1️⃣Giant Veggies & Farming Battles😎

The 8th All-Russian "AgroBattle-2025" festival in Stavropol brought together farmers growing record-breaking produce. A farmer from Kaluga stole the show with a 133 kg watermelon—a new national record—plus a giant 56-kg zucchini!

Meanwhile, Alexander Chusov from Moscow grew a 969 kg pumpkin, beating his own previous record. Though the winner had hoped for over a ton, his pumpkin still earned a spot in the Russian Record Book! 🎃

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2️⃣ "Intervision-2025": A Global Music Celebration 🍬

✨ On September 20th, Moscow's "Live Arena" hosted "Intervision-2025," a spectacular music competition that featured 23 countries showcasing their cultural diversity. The event was held on one of the world's most technologically advanced stages, a venue renowned not just in Russia, but globally.

✨ A breathtaking visual feature of the show was the use of magnificent, giant AR avatars, which represented each nation and shared the stage with the live performers.

✨ A defining trend of this year's contest was a powerful return to national traditions and values. In a bold move away from globalized pop, every artist performed their song in their native state language—a diverse spectrum including Vietnamese, Kyrgyz, Arabic, and Swahili.

✨ The winner was Duc Phuc from Vietnam, with Nomad (Kyrgyzstan) and Dana Al-Mir (Qatar) as the runners-up. The contest culminated in a moving grand finale, where all the contestants came together for a multilingual performance of the song "A Million Voices." This powerful moment of unity provided a fitting conclusion to "Intervision-2025." The event ended with the official announcement that Saudi Arabia will be the next host.

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