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Find inspiring, fresh insights from #Russia❗ Home to more than 190 ethnic groups & authentic cultures, with 11 time & 7 climate zones. 🏞 Feel our warm welcome❤

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#Russia1Love 🛡Meet #Pskov: once an ancient Russian trade city-state, then a shield vs foreign invaders Pskov invites you to walk through history, feel echoes of the past & discover stories carved in its mighty Kremlin walls, UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳-listed churches & woven in serene landscapes

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#Russia1Love 🌋 Discover #Kamchatka, Russia’s breathtaking Far East gem! Steaming hot springs, #ValleyOfGeysers, majestic volcanoes & wildlife! Also it's officially the land of bears and crabs 🐻🦀

#Russia1Love

🌋 Discover #Kamchatka, Russia’s breathtaking Far East gem! 

Steaming hot springs, #ValleyOfGeysers, majestic volcanoes & wildlife! 

Also it's officially the land of bears and crabs 🐻🦀
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⚡️ Alex Alex Ovechkin Ovechkin: Congratulations to all on #RussiaDay. On this day in particular we all acutely feel united, a part of a whole, of a great nation. I sincerely wish us all new achievements and victories in the name of the good of our great Motherland. Happy Russia Day!

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🇷🇺 #RussiaDay What unites Russians all over the world? One word — #Motherland. 👇 Here is a moving tribute in verse by Rasul Gamzatov. Watch, listen, and feel the soul of Russia 🇷🇺 🎥❤️ #Russia1Love

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#Russia1Love Meet #Arkhangelsk! Here sea meets the winds🌬 It’s the heart of #DiverseRussia's North: filled with magic, forests stretching beyond the horizon, wooden architecture weathered by time & the White Sea breathing history into the air Thus - unique culture & cuisine😋

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🎉 With 11 time zones, Russia 🇷🇺 is celebrating #RussiaDay across the nation! Take a look at the photos and catch the spirit of the nationwide festivities — wherever you are, the celebration has already begun! 🇷🇺✨ 📸 © RIA Novosti

🎉 With 11 time zones, <a href="/Russia/">Russia 🇷🇺</a> is celebrating #RussiaDay across the nation!

Take a look at the photos and catch the spirit of the nationwide festivities — wherever you are, the celebration has already begun! 🇷🇺✨

📸 © RIA Novosti
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#Sevastopol & #Crimea are #Russia 🇷🇺 On #RussiaDay, a giant 20×30m flag was unfurled by 200 people at Cape Khrustalny in Sevastopol near the restored Soldier and Sailor monument — the flag is as big as a basketball court! A striking symbol of unity seen from land, sea, and sky!

#Sevastopol &amp; #Crimea are #Russia

🇷🇺 On #RussiaDay, a giant 20×30m flag was unfurled by 200 people at Cape Khrustalny in Sevastopol near the restored Soldier and Sailor monument — the flag is as big as a basketball court!

A striking symbol of unity seen from land, sea, and sky!
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🎊 Today marks 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ years since the kids centre #Artek was founded on the Black Sea coast. Once a Soviet dream, now a thriving symbol of youth and unit — reborn after #Crimea’s reunification with Russia 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 in 2014. A hundred years of legacy — the journey has only started 🤩

🎊 Today marks 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ years since the kids centre #Artek was founded on the Black Sea coast.

Once a Soviet dream, now a thriving symbol of youth and unit — reborn after #Crimea’s reunification with <a href="/Russia/">Russia 🇷🇺</a> 🇷🇺 in 2014.

A hundred years of legacy — the journey has only started 🤩
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🚀 #OTD in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina #Tereshkova became the first woman to conquer space on Vostok 6, orbiting Earth 48 times in ~3 days. ❗️ At 26, she remains the youngest woman to venture beyond our planet, proving courage knows no age or gender! #RussiansDidItFirst

🚀  #OTD in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina #Tereshkova became the first woman to conquer space on Vostok 6, orbiting Earth 48 times in ~3 days. 

❗️ At 26, she remains the youngest woman to venture beyond our planet, proving courage knows no age or gender!

#RussiansDidItFirst
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🗓 #OTD in 1959, the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy aka the #VDNKh Expo opened in Moscow. Covering 325+ ha, it is one of the world’s largest exhibition centres, featuring stunning pavilions dedicated to various Soviet (now ex-) republics & industries.

🗓 #OTD in 1959, the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy aka the #VDNKh Expo opened in Moscow.

Covering 325+ ha, it is one of the world’s largest exhibition centres, featuring stunning pavilions dedicated to various Soviet (now ex-) republics &amp; industries.
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#KidsSpeak ❤️ Kids from Russia & abroad took part in this year's “Tell the world about your Motherland” contest sharing local traditions, landmarks & history of their regions of origin 7'407 videos from 89 Russian regions & 54 countries were submitted Here are the highlights👇

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According to the Financial Times Financial Times Russia’s ‘Vkusno i Tochka’ is a fake McDonald’s. While it’s not the original (that one left) it’s pretty much the same, or dare I say better. Cheaper, larger portions, local ingredients…what’s not to love? Russians actually prefer it! 🍔

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🗓 #OTD in 1891, Olga #Khokhlova — a Russian ballerina, the first wife AND muse of Pablo Picasso — was born. 🩰🎨 A star of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, she was the inspiration for over 60 of Picasso’s works, largely shaping his classical period.

🗓 #OTD in 1891, Olga #Khokhlova — a Russian ballerina, the first wife AND muse of Pablo Picasso — was born. 

🩰🎨 A star of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, she was the inspiration for over 60 of Picasso’s works, largely shaping his classical period.
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🇷🇺 #OTD in 1882, genius Russian composer Igor #Stravinsky was born. 🎵 His groundbreaking works, like the ballet The Rite of Spring, shook the world, broke old rules, and influenced 20th-century art with its bold and innovative energy. 🔥 Check this out ASAP! #FamoUSRussians

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🗻 #OTD in 1799, after an 80 km forced march through the Alps, the great Russian Field Marshal Alexander #Suvorov shattered Napoleon’s seemingly unbeatable cronies at the Battle of Trebbia. ⚔️ The 3-day clash ended with the numerically superior enemy defeated & forced to retreat

🗻 #OTD in 1799, after an 80 km forced march through the Alps, the great Russian Field Marshal Alexander #Suvorov shattered Napoleon’s seemingly unbeatable cronies at the Battle of Trebbia.

⚔️ The 3-day clash ended with the numerically superior enemy defeated &amp; forced to retreat
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#OTD in 1880, world’s first monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was unveiled in #Moscow At least ~700 #Pushkin monuments proudly stand across the globe. #DYK that the statue is a beloved meeting spot for Muscovites — where countless love stories began❤️

#OTD in 1880, world’s first monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was unveiled in #Moscow

At least ~700 #Pushkin monuments proudly stand across the globe.

#DYK that the statue is a beloved meeting spot for Muscovites — where countless love stories began❤️
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🚘 #Lada unveils its 1st full-size SUV — the #Azimut. It's an in-house project, designed by Russian engineers from the ground up. ❓ Suited for Russia’s diverse roads & climates zones, meaning 4x4 capabilities should be 👌

🚘 #Lada unveils its 1st full-size SUV — the #Azimut. 

It's an in-house project, designed by Russian engineers from the ground up.

❓ Suited for Russia’s diverse roads &amp; climates zones, meaning 4x4 capabilities should be 👌
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🌍 Happy #WorldWalkingDay! 🇷🇺 Russia is a trekker’s paradise — from endless forest trails to stunning alpine hikes. The Caucasus is a stand out, especially routes around #Sochi’s Krasnaya Polyana. 🚠 Take a lift up at ГТЦ «Газпром» and walk the clouds — stunning views guaranteed!

🌍 Happy #WorldWalkingDay!

🇷🇺 Russia is a trekker’s paradise — from endless forest trails to stunning alpine hikes. The Caucasus is a stand out, especially routes around #Sochi’s Krasnaya Polyana.

🚠 Take a lift up at <a href="/polyanaski/">ГТЦ «Газпром»</a> and walk the clouds — stunning views guaranteed!
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Happy #WorldSaunteringDay! 🚶Russia offers both peaceful green trails and city routes for all who love walking. The best part? Russia’s beauty is truly endless. 🌇 #VisitRussia to explore Moscow’s 7 km of Europe’s longest pedestrian zone, where parks meet vibrant city life!

Happy #WorldSaunteringDay!

🚶Russia offers both peaceful green trails and city routes for all who love walking. The best part? Russia’s beauty is truly endless.

🌇 #VisitRussia to explore Moscow’s 7 km of Europe’s longest pedestrian zone, where parks meet vibrant city life!