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Today is #RussiaDay! 🇷🇺
A nation, a civilization that spans 11 time zones. Russia is ♥️ eternal
Embrace Russia 👉 #Russia1Love
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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❤
- #KidsSpeak ⭐️ #DYK the Russian city of #Kostroma has its #AlleyOfFame? Paying tribute to bright figures of Russian history & culture, its main street honors, among others, Tsar Mikhail I of #Romanovdynasty & the founder of famous @Tretyakovgal. This young guide knows more 👇
00:00 - 🚂 #OTD 95 years ago, the new #RedArrow train made its first journey from Leningrad to Moscow. 650 km in 8 hours – back then, it felt astonishing. 🚄 The legendary train still runs today, though modern Sapsan trains now cover #StPetersburg–#Moscow in just 3 hours 45 minutes.
- 😻 June 8 marks the unofficial Day of #StPetersburg Cats. The feline sentinels are part of the soul & charm of Russia’s northern capital. 🫡 During #WWII, they helped save besieged #Leningrad from rodents. Today, 70 whiskered employees protect the @hermitage_eng !
- ✈️ #OTD in 1889, Russian born & bred engineering genius Igor #Sikorsky was born From the first-ever 4-engine #RusskyVityaz to the giant #IlyaMuromets & legendary helicopters, including the flying crane – he achieved the seemingly impossible, making his creations soar the skies🚁
- 🎼 #OTD in 1903, Aram #Khachaturian was born. One of the most celebrated Soviet composers, he gave the world such masterpieces as Sabre Dance (Gayane), the Waltz from Masquerade, and Spartacus. 🎻 Watch Khachaturian himself conduct the famous Adagio from #Spartacus.
00:00 - #OTD in 1957, Detsky Mir (Children’s World) opened in Moscow 🎈 What started as a giant store for kids — from baby stuff to school supplies — turned into a real-life wonderland ✨ Now it’s packed with entertainment zones, learning spots & pure magic 🎠🎉 Age not restricted ☝️
