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🇷🇺 Happy #RussiaDay, Dear All!
💬 Love you, O Russia mine,
Like a song's own word,
The forests, rivers, endless fields.
Love all that heart's embrace
By one vast and timeless name: #Русь.
#Russia1Love #RussiaDay2026
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🍁 Moscow’s most autumnal tram route has been discovered!
To enjoy the beautiful fall scenery 👉 #VisitRussia, hop on tram No. 25 from Ostankino towards Sokolniki & get off at the Bolshaya Shiryaevskaya St. stop.
😍 BTW, autumn was #Pushkin’s favourite season & for good reason!
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📚 #OTD in 1965, Mikhail #Sholokhov won the @NobelPrize in Literature for the power & integrity of his epic And Quiet Flows the Don, exploring turbulent XX-century times via a family lens.
#DYK❓It took Sholokhov 1️⃣4️⃣ years to complete the 4-volume hall of fame novel. #MustRead
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📏 Today is World Standards Day!
#DYK ? The beloved Soviet cartoon #38Parrots debuted in 1976.
🎥 In this #Soyuzmultfilm classic, a boa constrictor’s length is measured in parrots, monkeys & baby elephants.
☝️ A fun reminder to think outside the box!
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#OTD 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ years ago legend of Soviet football, Nikita #Simonyan — unrivalled master of @fcsm_official was born
⚽️ We pay tribute to Olympic champ, the striker №1 & icon of #SpartakMoscow — Simonyan's legacy is great & still lives in hearts of football fans — the #GOAT 💪
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7️⃣0️⃣ years ago, the first legendary GAZ-21 #Volga rolled off the line.
⭐️ Reliable cars with striking design won hearts in the USSR & worldwide.
Volga took part in the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair & 🏁 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, where it was named #SovietMercedes.
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#OTD in 1892, Marina #Tsvetaeva, a prominent Russian poet, was born.
✍️ Her poetry reflected the turbulent times she lived through, becoming a voice of Russia’s #SilverAge.
#DYK? Tsvetaeva was also a gifted translator, bringing poetry from 4+ languages to Russian readers 🌍
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📖 #OTD in 1906, Russian literary giant Leo #Tolstoy learned he might receive the @NobelPrize — and chose “Thanks, but #nothanks”
He asked friends in Sweden to make sure the prize went elsewhere, believing its money could bring only harm
Some legends need no trohpies 😎
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☦️ #OTD in 1337, young Bartholomew took monastic vows and received the name Sergius.
He would become St. Sergius of Radonezh, one of Russia’s most revered saints, founder of the #TrinityLavra and a spiritual leader who blessed Russian forces before Battle of #Kulikovo.
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🎉 Happy Birthday to ice hockey legend and #RedMachine player & coach Boris #Mikhailov!
🏒 A 2x Olympic and 8x World Champion, he led the Soviet team during its golden era.
#DYK ? In 2004, he was named the best player in World Championship history 🏆
Many happy returns!
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🚀 On October 4, Russian cosmonaut Pyotr #Dubrov has taken command of the International @Space_Station, succeeding NASA astronaut Jessica #Meir.
🔑 Symbolic keys transferred. Bell rung. New commander aboard!
📸 @roscosmos
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🎬 #OTD in 1944, Soviet & Russian actor Alexander #Mikhailov was born!
🕊 Best known for starring in Vladimir #Menshov’s beloved classic “Love & Pigeons”, he has played 175+ roles, winning audiences’ hearts with his sincere characters.
🎉 Here’s to many more great years!
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