On June 12-16, 2024 Moscow will host the IV Russian Travel Forum "Let's travel!"
🌐 In 2023, the Forum confirmed its status as a major international business event in Russia in the field of tourism with more than 50,000 guests, including delegations from 11 countries and 70 regions of Russia.
International participants of the Forum will have a chance to familiarize themselves with Russia 🇷🇺 travel opportunities as well as to showcase their national tourist routes.
🤝 The event is being held with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the State Duma Committee on Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure Development, ANO National Priorities, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia and other industry associations.
👉 Detailed information and application forms are available on the Forum’s official website
International participants of the Forum will have a chance to familiarize themselves with Russia 🇷🇺 travel opportunities as well as to showcase their national tourist routes.
🤝 The event is being held with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the State Duma Committee on Tourism and Tourism Infrastructure Development, ANO National Priorities, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia and other industry associations.
👉 Detailed information and application forms are available on the Forum’s official website
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🎙Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the presentation of the collection of documents titled Crimea in Russia’s Development: History, Politics, Diplomacy. Documents from the Foreign Ministry Archives, Moscow (February 15, 2024)
💬 This publication has been released for the tenth Anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which we will celebrate next month.
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In his famous Crimean Speech of March 18, 2014, President Vladimir Putin said: “We could not leave this plea unheeded; we could not abandon Crimea and its residents in distress. This would have been betrayal on our part.”
The way the dramatic events have been unfolding in Ukraine demonstrates that reunification with Russia was the only right and possible option for the people of Crimea. Taking this step was consistent with the historical logic of events and the fundamental interests of the people living on this Russian peninsula.
This is the message conveyed by the collection we are presenting today. In particular, it offers unique and convincing documentary evidence demonstrating the unbreakable bond linking Crimea’s destiny to Russia.
📜 The documents in this book include treaties, declarations, diplomatic messages, letters and telegrams. <...> This covers a historical era of over 200 years, marked by momentous accomplishments, including:
• the steady expansion of Russian influence over the peninsula,
• Crimea’s accession to the Russian Empire,
• the construction of new cities there,
• the emergence of the Black Sea fleet,
• the heroic defence of Sevastopol,
• the establishment of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
🇷🇺 Today, Russia is making great efforts to revive the love for Russian history and preserve the truth about its great past. This collection contains original documents from the Foreign Ministry Archives and seeks to make a constructive and useful contribution to these important efforts.
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💬 This publication has been released for the tenth Anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which we will celebrate next month.
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In his famous Crimean Speech of March 18, 2014, President Vladimir Putin said: “We could not leave this plea unheeded; we could not abandon Crimea and its residents in distress. This would have been betrayal on our part.”
The way the dramatic events have been unfolding in Ukraine demonstrates that reunification with Russia was the only right and possible option for the people of Crimea. Taking this step was consistent with the historical logic of events and the fundamental interests of the people living on this Russian peninsula.
This is the message conveyed by the collection we are presenting today. In particular, it offers unique and convincing documentary evidence demonstrating the unbreakable bond linking Crimea’s destiny to Russia.
📜 The documents in this book include treaties, declarations, diplomatic messages, letters and telegrams. <...> This covers a historical era of over 200 years, marked by momentous accomplishments, including:
• the steady expansion of Russian influence over the peninsula,
• Crimea’s accession to the Russian Empire,
• the construction of new cities there,
• the emergence of the Black Sea fleet,
• the heroic defence of Sevastopol,
• the establishment of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
🇷🇺 Today, Russia is making great efforts to revive the love for Russian history and preserve the truth about its great past. This collection contains original documents from the Foreign Ministry Archives and seeks to make a constructive and useful contribution to these important efforts.
Read in full
🇷🇺 As part of Russia's chairmanship of the #BRICS in 2024, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM) conducted training for the emergency services of BRICS crisis management centers on the exchange of operational information in case of emergency.
🤝 Participants of the training session followed precise instructions to organize rapid responses to a hypothetical emergency situation – a devastating earthquake in a Russian region.
✅ The training sought to test the reliability of existing communication channels, work out the timely exchange of information, strengthen ties between the BRICS countries within the framework of international emergency humanitarian response, as well as increase the level of coherence among participating states in eliminating the consequences of natural and man-made emergencies.
#BRICS #EMERCOM
🤝 Participants of the training session followed precise instructions to organize rapid responses to a hypothetical emergency situation – a devastating earthquake in a Russian region.
✅ The training sought to test the reliability of existing communication channels, work out the timely exchange of information, strengthen ties between the BRICS countries within the framework of international emergency humanitarian response, as well as increase the level of coherence among participating states in eliminating the consequences of natural and man-made emergencies.
#BRICS #EMERCOM
The 3️⃣ International Youth Volunteer Conference ‘BRICS To You’ took place online on 15 February 2024.
👉 The aim of the annual conference is to introduce to the youth of #BRICS countries the opportunities for volunteering in order to improve the quality of international events and raise awareness about the future projects.
🤝 Event participants also got a chance to suggest their own international volunteer project initiatives and discuss them with their peers from other countries.
#BRICSYouthConference
👉 The aim of the annual conference is to introduce to the youth of #BRICS countries the opportunities for volunteering in order to improve the quality of international events and raise awareness about the future projects.
🤝 Event participants also got a chance to suggest their own international volunteer project initiatives and discuss them with their peers from other countries.
#BRICSYouthConference
📆 82 years ago, on 17 February 1942, “Monastery” operation was begun, which became known as one of the most successful operations of Soviet intelligence during WW2.
It was based on “Funkspiel” (“Radio play”) of the NKVD with Abwehr bodies and lasted till 1944.
Within the operation, Soviet agent Alexander Demyanov nicknamed “Heine” in NKVD documents crossed the front line and surrendered to the Nazis claiming to be a member of a fabulous anti-Soviet underground organization “Throne”.
👉 After a thorough validation followed by shooting imitation, A.Demyanov was enrolled in the Abwehr school. In March, he was transferred back to the Soviet-controlled territory and 2 weeks later communicated the 1st batch of misinformation.
☝️ Transmission of false data during the operation allowed USSR to hold Stalingrad. The Nazis were persuaded that Soviet troops would attack the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army and redeployed additional forces to Rzhev direction.
❗️Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad came as a shock for Hitlerites. As a result, the 300,000 strong Nazi formation at Stalingrad was defeated by February 1943, with the 6th Army’s command taken POWs.
#Victory79
It was based on “Funkspiel” (“Radio play”) of the NKVD with Abwehr bodies and lasted till 1944.
Within the operation, Soviet agent Alexander Demyanov nicknamed “Heine” in NKVD documents crossed the front line and surrendered to the Nazis claiming to be a member of a fabulous anti-Soviet underground organization “Throne”.
👉 After a thorough validation followed by shooting imitation, A.Demyanov was enrolled in the Abwehr school. In March, he was transferred back to the Soviet-controlled territory and 2 weeks later communicated the 1st batch of misinformation.
☝️ Transmission of false data during the operation allowed USSR to hold Stalingrad. The Nazis were persuaded that Soviet troops would attack the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army and redeployed additional forces to Rzhev direction.
❗️Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad came as a shock for Hitlerites. As a result, the 300,000 strong Nazi formation at Stalingrad was defeated by February 1943, with the 6th Army’s command taken POWs.
#Victory79
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🎆 In just a few days, on February 21, 2024, Kazan will host #GamesOfTheFuture – the first ever phygital sports show, combining competitions in physical and digital dimensions.
🌐 277 teams from 107 countries will compete in 21 disciplines.
Spectators will enjoy their favorite computer games, classic sports and an extensive entertainment program.
👉 Learn more on the official website of the tournament
The first participants of the Games are already in Kazan!
🌐 277 teams from 107 countries will compete in 21 disciplines.
Spectators will enjoy their favorite computer games, classic sports and an extensive entertainment program.
👉 Learn more on the official website of the tournament
The first participants of the Games are already in Kazan!
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Outrageous cynicism
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with National Public Radio, “the US is actively seeking confirmation of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's (placed on the terrorist and extremist register) reported death. If it's confirmed, it is a terrible tragedy.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “his death in a Russian prison and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin has built. Russia is responsible for this."
The death of a person is always a tragedy.
One could wonder why the White House and the State Department found the death of a Russian citizen in a Russian correctional facility much more important and horrific than the death of an US citizen, journalist Gonzalo Lira, who was tortured to death in a Ukrainian prison?
Instead of making sweeping accusations, they (US officials) should have shown restraint and waited for the official results of the forensic medical examination.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with National Public Radio, “the US is actively seeking confirmation of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's (placed on the terrorist and extremist register) reported death. If it's confirmed, it is a terrible tragedy.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “his death in a Russian prison and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin has built. Russia is responsible for this."
The death of a person is always a tragedy.
One could wonder why the White House and the State Department found the death of a Russian citizen in a Russian correctional facility much more important and horrific than the death of an US citizen, journalist Gonzalo Lira, who was tortured to death in a Ukrainian prison?
Instead of making sweeping accusations, they (US officials) should have shown restraint and waited for the official results of the forensic medical examination.
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The way the Western leaders, politicians and media have responded to the news of Alexei Navalny's death has once again revealed their hypocrisy, cynicism and lack of principles. This is the “blame Russia first” approach in action. With a prepped script ready for every situation.
Let's look at the timeline. 👇
Today at approximately 2:19 pm, the website operated by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area reported the death of convict Alexey Navalny in Prison Colony No. 3.
Literally 15 minutes later, a flurry of carbon-copy accusations poured in:
- 2:35 pm, Tobias Billström: “Terrible news about Navalny. If the information about his death in a Russian prison is confirmed, it will be another heinous crime by Putin's regime”;
- 2:35 pm, Barth Eide: “I’m deeply saddened by the news of Navalny's death. The Russian government bears a heavy burden of responsibility for this”;
- 2:41 pm, Edgars Rinkevics: “Whatever your thoughts about Alexei Navalny as a politician, he was just brutally murdered by the Kremlin. That's a fact and that is something one should know about the true nature of Russia's current regime”;
- 2:50 pm, Jan Lipavsky: “Russia still treats foreign policy issues the same way it treats its citizens. It has turned into a violent state that kills people who dream of a beautiful, better future, such as Nemtsov and now Navalny, who was imprisoned and tortured to death”;
- 2:51 pm, Stéphane Séjourné: “Navalny paid with his life to fight against a system of oppression. His death in a penal colony reminds us of the realities of Vladimir Putin's regime”;
- 3:02 pm, Charles Michel: “The EU holds the Russian regime solely responsible for this tragic death”;
- 3:10 pm Kiev regime kingpin Zelensky: “Clearly, he was killed by Putin, like thousands of others who were tortured to death”;
- 3:16 pm (media), 4:50 pm (social media), Jens Stoltenberg: “We need to establish all the facts, and Russia needs to answer all the questions”;
- 3:20 pm, Mark Rutte: “Navalny's death once again bears witness to the immense brutality of the Russian regime”;
- 3:30 pm, Maia Sandu: “Navalny's death in a Russian prison is a reminder of the regime's egregious suppression of dissent”;
- 3:35 pm, Annalena Baerbock: “Like no one else, Alexei Navalny was a symbol for a free and democratic Russia. That is precisely the reason he had to die”;
- 3:43 pm, Ursula von der Leyen: “A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are all about”;
- 3:49 pm, Ulf Kristersson: “The Russian authorities, and President Putin personally, are responsible for Alexei Navalny no longer being alive”;
- 3:14 pm, Olaf Scholz: “He has now paid for this courage with his life. This terrible news demonstrates once again how Russia has changed and what kind of regime is in power in Moscow”;
- 3:25 pm, Antony Blinken: “Beyond that, his death in a Russian prison and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin has built. Russia bears responsibility for this”;
- 5:28 pm, Emmanuel Macron: “In today's Russia, free spirits are put in the Gulag and sentenced to death”;
Within a short period of time, two hours as a matter of fact (starting at 2:19 pm), Western politicians and their subordinate media managed, it appears, to get the results of a forensic examination that has yet to take place, to investigate, to indict Moscow and to render a verdict.
There is no explanation other than to assume these responses were prepared in advance.
Perhaps we could believe this unbelievable, seemingly miraculous swiftness had the whole world not witnessed the months-long, toothless “investigation” into the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, which fizzled out eventually.
What distinguishes all these statements is the glaring absence of even a suggestion of perhaps... waiting until the results of a forensic examination and investigation are available.
Let's look at the timeline. 👇
Today at approximately 2:19 pm, the website operated by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area reported the death of convict Alexey Navalny in Prison Colony No. 3.
Literally 15 minutes later, a flurry of carbon-copy accusations poured in:
- 2:35 pm, Tobias Billström: “Terrible news about Navalny. If the information about his death in a Russian prison is confirmed, it will be another heinous crime by Putin's regime”;
- 2:35 pm, Barth Eide: “I’m deeply saddened by the news of Navalny's death. The Russian government bears a heavy burden of responsibility for this”;
- 2:41 pm, Edgars Rinkevics: “Whatever your thoughts about Alexei Navalny as a politician, he was just brutally murdered by the Kremlin. That's a fact and that is something one should know about the true nature of Russia's current regime”;
- 2:50 pm, Jan Lipavsky: “Russia still treats foreign policy issues the same way it treats its citizens. It has turned into a violent state that kills people who dream of a beautiful, better future, such as Nemtsov and now Navalny, who was imprisoned and tortured to death”;
- 2:51 pm, Stéphane Séjourné: “Navalny paid with his life to fight against a system of oppression. His death in a penal colony reminds us of the realities of Vladimir Putin's regime”;
- 3:02 pm, Charles Michel: “The EU holds the Russian regime solely responsible for this tragic death”;
- 3:10 pm Kiev regime kingpin Zelensky: “Clearly, he was killed by Putin, like thousands of others who were tortured to death”;
- 3:16 pm (media), 4:50 pm (social media), Jens Stoltenberg: “We need to establish all the facts, and Russia needs to answer all the questions”;
- 3:20 pm, Mark Rutte: “Navalny's death once again bears witness to the immense brutality of the Russian regime”;
- 3:30 pm, Maia Sandu: “Navalny's death in a Russian prison is a reminder of the regime's egregious suppression of dissent”;
- 3:35 pm, Annalena Baerbock: “Like no one else, Alexei Navalny was a symbol for a free and democratic Russia. That is precisely the reason he had to die”;
- 3:43 pm, Ursula von der Leyen: “A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are all about”;
- 3:49 pm, Ulf Kristersson: “The Russian authorities, and President Putin personally, are responsible for Alexei Navalny no longer being alive”;
- 3:14 pm, Olaf Scholz: “He has now paid for this courage with his life. This terrible news demonstrates once again how Russia has changed and what kind of regime is in power in Moscow”;
- 3:25 pm, Antony Blinken: “Beyond that, his death in a Russian prison and the fixation and fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin has built. Russia bears responsibility for this”;
- 5:28 pm, Emmanuel Macron: “In today's Russia, free spirits are put in the Gulag and sentenced to death”;
Within a short period of time, two hours as a matter of fact (starting at 2:19 pm), Western politicians and their subordinate media managed, it appears, to get the results of a forensic examination that has yet to take place, to investigate, to indict Moscow and to render a verdict.
There is no explanation other than to assume these responses were prepared in advance.
Perhaps we could believe this unbelievable, seemingly miraculous swiftness had the whole world not witnessed the months-long, toothless “investigation” into the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, which fizzled out eventually.
What distinguishes all these statements is the glaring absence of even a suggestion of perhaps... waiting until the results of a forensic examination and investigation are available.
🎙 Комментарий Посла России в ЮАР И.И.Рогачева информагентству ТАСС (17 февраля 2024 г.)
📆 В рамках российского председательства в БРИКС запланировано около 200 мероприятий. Южноафриканцы с энтузиазмом ожидают реализации этих планов. Даже от частных лиц, не имеющих никакого отношения к БРИКС, поступают запросы относительно возможности участия в проводимых нами мероприятиях.
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🇿🇦 Претория полностью поддержала тему российского председательства в БРИКС - "Укрепление многосторонности для справедливого глобального развития и безопасности". Очевидна преемственность по отношению к девизу года южноафриканского председательства.
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🌍 Страны Глобального Юга ожидают от теперь уже "десятки" БРИКС, что она возьмет на себя лидерство в этот непростой период человеческой истории и будет задавать направления в создании более справедливого международного порядка в интересах Мирового большинства, а не только представителей стран "золотого миллиарда".
ЧИТАТЬ ПОЛНОСТЬЮ
📆 В рамках российского председательства в БРИКС запланировано около 200 мероприятий. Южноафриканцы с энтузиазмом ожидают реализации этих планов. Даже от частных лиц, не имеющих никакого отношения к БРИКС, поступают запросы относительно возможности участия в проводимых нами мероприятиях.
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🇿🇦 Претория полностью поддержала тему российского председательства в БРИКС - "Укрепление многосторонности для справедливого глобального развития и безопасности". Очевидна преемственность по отношению к девизу года южноафриканского председательства.
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🌍 Страны Глобального Юга ожидают от теперь уже "десятки" БРИКС, что она возьмет на себя лидерство в этот непростой период человеческой истории и будет задавать направления в создании более справедливого международного порядка в интересах Мирового большинства, а не только представителей стран "золотого миллиарда".
ЧИТАТЬ ПОЛНОСТЬЮ
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👉 Duplicity of the Western MSM led by US outlets condensed in one picture: double standards, hypocrisy, cynicism and lack of principles.
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⚡️ Today in the Kremlin, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergey Shoigu reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces on the complete seisure of the town of Avdeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). The town, which represented a powerful defensive stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has been taken under control by the Tsentr Group of Forces under the command of Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev.
▫️ As a result, an area of 31.75 square kilometres was liberated from the Ukrainian nationalists. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy losses near Avdeyevka has amounted to more than 1,500 servicemen .
▫️ Under the continuous fire damage, the Russian forces hit AFU units managed to leave Avdeyevka in a hurry leaving weapons and hardware behind.
▫️ At present, measures are being taken to full clear the city and block Ukrainian units that have left the city, and settled at the Avdeyevka chemical plant.
▫️ The liberation of Avdeyevka has made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk to secure it from terrorist strikes by the the criminal Kiev regime.
▫️ Details on the advance of the Russian troops has not been published till the complete defeat of the enemy and the full liberation of the city.
▫️ The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continue the offensive to further liberate the Donetsk People's Republic from Ukrainian nationalists.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
▫️ As a result, an area of 31.75 square kilometres was liberated from the Ukrainian nationalists. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy losses near Avdeyevka has amounted to more than 1,500 servicemen .
▫️ Under the continuous fire damage, the Russian forces hit AFU units managed to leave Avdeyevka in a hurry leaving weapons and hardware behind.
▫️ At present, measures are being taken to full clear the city and block Ukrainian units that have left the city, and settled at the Avdeyevka chemical plant.
▫️ The liberation of Avdeyevka has made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk to secure it from terrorist strikes by the the criminal Kiev regime.
▫️ Details on the advance of the Russian troops has not been published till the complete defeat of the enemy and the full liberation of the city.
▫️ The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continue the offensive to further liberate the Donetsk People's Republic from Ukrainian nationalists.
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📆 #OTD, 163 years ago, one of the most significant reforms in Russia’s modern history was carried out.
✍️ On 19 February 1861, serfdom was abolished in Russia by Alexander II’s Emancipation Edict.
The history of serfdom in Russia began in 1649, when Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich issued a decree that prohibited peasants from leaving their lands.
☝️ According, to historians, Russian serfdom as a type of feudal dependence was closer to French “servage” or British “villeinship” rather than to outright slavery.
Gradually, the serfdom turned into a major social evil and an impediment to the growth of labour productivity.
👉 Russia’s defeat in the Crimean War (1853-1856) exposed all the drawbacks of Russian industry, economy and agriculture, and served as a trigger for Alexander’s II reforms.
It should be noted that first steps towards the relief of serfdom pressure were made already under Paul I and Alexander I.
#RussianHistory
✍️ On 19 February 1861, serfdom was abolished in Russia by Alexander II’s Emancipation Edict.
The history of serfdom in Russia began in 1649, when Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich issued a decree that prohibited peasants from leaving their lands.
☝️ According, to historians, Russian serfdom as a type of feudal dependence was closer to French “servage” or British “villeinship” rather than to outright slavery.
Gradually, the serfdom turned into a major social evil and an impediment to the growth of labour productivity.
👉 Russia’s defeat in the Crimean War (1853-1856) exposed all the drawbacks of Russian industry, economy and agriculture, and served as a trigger for Alexander’s II reforms.
It should be noted that first steps towards the relief of serfdom pressure were made already under Paul I and Alexander I.
#RussianHistory