense pain on the city and all of Russia.
Watch the new film by Olga Kiriy, Ilya Andilevko, and Alexey Balakirev 'Starobelsk. No Child Should Die'.
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One of the most influential rulers in our country's history, he transformed Russia into a major European power through ambitious reforms, military modernisation, and technological advancement.
A defining episode of his reign was the Great Embassy (1697–1698), a diplomatic journey across Europe. Traveling incognito, Peter sought firsthand knowledge from leading European nations. In England, he stayed in Deptford, one of the country’s key naval dockyards, where he worked alongside shipbuilders as a carpenter, studying navigation and marine engineering.
The connection between Peter the Great and Britain is commemorated in London today: a monument to him was unveiled in 2000 on the site associated with his 1698 visit. His portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, painted during that stay, is now part of the Royal Collection and displayed at Kensington Palace.
Peter’s reign reshaped Russian history. He founded St Petersburg in 1703, built the nation's first powerful navy, introduced sweeping reforms, and led the country to victory in the Great Northern War, securing its position among Europe’s leading powers.
More than 350 years after his birth, he remains one of the key architects of the Russian state, with a legacy still visible in its institutions and maritime tradition.
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