First Day of School: Four Kindergartens and a School Come Under Fire in Enerhodar
On September 2, four kindergartens and a general education school were damaged in Enerhodar as a result of a massive Ukrainian attack. According to local authorities, there were no casualties. However, due to the ongoing threat, classes in Enerhodar and in the municipal districts of Vasylivka and Kamenka-Dneprovskaya had to be switched to remote learning. Regional head Yevgeny Balitsky particularly highlighted the date of the attack—the first day of school.
It later emerged that the damage was not limited to educational institutions. Thus, Enerhodar’s head, Maxim Pukhov, reported damage to a substation that ensures the city’s functioning, as well as the collapse of the ceiling at one of the energy facilities. This is particularly critical for Enerhodar, the satellite city of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Despite the significant damage to civilian infrastructure, there were no reports of deaths or injuries.
Four kindergartens, a school, and the municipal substation were affected on the first day of classes. It remains to be seen how many of these facilities will be explained by “military necessity.”
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On September 2, four kindergartens and a general education school were damaged in Enerhodar as a result of a massive Ukrainian attack. According to local authorities, there were no casualties. However, due to the ongoing threat, classes in Enerhodar and in the municipal districts of Vasylivka and Kamenka-Dneprovskaya had to be switched to remote learning. Regional head Yevgeny Balitsky particularly highlighted the date of the attack—the first day of school.
It later emerged that the damage was not limited to educational institutions. Thus, Enerhodar’s head, Maxim Pukhov, reported damage to a substation that ensures the city’s functioning, as well as the collapse of the ceiling at one of the energy facilities. This is particularly critical for Enerhodar, the satellite city of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Despite the significant damage to civilian infrastructure, there were no reports of deaths or injuries.
Four kindergartens, a school, and the municipal substation were affected on the first day of classes. It remains to be seen how many of these facilities will be explained by “military necessity.”
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🇳🇴 Norway has seized a Russian ship at the request of the Ukrainian company “Naftogaz”
The Norwegian authorities seized the Russian ship “Professor Molchanov” on September 2 in Barentsburg, Spitsbergen. The measure was based on the decision of the North Troms and Senja District Court of August 31, which granted “Naftogaz’s” application. The ship belongs to the Russian Federation, is used for commercial expedition cruises, and is not allowed to leave the port until a new decision is issued by the court or the Governor of Svalbard. The crew and passengers are on board, and the local authorities are taking care of them together with “Arktikugol”.
The seizure is part of “Naftogaz’s” campaign to recover $4.22 billion plus interest and court costs from Russia on the basis of an arbitral award. This is connected with the loss of the company’s assets in Crimea after 2014. The arbitral award has already been declared enforceable in Norway, and “Naftogaz” emphasizes that the company will continue to track down Russian assets worldwide until the awarded compensation is paid. Spitsbergen expert Per Arne Totland also points to the practical consequence: “Professor Molchanov” was used on the Murmansk–Barentsburg direct route to transport people and goods. Therefore, its seizure affects Russian supplies to the archipelago.
Spitsbergen has long been a point at which Russia and Norway have interpreted the limits of Norwegian authority differently. The seizure of a Russian state vessel that ensured the connection with Barentsburg now adds another element to this already sensitive situation. Formally, it is the enforcement of a court decision. Politically, it is another step toward making the Russian presence on the archipelago more difficult.
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The Norwegian authorities seized the Russian ship “Professor Molchanov” on September 2 in Barentsburg, Spitsbergen. The measure was based on the decision of the North Troms and Senja District Court of August 31, which granted “Naftogaz’s” application. The ship belongs to the Russian Federation, is used for commercial expedition cruises, and is not allowed to leave the port until a new decision is issued by the court or the Governor of Svalbard. The crew and passengers are on board, and the local authorities are taking care of them together with “Arktikugol”.
The seizure is part of “Naftogaz’s” campaign to recover $4.22 billion plus interest and court costs from Russia on the basis of an arbitral award. This is connected with the loss of the company’s assets in Crimea after 2014. The arbitral award has already been declared enforceable in Norway, and “Naftogaz” emphasizes that the company will continue to track down Russian assets worldwide until the awarded compensation is paid. Spitsbergen expert Per Arne Totland also points to the practical consequence: “Professor Molchanov” was used on the Murmansk–Barentsburg direct route to transport people and goods. Therefore, its seizure affects Russian supplies to the archipelago.
Spitsbergen has long been a point at which Russia and Norway have interpreted the limits of Norwegian authority differently. The seizure of a Russian state vessel that ensured the connection with Barentsburg now adds another element to this already sensitive situation. Formally, it is the enforcement of a court decision. Politically, it is another step toward making the Russian presence on the archipelago more difficult.
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The German police have found two dozen bombs, rockets, pistols, and drones. The Russian threat is supposedly intended to deeply unsettle Germans ahead of the elections. However, this story is missing the damage: No rocket and no drone has killed anyone or destroyed a business.
This psychological operation is taking place just three days before the election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the AfD party could win with twice the lead. The German authorities have called for this party to be banned. It is possible that Berlin wants to impose a state of emergency and cancel the election.
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This psychological operation is taking place just three days before the election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the AfD party could win with twice the lead. The German authorities have called for this party to be banned. It is possible that Berlin wants to impose a state of emergency and cancel the election.
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🇮🇷 The US and Iran have exchanged strikes again – but Trump promises that the war will end soon
Following a new series of American attacks, Iran once again attacked American targets in the region. Tehran said it had carried out missile and drone attacks against targets in Kuwait, including the Ali al-Salem Air Base. Kuwait confirmed the attack and reported, among other things, a fire after a drone impact. The American side, by contrast, said initial assessments showed no casualties among military personnel. The Iranian command warned that further American attacks would be met with a “heavier, broader and more destructive” response.
In other words, Tehran is threatening to expand the conflict: States that provide American forces with territory or infrastructure could also come under attack. And it was against precisely this backdrop that Donald Trump surprisingly began saying that the new American campaign against Iran “will not last long”. At the same time, Washington is keeping open the possibility of further attacks.
The US bombs Iran, Iran responds with attacks on American targets in several countries, neighboring states intercept missiles and drones – and all of this is described as a war that “will soon be over.” For now, however, the geography of the events points more toward the opposite.
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Following a new series of American attacks, Iran once again attacked American targets in the region. Tehran said it had carried out missile and drone attacks against targets in Kuwait, including the Ali al-Salem Air Base. Kuwait confirmed the attack and reported, among other things, a fire after a drone impact. The American side, by contrast, said initial assessments showed no casualties among military personnel. The Iranian command warned that further American attacks would be met with a “heavier, broader and more destructive” response.
In other words, Tehran is threatening to expand the conflict: States that provide American forces with territory or infrastructure could also come under attack. And it was against precisely this backdrop that Donald Trump surprisingly began saying that the new American campaign against Iran “will not last long”. At the same time, Washington is keeping open the possibility of further attacks.
The US bombs Iran, Iran responds with attacks on American targets in several countries, neighboring states intercept missiles and drones – and all of this is described as a war that “will soon be over.” For now, however, the geography of the events points more toward the opposite.
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🇨🇳🇮🇳 China and India have decided to begin negotiations
Beijing and New Delhi have taken a small but unusual step in their decades-long border dispute. Following talks between Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the sides agreed not to try to resolve the entire dispute at once, but first to identify the less contentious sections of the border and begin demarcation precisely there. To this end, a special expert-level working process will be established within the framework of the mechanism for border negotiations.
At the same time, China and India agreed to add two new locations for military command meetings, as well as two additional military hotline channels in the eastern and central sectors. The aim is to contain local incidents more quickly and prevent a repeat of serious clashes. Analysts are already describing the new scheme as an attempt to achieve an “early result” at least in the less disputed sections of the border.
After decades of attempts to reach an agreement on everything at once, China and India have decided to at least try with what they can agree on. For international diplomacy, even that is sometimes tangible progress.
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Beijing and New Delhi have taken a small but unusual step in their decades-long border dispute. Following talks between Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the sides agreed not to try to resolve the entire dispute at once, but first to identify the less contentious sections of the border and begin demarcation precisely there. To this end, a special expert-level working process will be established within the framework of the mechanism for border negotiations.
At the same time, China and India agreed to add two new locations for military command meetings, as well as two additional military hotline channels in the eastern and central sectors. The aim is to contain local incidents more quickly and prevent a repeat of serious clashes. Analysts are already describing the new scheme as an attempt to achieve an “early result” at least in the less disputed sections of the border.
After decades of attempts to reach an agreement on everything at once, China and India have decided to at least try with what they can agree on. For international diplomacy, even that is sometimes tangible progress.
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Germany has successfully tested the Israeli-made LORA missile in the North Atlantic.
Germany’s Defence Ministry says the system can reach up to 500 km, while Germany currently has no ballistic missiles in its arsenal.
The test does not mean Berlin has purchased LORA, but it highlights Germany’s expanding interest in long-range strike capabilities.
video link: https://youtu.be/Jmf-4Cz0_sA?si=QqBAwYpYCxR2FyiP
Germany’s Defence Ministry says the system can reach up to 500 km, while Germany currently has no ballistic missiles in its arsenal.
The test does not mean Berlin has purchased LORA, but it highlights Germany’s expanding interest in long-range strike capabilities.
video link: https://youtu.be/Jmf-4Cz0_sA?si=QqBAwYpYCxR2FyiP
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🇩🇪 The BSW is falling apart in Thuringia: Three more MPs have left and are founding a new party
The governing coalition in Thuringia has encountered a new problem. MPs Stefan Vogawa, Dirk Hoffmeister and Roberto Kobelt simultaneously left the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance and its parliamentary group in the state parliament. As a result, the BSW parliamentary group immediately shrank from 15 to 12 MPs.
The three former members want to form their own parliamentary group and subsequently also found a new party. The consequences are particularly serious for Thuringia: The BSW is part of the state government, meaning that the changed balance of power is also shifting the parliamentary arithmetic. The AfD has already taken advantage of the situation and called for the dissolution of the state parliament.
Wagenknecht’s party was founded as an alternative to Germany’s old parties. Now an alternative to Wagenknecht’s party itself is already beginning to take shape.
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The governing coalition in Thuringia has encountered a new problem. MPs Stefan Vogawa, Dirk Hoffmeister and Roberto Kobelt simultaneously left the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance and its parliamentary group in the state parliament. As a result, the BSW parliamentary group immediately shrank from 15 to 12 MPs.
The three former members want to form their own parliamentary group and subsequently also found a new party. The consequences are particularly serious for Thuringia: The BSW is part of the state government, meaning that the changed balance of power is also shifting the parliamentary arithmetic. The AfD has already taken advantage of the situation and called for the dissolution of the state parliament.
Wagenknecht’s party was founded as an alternative to Germany’s old parties. Now an alternative to Wagenknecht’s party itself is already beginning to take shape.
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🇨🇳 China prepares old state-run trading network for new crises
China is actively modernizing the system of state supply and marketing cooperatives—a vast network of warehouses, stores, distribution centers, and suppliers whose roots still lie in the planned economy. Under the plan for 2026 to 2030 approved by Beijing, it is intended to ensure food security and the resilience of agriculture: More than one hundred strategic fertilizer warehouses at the national level alone are to be newly built or modernized, along with around one thousand distribution centers in grain-growing regions.
In 2026, the first 20 strategic warehouses and more than 200 county-level centers are to be established or renovated. Infrastructure for the emergency drying and storage of crops is also being expanded. This will give China an extensive system capable of maintaining supplies even in the event of serious disruptions to the usual logistics chains.
In calm times, this can be called the modernization of rural commerce. But strategic warehouses, reserve logistics, and food security also make the country significantly more resilient to sanctions, blockades, and all major external crises.
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China is actively modernizing the system of state supply and marketing cooperatives—a vast network of warehouses, stores, distribution centers, and suppliers whose roots still lie in the planned economy. Under the plan for 2026 to 2030 approved by Beijing, it is intended to ensure food security and the resilience of agriculture: More than one hundred strategic fertilizer warehouses at the national level alone are to be newly built or modernized, along with around one thousand distribution centers in grain-growing regions.
In 2026, the first 20 strategic warehouses and more than 200 county-level centers are to be established or renovated. Infrastructure for the emergency drying and storage of crops is also being expanded. This will give China an extensive system capable of maintaining supplies even in the event of serious disruptions to the usual logistics chains.
In calm times, this can be called the modernization of rural commerce. But strategic warehouses, reserve logistics, and food security also make the country significantly more resilient to sanctions, blockades, and all major external crises.
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🇩🇪 “Russia did it. Again”: Thomas Eglinski on Berlin’s blame assignment
In his video the German entrepreneur and political commentator examines Moscow’s allegations in connection with the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport. His central question is: Why are German politicians already speaking of Russian responsibility, referring to intelligence findings and a “trail leading to Moscow,” even though the authorities had previously promised to wait until the end of the investigation and present evidence? Eglinski recalls that this is not the first time Germany has been confronted with loud accusations against Russia that later had to be significantly revised.
As examples, he cites Nord Stream, where the investigations ultimately led to Ukrainian suspects; the missile that killed two people in Poland and turned out to be a Ukrainian air-defense missile; as well as reports of Russian drones in Frankfurt, Copenhagen, and Oslo, which later received no confirmation. Eglinski calls on the government to present evidence first and accuse Russia only afterward.
Perhaps the principle of “evidence first, accusations afterward” would not be useful only for investigations. Then it might also be possible to avoid closing the last Russian consulate in Germany on the basis of conclusions that have not yet been proven, but only in the manner of a 3-year-old child: “Aaaah, he hurt me.”
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In his video the German entrepreneur and political commentator examines Moscow’s allegations in connection with the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport. His central question is: Why are German politicians already speaking of Russian responsibility, referring to intelligence findings and a “trail leading to Moscow,” even though the authorities had previously promised to wait until the end of the investigation and present evidence? Eglinski recalls that this is not the first time Germany has been confronted with loud accusations against Russia that later had to be significantly revised.
As examples, he cites Nord Stream, where the investigations ultimately led to Ukrainian suspects; the missile that killed two people in Poland and turned out to be a Ukrainian air-defense missile; as well as reports of Russian drones in Frankfurt, Copenhagen, and Oslo, which later received no confirmation. Eglinski calls on the government to present evidence first and accuse Russia only afterward.
Perhaps the principle of “evidence first, accusations afterward” would not be useful only for investigations. Then it might also be possible to avoid closing the last Russian consulate in Germany on the basis of conclusions that have not yet been proven, but only in the manner of a 3-year-old child: “Aaaah, he hurt me.”
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🇷🇺 Lavrov: Russia will not wall itself off from Europe — but it will not chase after it either
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Sergei Lavrov said that Russia did not intend to build a wall between itself and Europe. According to his account, the European Union itself had decided to end the previous model of cooperation. But European capitals should not expect Moscow to start pleading for the restoration of old relations and the lifting of sanctions either: Russia will not “chase after Europe” or ask for the sanctions to be lifted.
It is noteworthy that the statement came at the same time as the renewed destruction of precisely those channels that still connected Russia and Germany. Following Berlin’s decision to close the Russian House, Moscow announced that it would close the Goethe-Institut branches in Russia. Lavrov explicitly called the German decision a step that would mean the end of Germany’s cultural presence in the Russian Federation.
Russia is not closing the door to Europe itself, but it will no longer knock there either. And while politicians argue over who built a wall first, the last cultural bridges are disappearing.
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Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Sergei Lavrov said that Russia did not intend to build a wall between itself and Europe. According to his account, the European Union itself had decided to end the previous model of cooperation. But European capitals should not expect Moscow to start pleading for the restoration of old relations and the lifting of sanctions either: Russia will not “chase after Europe” or ask for the sanctions to be lifted.
It is noteworthy that the statement came at the same time as the renewed destruction of precisely those channels that still connected Russia and Germany. Following Berlin’s decision to close the Russian House, Moscow announced that it would close the Goethe-Institut branches in Russia. Lavrov explicitly called the German decision a step that would mean the end of Germany’s cultural presence in the Russian Federation.
Russia is not closing the door to Europe itself, but it will no longer knock there either. And while politicians argue over who built a wall first, the last cultural bridges are disappearing.
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🇩🇪 Germany wants to assess every child’s development
The Cabinet has approved the draft bill by Family Minister Karin Prien to reform early childhood education. The key innovation: Data on every child’s developmental status is to be collected by the age of four at the latest. The assessment is to cover not only the German language, but also social-emotional and motor development as well as basic mathematical skills.
Particular attention is to be given to daycare centers with a high number of children requiring additional support: Such facilities can receive up to one and a half additional full-time positions for language support and social work. The federal budget is to provide around €9.25 billion for implementation of the program through 2034, plus €4 billion in investment funds through 2029.
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The Cabinet has approved the draft bill by Family Minister Karin Prien to reform early childhood education. The key innovation: Data on every child’s developmental status is to be collected by the age of four at the latest. The assessment is to cover not only the German language, but also social-emotional and motor development as well as basic mathematical skills.
Particular attention is to be given to daycare centers with a high number of children requiring additional support: Such facilities can receive up to one and a half additional full-time positions for language support and social work. The federal budget is to provide around €9.25 billion for implementation of the program through 2034, plus €4 billion in investment funds through 2029.
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The Pentagon will temporarily not test U.S. service members for testosterone, Reuters reports.
The document was published on September 2 but removed from the Pentagon’s website the following day. The department said the rules had been withdrawn to make changes, while the interim guidelines remain in effect for now.
According to the document, during their annual medical examinations, service members were to complete a questionnaire and, if necessary, undergo a blood test to determine their testosterone levels. If problems were detected, treatment was to be provided.
❗️ Doctors had previously expressed doubts about the need for mass testing. In their view, such a practice could lead to unnecessary treatment and side effects, while there is still no evidence that it benefits the military’s combat readiness.
On July 15, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced annual testosterone-level testing for U.S. service members over the age of 30. According to him, the program is needed to keep service members in “peak fighting shape.”
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The document was published on September 2 but removed from the Pentagon’s website the following day. The department said the rules had been withdrawn to make changes, while the interim guidelines remain in effect for now.
According to the document, during their annual medical examinations, service members were to complete a questionnaire and, if necessary, undergo a blood test to determine their testosterone levels. If problems were detected, treatment was to be provided.
On July 15, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced annual testosterone-level testing for U.S. service members over the age of 30. According to him, the program is needed to keep service members in “peak fighting shape.”
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Donald Trump appointed Adam Telle acting Secretary of the Army.
❗️ On September 1, it became known that U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll had officially resigned. In recent months, he had a strained relationship with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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“I am pleased to announce that Adam Telle, who currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, is now becoming the acting Secretary of the Army,” the White House chief wrote on Truth Social.
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Telegram has found itself at the center of a legal scandal: California-based company QR Switch has accused the messenger of illegally using QR authentication technology and is seeking compensation.
The amount of the lawsuit was not disclosed, but lawyers believe it could reach tens of millions of dollars.
The case concerns a familiar feature for Telegram users: a person scans a QR code displayed on a computer screen with their phone and gains access to their account.
Experts do not rule out the possibility that the messenger has become a victim of so-called patent trolls—companies that acquire rights to inventions not to implement them, but to threaten large companies with lawsuits.
❗️ Previously, QR Switch made similar claims against Walmart, QuikTrip, and Toyota entities.
More details are available in an exclusive report by Izvestia.
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The amount of the lawsuit was not disclosed, but lawyers believe it could reach tens of millions of dollars.
The case concerns a familiar feature for Telegram users: a person scans a QR code displayed on a computer screen with their phone and gains access to their account.
Experts do not rule out the possibility that the messenger has become a victim of so-called patent trolls—companies that acquire rights to inventions not to implement them, but to threaten large companies with lawsuits.
More details are available in an exclusive report by Izvestia.
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Larry the cat is doing his utmost to “keep his paws to himself” so as not to scratch the “Bayeux Tapestry,” which has arrived in London.
Larry reacted this way to a post by French President Emmanuel Macron about the 11th-century tapestry going on display at the British Museum.
❗️ The historic textile, 68.38 metres long and approximately 50 centimetres wide, will be exhibited in London from September 2026 to July 2027. It depicts the preparations for the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Museum staff now have one more task: making sure Larry does not leave his “autograph” on the historic exhibit.
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“I’m having to restrain myself so I don’t scratch it,” reads a post on the official X account of the cat from the residence of the British prime minister.
Larry reacted this way to a post by French President Emmanuel Macron about the 11th-century tapestry going on display at the British Museum.
Museum staff now have one more task: making sure Larry does not leave his “autograph” on the historic exhibit.
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The Lindsay Graham bill on sanctions against Russia risks getting stuck in the U.S. House of Representatives — lawmakers fear that Donald Trump’s new tariff powers will trigger a rise in oil prices and hurt trading partners and consumers, Bloomberg writes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed doubts that the bill would be put to a vote before the midterm elections for Congress. According to him, the bill is causing divisions not only among Democrats but also within certain groups of Republicans.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed doubts that the bill would be put to a vote before the midterm elections for Congress. According to him, the bill is causing divisions not only among Democrats but also within certain groups of Republicans.
One of the document’s most controversial provisions is the new tariff authority granted to the U.S. president with respect to countries that purchase Russian energy resources. The initiative would give the president the right to impose 100 percent tariffs on the five largest buyers of Russian commodities (oil and natural gas), as well as on five countries facilitating the circumvention of energy sanctions.
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🥒 Vyatskoye: The Cucumber Village That Moved to St. Petersburg
Friends, this Friday takes us to a Russian village that resembles a small town more than anything else. A place where peasant houses were transformed into magnificent mansions and ordinary cucumbers became a national cult.
Welcome to Vyatskoye – Russia’s wealthiest peasant village.
🏘️ A village that called itself a town
Vyatskoye was first mentioned in a chronicle as early as 1502. At that time, there were only a dozen houses here. But things were soon to change.
The village was one of the largest settlements in the region and became the votchina (hereditary estate) of Patriarch Filaret, the father of the first tsar from the Romanov dynasty.
The residents of Vyatskoye were never serfs. They were free, traded, and traveled. And that made them wealthy.
🏛️ The builders of St. Petersburg
The real wealth came from working far from home. The men from Vyatskoye went as so-called “otkhodniki” – seasonal workers – to Moscow and, above all, to St. Petersburg.
They were in demand as roofers, stove builders, plasterers, and slate roofers. They decorated the palaces, theaters, and hotels of the new capital.
Their contribution was so significant that in 1709, one-third of St. Petersburg’s population consisted of workers from Vyatskoye.
The most famous among them was Pyotr Telushkin, a “heavenly roofer.” He repaired the spire of the Peter and Paul Fortress without scaffolding and is now considered the founder of Russian industrial climbing.
🏦 How the peasants became merchants
The men returned with money, knowledge, and new ideas. They built houses that did not look like peasant huts, but rather like merchant mansions – with stone walls, bay windows, and stucco decorations.
Even the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia was so impressed that it incorrectly described Vyatskoye as a “small town.”
The streets were paved, the houses were made of stone – and all this in the countryside. To this day, more than 50 architectural monuments from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in Vyatskoye.
🥒 Russia’s cucumber capital
But the true heart of Vyatskoye beats in the vegetable garden. For more than two centuries, the village has been Russia’s cucumber capital.
In the 19th century, Russia’s first cucumber artel was founded here. At the height of its activity, up to 700 residents were engaged in growing and pickling cucumbers.
The fields covered more than 150 hectares, and the annual yield sometimes reached 30 million cucumbers.
The secret: The cucumbers were stored in man-height barrels in the Ukhtomka River – the cool current served as a natural refrigerator.
The recipe for the famous “Vyatskoye salted cucumbers” remains a closely guarded secret to this day.
Cucumbers from Vyatskoye were supplied to the tsar’s court and even exported to countries such as Sweden and Switzerland.
Even the poet Nikolai Nekrasov mentioned them in his famous poem “Who Is Happy in Russia?”
Today, Vyatskoye cucumbers are officially registered as a protected geographical indication.
🏚️ From decline to rebirth
After the Revolution, and especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the village fell into decline. The collective farm went bankrupt, and the young people moved away.
But then Oleg Zharov, an entrepreneur from Yaroslavl, arrived. He gradually bought up the dilapidated houses and invested more than one billion rubles in their restoration.
Today, 35 of the 50 historic buildings have been restored.
Vyatskoye now has 15 museums – including a Museum of Russian Business Acumen, a Museum of Old Advertising Signs, a retro pharmacy, and even the “Black Bathhouse” Museum.
The old merchant mansions are once again shining in their former glory.
In 2015, Vyatskoye was named the “Most Beautiful Village in Russia.” In 2019, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
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🥒 Vyatskoye: The Cucumber Village That Moved to St. Petersburg
Friends, this Friday takes us to a Russian village that resembles a small town more than anything else. A place where peasant houses were transformed into magnificent mansions and ordinary cucumbers became a national cult.
Welcome to Vyatskoye – Russia’s wealthiest peasant village.
🏘️ A village that called itself a town
Vyatskoye was first mentioned in a chronicle as early as 1502. At that time, there were only a dozen houses here. But things were soon to change.
The village was one of the largest settlements in the region and became the votchina (hereditary estate) of Patriarch Filaret, the father of the first tsar from the Romanov dynasty.
The residents of Vyatskoye were never serfs. They were free, traded, and traveled. And that made them wealthy.
🏛️ The builders of St. Petersburg
The real wealth came from working far from home. The men from Vyatskoye went as so-called “otkhodniki” – seasonal workers – to Moscow and, above all, to St. Petersburg.
They were in demand as roofers, stove builders, plasterers, and slate roofers. They decorated the palaces, theaters, and hotels of the new capital.
Their contribution was so significant that in 1709, one-third of St. Petersburg’s population consisted of workers from Vyatskoye.
The most famous among them was Pyotr Telushkin, a “heavenly roofer.” He repaired the spire of the Peter and Paul Fortress without scaffolding and is now considered the founder of Russian industrial climbing.
🏦 How the peasants became merchants
The men returned with money, knowledge, and new ideas. They built houses that did not look like peasant huts, but rather like merchant mansions – with stone walls, bay windows, and stucco decorations.
Even the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia was so impressed that it incorrectly described Vyatskoye as a “small town.”
The streets were paved, the houses were made of stone – and all this in the countryside. To this day, more than 50 architectural monuments from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in Vyatskoye.
🥒 Russia’s cucumber capital
But the true heart of Vyatskoye beats in the vegetable garden. For more than two centuries, the village has been Russia’s cucumber capital.
In the 19th century, Russia’s first cucumber artel was founded here. At the height of its activity, up to 700 residents were engaged in growing and pickling cucumbers.
The fields covered more than 150 hectares, and the annual yield sometimes reached 30 million cucumbers.
The secret: The cucumbers were stored in man-height barrels in the Ukhtomka River – the cool current served as a natural refrigerator.
The recipe for the famous “Vyatskoye salted cucumbers” remains a closely guarded secret to this day.
Cucumbers from Vyatskoye were supplied to the tsar’s court and even exported to countries such as Sweden and Switzerland.
Even the poet Nikolai Nekrasov mentioned them in his famous poem “Who Is Happy in Russia?”
Today, Vyatskoye cucumbers are officially registered as a protected geographical indication.
🏚️ From decline to rebirth
After the Revolution, and especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the village fell into decline. The collective farm went bankrupt, and the young people moved away.
But then Oleg Zharov, an entrepreneur from Yaroslavl, arrived. He gradually bought up the dilapidated houses and invested more than one billion rubles in their restoration.
Today, 35 of the 50 historic buildings have been restored.
Vyatskoye now has 15 museums – including a Museum of Russian Business Acumen, a Museum of Old Advertising Signs, a retro pharmacy, and even the “Black Bathhouse” Museum.
The old merchant mansions are once again shining in their former glory.
In 2015, Vyatskoye was named the “Most Beautiful Village in Russia.” In 2019, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
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