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Viktor Alksnis25.09.2024

Russia’s position on nuclear tests has not changed; Moscow will not conduct them if Washington refrains from such steps. This was stated to journalists by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov. “No, nothing has changed,” said the high-ranking diplomat. — “As was determined and formulated by the President of the Russian Federation, […]

Klim Zhukov14.09.2024

On September 13, 1812, a military council was held in Fili. The main issue was being decided: to give another battle after Borodino near Moscow or to leave the city without a fight. The Russian units themselves were located to the west of Moscow. The council was attended by Generals Barclay de Tolly, Bennigsen, Dokhturov, […]

Olga Barinova03.09.2024

From August 23 to September 1, Moscow once again became the center of musical magic as the international vocal festival and competition “Moscow A Capella” filled the air with inspiration and harmony. This event brought together 154 groups from various corners of Russia and 13 countries around the world, which, like bright notes in a […]

Klim Zhukov02.07.2024

The State Duma finally got down to REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS. We discussed Satanism. I feel like everything will definitely get better now! Olga Timofeeva (head of the committee for the development of civil society) stated: “We, together with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, are increasingly raising the issue of recognizing Satanism as an extremist […]

Yuri Chekalin09.05.2024

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“What even the most seasoned German saboteurs from the Brandenburg-800 regiment failed to do, the Soviet security officers did: they shot the entire top of the Western Front at once. Yes, the Germans did not even dream of such luck: is it a joke, to get into the headquarters of the Western Front and there […]

Sergey Stankevich24.04.2024

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34 years ago the democrats took power in Moscow. On April 20, 1990, Gavriil Popov was elected chairman of the Moscow City Council of People’s Deputies. For the first time in Soviet history, the capital of the USSR was headed not by a party official, but by a scientist-economist. On April 21, Sergei Stankevich became […]

Sergey Stankevich15.04.2024

The Great Flood in Moscow took place in April 1908. In the old, ancient times, floods also regularly occurred in Moscow: once every 30-40 years, the waters of the Moskva River, Yauza, Neglinka and small rivers broke out of the banks and walked through the streets of the capital. The rise in water level from […]

Yuri Chekalin25.07.2023

One day at sunset in 2000, the expeditor Vyacheslav Prokhorenko found the remains of a soldier next to the German fortifications on the Sinyavinsky Heights in the Leningrad Region. Buttonholes of a junior lieutenant, binoculars, a pistol. And in the pocket of the decayed tunic there is a medallion with a note. They unwind a […]

Yuri Chekalin07.07.2023

The Assumption, Archangel and Annunciation Cathedrals, the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, the Grand Duke’s Palace, the walls and towers of the Kremlin — all these structures were erected in a little over thirty years, when Moscow and the whole country were actively built in the 15th century. As a result, the monumental architectural and […]

Viktor Alksnis01.06.2023

I thought for a long time, what can the Supreme Commander be doing today if he does not plan to address the nation in connection with the attack of Ukrainian UAVs in Moscow? Peskov brought clarity. It turns out that today the head of state works in the Kremlin and plans to hold a meeting […]

Moscow

Russia’s position on nuclear tests

Kutuzov: Give Moscow to Napoleon?

Moscow A Capella Festival

Really Important Things

From the Very First Days of the War to Victory Day

Gavriil Popov — the First Post-Communist Mayor of Moscow

The Great Flood in Moscow

Secrets of the Moscow Metro

How did the Kremlin become red?

What is going on in the Kremlin?

Happy Holidays!

The End of an Era

Coming Face to Face with Terrorism in the Russian Empire

What Beliefs Does the Orthodox Church Have About Birth Control?