🏔 #OTD in 1814, Mikhail Lermontov – one of Russia’s greatest poets – was born in Moscow. His poetry spoke of love and loneliness, freedom and devotion to his Motherland with an intensity that continues to resonate with modern readers. 212 years after his birth, he remains one of the best-loved figures in Russian literature.
Lermontov was born into a noble family and lost his mother in early childhood. Raised by his grandmother, Elizaveta Arsenyeva, at the Tarkhany estate (in what is now the village of Lermontovo in the Penza Region), he received a broad education at home before attending Moscow University’s boarding school for noble boys and then the University itself. By the age of 14, he was already writing poetry.
The young poet also developed a lifelong passion for painting. From his childhood in the Penza Region to his visits to the Caucasus for treatment at the mineral springs of what is now Pyatigorsk, he found inspiration in the world around him. Working with pencil, watercolour and oils, he captured landscapes, portraits and scenes of everyday life. At times, impressions he first put on canvas resurfaced years later in his poetry.
✍️ During his lifetime, Lermontov wrote around 400 poems and 30 narrative poems, as well as plays and prose. Among his most famous works are Borodino, The Sail, The Demon and The Novice (Mtsyri), the four-act play Masquerade and his most celebrated novel A Hero of Our Time.
In 1837, the death of Russia's greatest poet Alexander Pushkin in a duel prompted Lermontov to write Death of the Poet. Both a tribute to Pushkin and an indictment of the society he blamed for his death, the poem was copied by hand and passed from reader to reader. It brought Lermontov widespread recognition – and the anger of the imperial court. He was arrested and sent to serve in the Caucasus.
Proud, sensitive and sharp-witted, Lermontov could be unsparing in his criticism of society and showed considerable courage as an army officer. His attachment to the Caucasus began with childhood visits and lasted throughout his life. Its mountains, people and legends inspired some of his finest writing.
🕯 On July 27, 1841, a fatal duel near Pyatigorsk cut his life short at just 26. Yet even at that young age, Lermontov had created works that would secure his place in the pantheon of Russian literature.
Lermontov's figure stands on the Millennium of Russia monument (unveiled in 1862), towns, streets and theatres bear his name. Monuments honour him in Russia and abroad; even a crater on Mercury and an asteroid are named after him.
📖 His most enduring memorial, however, is his writing – still read, recited and loved by generations.
#DiscoverRUSSIA
Lermontov was born into a noble family and lost his mother in early childhood. Raised by his grandmother, Elizaveta Arsenyeva, at the Tarkhany estate (in what is now the village of Lermontovo in the Penza Region), he received a broad education at home before attending Moscow University’s boarding school for noble boys and then the University itself. By the age of 14, he was already writing poetry.
The young poet also developed a lifelong passion for painting. From his childhood in the Penza Region to his visits to the Caucasus for treatment at the mineral springs of what is now Pyatigorsk, he found inspiration in the world around him. Working with pencil, watercolour and oils, he captured landscapes, portraits and scenes of everyday life. At times, impressions he first put on canvas resurfaced years later in his poetry.
✍️ During his lifetime, Lermontov wrote around 400 poems and 30 narrative poems, as well as plays and prose. Among his most famous works are Borodino, The Sail, The Demon and The Novice (Mtsyri), the four-act play Masquerade and his most celebrated novel A Hero of Our Time.
In 1837, the death of Russia's greatest poet Alexander Pushkin in a duel prompted Lermontov to write Death of the Poet. Both a tribute to Pushkin and an indictment of the society he blamed for his death, the poem was copied by hand and passed from reader to reader. It brought Lermontov widespread recognition – and the anger of the imperial court. He was arrested and sent to serve in the Caucasus.
Proud, sensitive and sharp-witted, Lermontov could be unsparing in his criticism of society and showed considerable courage as an army officer. His attachment to the Caucasus began with childhood visits and lasted throughout his life. Its mountains, people and legends inspired some of his finest writing.
🕯 On July 27, 1841, a fatal duel near Pyatigorsk cut his life short at just 26. Yet even at that young age, Lermontov had created works that would secure his place in the pantheon of Russian literature.
Lermontov's figure stands on the Millennium of Russia monument (unveiled in 1862), towns, streets and theatres bear his name. Monuments honour him in Russia and abroad; even a crater on Mercury and an asteroid are named after him.
📖 His most enduring memorial, however, is his writing – still read, recited and loved by generations.
#DiscoverRUSSIA
📆 On October 15, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (#CICA) in Baku.
The event will address CICA’s continued development, including its role in the broader framework of cooperation between platforms across Eurasia.
Discussions will cover a wide range of areas of practical cooperation on CICA’s agenda, including support for small and medium-sized enterprises and international information security, both coordinated by Russia.
Participants will also exchange views on current international and regional issues.
🌐 CICA comprises 28 countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Vietnam, Egypt, Israel, India, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kuwait, Mongolia, the UAE, Palestine, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkiye, Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka.
The Summit is expected to approve Laos’s accession as a full member.
Observers (Belarus, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, the Philippines, the League of Arab States, the International Organization for Migration and the UN) and partner organisations (the Economic Cooperation Organization, the SCO, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime) have also been invited.
The Summit’s agenda will focus on ensuring sustainable development in the region and strengthening connectivity across the continent, as well as countering emerging challenges and threats, including those in international information security.
During the event, the Russian Side intends to draw its partners’ attention to the transformation of the system of international relations as a new, more just #MultipolarWorld order takes shape.
📃 The Summit is expected to adopt a general political declaration and a thematic document on improving occupational safety standards.
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🇷🇺 Russia has been a CICA member since its inception. Russian proposals and projects within the association seek to promote cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit, with a focus on tangible results.
In 2021, Russia’s proposal to include cooperation on international information security in the CICA Catalogue of Confidence Building Measures was endorsed. Russia coordinates cooperation in this area.
We regularly hold seminars on the sustainable development of the Internet, security in the use of ICTs and efforts to counter their use for criminal purposes.
☝️ Russia promotes the preservation of historical memory within CICA. At Moscow’s initiative, a ministerial statement marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II was adopted in September 2025.
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The event will address CICA’s continued development, including its role in the broader framework of cooperation between platforms across Eurasia.
Discussions will cover a wide range of areas of practical cooperation on CICA’s agenda, including support for small and medium-sized enterprises and international information security, both coordinated by Russia.
Participants will also exchange views on current international and regional issues.
🌐 CICA comprises 28 countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Vietnam, Egypt, Israel, India, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kuwait, Mongolia, the UAE, Palestine, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkiye, Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka.
The Summit is expected to approve Laos’s accession as a full member.
Observers (Belarus, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, the Philippines, the League of Arab States, the International Organization for Migration and the UN) and partner organisations (the Economic Cooperation Organization, the SCO, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime) have also been invited.
The Summit’s agenda will focus on ensuring sustainable development in the region and strengthening connectivity across the continent, as well as countering emerging challenges and threats, including those in international information security.
During the event, the Russian Side intends to draw its partners’ attention to the transformation of the system of international relations as a new, more just #MultipolarWorld order takes shape.
📃 The Summit is expected to adopt a general political declaration and a thematic document on improving occupational safety standards.
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🇷🇺 Russia has been a CICA member since its inception. Russian proposals and projects within the association seek to promote cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit, with a focus on tangible results.
In 2021, Russia’s proposal to include cooperation on international information security in the CICA Catalogue of Confidence Building Measures was endorsed. Russia coordinates cooperation in this area.
We regularly hold seminars on the sustainable development of the Internet, security in the use of ICTs and efforts to counter their use for criminal purposes.
☝️ Russia promotes the preservation of historical memory within CICA. At Moscow’s initiative, a ministerial statement marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II was adopted in September 2025.
Read in full
⚡️ Statement by the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against the Republic of Cuba (Moscow, October 14, 2026)
The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation strongly condemns the US actions aimed at destabilising the political and economic situation in the Republic of Cuba.
Senators of the Russian Federation recall that, since 1992, the overwhelming majority of UN Member States have supported the UN General Assembly resolution on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US against Cuba.
The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation supports the Cuban people’s legitimate demands for the removal of the Republic of Cuba from the US Department of State’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and for the repeal of the Helms-Burton Act, adopted in the US on March 12, 1996, which violates Cuba’s sovereign right to develop trade, economic and financial ties with foreign partners.
❗️ The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation declares that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US against Cuba must end immediately, supports the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution on this issue in 2026, and calls on the Inter-Parliamentary Union, other international parliamentary organisations and the parliaments of foreign States to demand that Washington abandon its policy of pressure, threats and blackmail against the Republic of Cuba.
🇷🇺🇨🇺 #RussiaCuba
The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation strongly condemns the US actions aimed at destabilising the political and economic situation in the Republic of Cuba.
Senators of the Russian Federation recall that, since 1992, the overwhelming majority of UN Member States have supported the UN General Assembly resolution on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US against Cuba.
The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation supports the Cuban people’s legitimate demands for the removal of the Republic of Cuba from the US Department of State’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and for the repeal of the Helms-Burton Act, adopted in the US on March 12, 1996, which violates Cuba’s sovereign right to develop trade, economic and financial ties with foreign partners.
❗️ The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation declares that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US against Cuba must end immediately, supports the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution on this issue in 2026, and calls on the Inter-Parliamentary Union, other international parliamentary organisations and the parliaments of foreign States to demand that Washington abandon its policy of pressure, threats and blackmail against the Republic of Cuba.
🇷🇺🇨🇺 #RussiaCuba
🗓 On October 15, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (#CICA) in Baku.
👉 Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the Summit's Plenary Session
Discussions focused on prospects for CICA’s development and its adaptation to the changing international environment.
The Russian Side emphasised the importance of integrating CICA harmoniously into the emerging architecture of cooperation across Eurasia, with a view to establishing a continent-wide framework of equal and indivisible security and seamless cross-border socioeconomic connectivity.
🤝 Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s unwavering commitment to deepening practical cooperation within CICA, including in the areas it coordinates: international information security and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Other priorities include fostering contacts between volunteer organisations and advancing mechanisms for practical industrial cooperation.
Our country’s contribution to strengthening transport and logistics links across the CICA region was also highlighted.
Russia welcomed the extension of Azerbaijan’s CICA chairmanship for 2027-2028 and supported Laos joining the Conference as a full member.
👉 Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the Summit's Plenary Session
Discussions focused on prospects for CICA’s development and its adaptation to the changing international environment.
The Russian Side emphasised the importance of integrating CICA harmoniously into the emerging architecture of cooperation across Eurasia, with a view to establishing a continent-wide framework of equal and indivisible security and seamless cross-border socioeconomic connectivity.
🤝 Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s unwavering commitment to deepening practical cooperation within CICA, including in the areas it coordinates: international information security and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Other priorities include fostering contacts between volunteer organisations and advancing mechanisms for practical industrial cooperation.
Our country’s contribution to strengthening transport and logistics links across the CICA region was also highlighted.
Russia welcomed the extension of Azerbaijan’s CICA chairmanship for 2027-2028 and supported Laos joining the Conference as a full member.
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🎬 “Foreign Mercenaries. Betrayed by the Kiev Regime” – a documentary by Rossiya 24 and RT investigating the crimes of foreign “legionnaires” fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces.
Thousands of foreign mercenaries sign contracts with Ukraine’s armed forces, intent on making money off death.
They are recruited via Ukrainian embassies and intermediaries operating around the world. Lured by promises of easy money, the fighters themselves describe their tours as a “safari”, or a “hunt for Russians”.
☝️ But behind this “bloody tourism” lie torture, robbery and the killing of civilians.
Who are these “soldiers of misfortune”? Why do they travel thousands of kilometres to fight in someone else’s war? And what happens when the reality of combat shatters their expectations?
👉 The film brings together eyewitness testimony, evidence gathered by Russian investigators and accounts from the mercenaries themselves.
Residents of the Kursk Region recount atrocities committed during the Ukrainian incursion, including by foreign fighters. Investigators continue their painstaking work to identify those responsible & bring them to justice.
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💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
(Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing, October 8, 2026)
#KievRegimeCrimes
Thousands of foreign mercenaries sign contracts with Ukraine’s armed forces, intent on making money off death.
They are recruited via Ukrainian embassies and intermediaries operating around the world. Lured by promises of easy money, the fighters themselves describe their tours as a “safari”, or a “hunt for Russians”.
☝️ But behind this “bloody tourism” lie torture, robbery and the killing of civilians.
Who are these “soldiers of misfortune”? Why do they travel thousands of kilometres to fight in someone else’s war? And what happens when the reality of combat shatters their expectations?
👉 The film brings together eyewitness testimony, evidence gathered by Russian investigators and accounts from the mercenaries themselves.
Residents of the Kursk Region recount atrocities committed during the Ukrainian incursion, including by foreign fighters. Investigators continue their painstaking work to identify those responsible & bring them to justice.
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💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The filmmakers have compiled accounts of crimes committed by foreign nationals fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces.
Eyewitness accounts are supported by irrefutable evidence gathered by investigators and forensic specialists – the very evidence we have been talking about all these years.
The mercenaries themselves describe how they came to realise they had made the biggest mistake of their lives. Those who survived after the Kiev regime dragged them into Zelensky’s “favourite” meat grinder.
(Maria Zakharova's weekly briefing, October 8, 2026)
#KievRegimeCrimes
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⚡️ Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova shared thoughts on recent events in Europe 👆
Forwarded from 🇷🇺Arms Control Delegation in Vienna
⚡ANNOUNCEMENT⚡
Join us on October 22 for an international videoconference on “Zaporozhye region: The Escalation of the Terrorist War by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
☝This is the sixth international teleconference organized by the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control, together with the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Rodion Miroshnik.
The purpose of our teleconference is to:
•To foster a highly realistic perception within the international community regarding the events surrounding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
•To provide international experts with the opportunity to receive information directly from eyewitnesses and participants in the ongoing events.
Focus Areas:
▪️To present data on the crimes committed by the AFU against the civilian population, systematized based on the findings of the working visit to the Zaporozhye Region by R.Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
▪️To disclose information regarding Western weapon supplies to Ukraine from 2022 to 2026, and to demonstrate the consequences of their use in violation of the norms and principles of International Humanitarian Law.
▪️To provide a platform for representatives of the Zaporozhye Region to share their first-hand accounts of the AFU atrocities with the international community.
▪️To present exclusive photo and video evidence illustrating the actual military and political situation in the region.
🗓 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕒 Time: 14:00 CET, 15:00 Moscow time
Broadcast available at:
💬 Telegram
📺 YouTube
Join us on October 22 for an international videoconference on “Zaporozhye region: The Escalation of the Terrorist War by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
☝This is the sixth international teleconference organized by the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control, together with the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Rodion Miroshnik.
The purpose of our teleconference is to:
•To foster a highly realistic perception within the international community regarding the events surrounding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
•To provide international experts with the opportunity to receive information directly from eyewitnesses and participants in the ongoing events.
Focus Areas:
▪️To present data on the crimes committed by the AFU against the civilian population, systematized based on the findings of the working visit to the Zaporozhye Region by R.Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
▪️To disclose information regarding Western weapon supplies to Ukraine from 2022 to 2026, and to demonstrate the consequences of their use in violation of the norms and principles of International Humanitarian Law.
▪️To provide a platform for representatives of the Zaporozhye Region to share their first-hand accounts of the AFU atrocities with the international community.
▪️To present exclusive photo and video evidence illustrating the actual military and political situation in the region.
🗓 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕒 Time: 14:00 CET, 15:00 Moscow time
Broadcast available at:
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🩰 1600 участниц — Русский балет объединяет Шри-Ланку
С 5 по 18 октября в Русском доме в Коломбо прошли ежегодные экзамены по классическому балету под руководством Оксаны Карнович — кандидата искусствоведения, балетоведа, педагога и хореографа, нашего давнего партнера и друга. На протяжении 14 лет она ежегодно приезжает на Шри-Ланку, чтобы проводить экзамены и поддерживать развитие танцевального искусства. Отдельный выездной экзаменационный день состоялся также в городе Галле.
✨ В этом году — более 1600 участниц! Для сравнения: в прошлом году экзамены сдавали около тысячи учениц. Девочки в возрасте от четырех лет и старше приехали из разных уголков острова: Галле, Гампахи, Негомбо, Матары, Келании, Панадуры, Ватталы, Ратнапуры, Канди, Курунегалы, Бандаравелы, Бадуллы и других городов. Вместе с воспитанницами Школы русского балета и танца при Русском доме, которая сегодня объединяет около 700 учениц, они стали частью масштабного события, посвященного классическому балету.
📈 Интерес к балету на Шри-Ланке продолжает расти! Благодаря работе Русского дома по популяризации этого искусства открываются новые танцевальные школы, всё больше детей приобщаются к классическому танцу, а ежегодные экзамены дают им возможность продемонстрировать свои достижения и получить оценку приглашённого эксперта.
🎉 В этом году Школа русского балета и танца широко отмечает 25-летие! За четверть века она выросла от двух учениц до порядка 700 воспитанниц. Рекордные экзамены стали одним из центральных событий юбилейного года и наглядным свидетельством того, насколько востребованным стало это направление на острове.
🐘 Балет — это не только искусство, но и возможность делать добрые дела. В этом году мы начали сотрудничество с Beyond Borders Foundation, шри-ланкийской природоохранной организацией, чтобы привлечь внимание к сохранению цейлонских слонов и проблеме конфликтов между человеком и дикими животными. В поддержку инициативы ленты на медалях и сертификатах участниц стали бирюзовыми — символом заботы о природном наследии Шри-Ланки.
📰 Экзамены получили широкое освещение в национальных СМИ. Это еще раз подтверждает, что деятельность Русского дома вызывает большой интерес и выходит далеко за рамки танцевального образования.
Школа русского балета и танца — важная часть культурной жизни Шри-Ланки и яркий пример культурной дипломатии. Через язык танца сотни детей и их семьи знакомятся с русской культурой, а многолетнее сотрудничество укрепляет дружбу и взаимопонимание между Россией и Шри-Ланкой.
25 лет — и впереди еще много прекрасных историй!
#РусскийДомКоломбо #РусскийБалет #КультураРоссии #РоссияШриЛанка #Балет #ОксанаКарнович
С 5 по 18 октября в Русском доме в Коломбо прошли ежегодные экзамены по классическому балету под руководством Оксаны Карнович — кандидата искусствоведения, балетоведа, педагога и хореографа, нашего давнего партнера и друга. На протяжении 14 лет она ежегодно приезжает на Шри-Ланку, чтобы проводить экзамены и поддерживать развитие танцевального искусства. Отдельный выездной экзаменационный день состоялся также в городе Галле.
✨ В этом году — более 1600 участниц! Для сравнения: в прошлом году экзамены сдавали около тысячи учениц. Девочки в возрасте от четырех лет и старше приехали из разных уголков острова: Галле, Гампахи, Негомбо, Матары, Келании, Панадуры, Ватталы, Ратнапуры, Канди, Курунегалы, Бандаравелы, Бадуллы и других городов. Вместе с воспитанницами Школы русского балета и танца при Русском доме, которая сегодня объединяет около 700 учениц, они стали частью масштабного события, посвященного классическому балету.
📈 Интерес к балету на Шри-Ланке продолжает расти! Благодаря работе Русского дома по популяризации этого искусства открываются новые танцевальные школы, всё больше детей приобщаются к классическому танцу, а ежегодные экзамены дают им возможность продемонстрировать свои достижения и получить оценку приглашённого эксперта.
🎉 В этом году Школа русского балета и танца широко отмечает 25-летие! За четверть века она выросла от двух учениц до порядка 700 воспитанниц. Рекордные экзамены стали одним из центральных событий юбилейного года и наглядным свидетельством того, насколько востребованным стало это направление на острове.
🐘 Балет — это не только искусство, но и возможность делать добрые дела. В этом году мы начали сотрудничество с Beyond Borders Foundation, шри-ланкийской природоохранной организацией, чтобы привлечь внимание к сохранению цейлонских слонов и проблеме конфликтов между человеком и дикими животными. В поддержку инициативы ленты на медалях и сертификатах участниц стали бирюзовыми — символом заботы о природном наследии Шри-Ланки.
📰 Экзамены получили широкое освещение в национальных СМИ. Это еще раз подтверждает, что деятельность Русского дома вызывает большой интерес и выходит далеко за рамки танцевального образования.
Школа русского балета и танца — важная часть культурной жизни Шри-Ланки и яркий пример культурной дипломатии. Через язык танца сотни детей и их семьи знакомятся с русской культурой, а многолетнее сотрудничество укрепляет дружбу и взаимопонимание между Россией и Шри-Ланкой.
25 лет — и впереди еще много прекрасных историй!
#РусскийДомКоломбо #РусскийБалет #КультураРоссии #РоссияШриЛанка #Балет #ОксанаКарнович
#Announcement
📣 We invite you to take part in the II International Contest “Russia – Country of Traditional Values”.
The aim of the project is to promote Russia’s image among children and young people abroad as a country that preserves and safeguards traditional, spiritual and moral values.
Age of the participants – 7 and above.
The Contest features three categories: “Story about a Traditional Value”, “Traditional Values in Frames” and “Traditional Values in a Drawing”.
✍️ Applications are accepted until December 20.
The winners will be announced in February–March 2027.
👉 Registration and details
#Russia
#Culture
The aim of the project is to promote Russia’s image among children and young people abroad as a country that preserves and safeguards traditional, spiritual and moral values.
Age of the participants – 7 and above.
The Contest features three categories: “Story about a Traditional Value”, “Traditional Values in Frames” and “Traditional Values in a Drawing”.
The winners will be announced in February–March 2027.
#Russia
#Culture
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⚡️ Russian MFA Statement on the issuance of a US arrest warrant for Cuba’s historic leader Raul Castro (October 20, 2026)*
We categorically reject and strongly condemn the issuance by a judge in Miami, United States, of an arrest warrant for Cuba’s historic leader, Army General Raul Castro.
The political and legal assessments of the events of February 1996, for which the Americans hold Raul Castro personally responsible, are set out in UN Security Council Resolution 1067 (1996), adopted on July 26 of that year.
The resolution contains no calls for measures to hold any individual personally accountable. This effectively means that the Council, including the US, agreed that this aspect of the incident was closed.
☝️ Bringing baseless, contrived charges more than 30 years later can only be seen as an act of revenge by Miami’s anti-Cuban lobby – an attempt to settle scores with Raul Castro, who celebrated his 95th birthday in June.
We wish to emphasise that further escalating tensions around the Island of Freedom, which is already enduring extremely difficult times amid an unprecedented trade, economic, financial and energy blockade, could destabilise the entire Latin American and Caribbean region. A social upheaval in Cuba could well trigger a mass exodus of Cuban citizens to neighbouring countries, potentially plunging them into a social crisis.
This court ruling might have been regarded merely as an expression of the sentiments of a particular group of individuals, were it not for the events in Venezuela earlier this year, when its Leader was abducted in violation of all norms and principles of international law.
🤝 For our part, we reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the Government of fraternal Cuba, with which we will continue to strengthen our close ties of friendship, mutual support, assistance and comprehensive cooperation.
We are confident that the indomitable Cuban people and their Leaders will respond with dignity to this latest attack by foreign ill-wishers.
We wish Russia’s friend, Comrade Raul Castro, sound health and continued courage, bravery and strength of spirit – qualities that have always distinguished him.
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🇷🇺🇨🇺 #RussiaCuba
We categorically reject and strongly condemn the issuance by a judge in Miami, United States, of an arrest warrant for Cuba’s historic leader, Army General Raul Castro.
The political and legal assessments of the events of February 1996, for which the Americans hold Raul Castro personally responsible, are set out in UN Security Council Resolution 1067 (1996), adopted on July 26 of that year.
The resolution contains no calls for measures to hold any individual personally accountable. This effectively means that the Council, including the US, agreed that this aspect of the incident was closed.
☝️ Bringing baseless, contrived charges more than 30 years later can only be seen as an act of revenge by Miami’s anti-Cuban lobby – an attempt to settle scores with Raul Castro, who celebrated his 95th birthday in June.
We wish to emphasise that further escalating tensions around the Island of Freedom, which is already enduring extremely difficult times amid an unprecedented trade, economic, financial and energy blockade, could destabilise the entire Latin American and Caribbean region. A social upheaval in Cuba could well trigger a mass exodus of Cuban citizens to neighbouring countries, potentially plunging them into a social crisis.
This court ruling might have been regarded merely as an expression of the sentiments of a particular group of individuals, were it not for the events in Venezuela earlier this year, when its Leader was abducted in violation of all norms and principles of international law.
🤝 For our part, we reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the Government of fraternal Cuba, with which we will continue to strengthen our close ties of friendship, mutual support, assistance and comprehensive cooperation.
We are confident that the indomitable Cuban people and their Leaders will respond with dignity to this latest attack by foreign ill-wishers.
We wish Russia’s friend, Comrade Raul Castro, sound health and continued courage, bravery and strength of spirit – qualities that have always distinguished him.
*Unofficial translation
🇷🇺🇨🇺 #RussiaCuba
Forwarded from Russian House in Colombo
🎄 РУССКИЙ ДОМ ГОТОВИТСЯ К ICCB-2026: ВСТРЕЧА КУЛЬТУР И ДОБРЫХ ИНИЦИАТИВ
В Русском доме в Коломбо состоялось организационное собрание в рамках подготовки к одному из самых ожидаемых событий культурной жизни Шри-Ланки — Международному рождественскому благотворительному базару ICCB-2026, который пройдёт 29 ноября в отеле Galle Face.
Почетная роль принимающей стороны собрания была возложена на Русский дом как победителя ICCB-2025. За последние четыре года наша команда дважды завоевала престижный титул лучшей страны по итогам всех семи заявленных номинаций.
🌍 Встреча объединила представителей дипломатических и культурных миссий 18 стран, включая Японию, Канаду, Таиланд, Индию, Пакистан, Францию, Индонезию, Малайзию, Австралию, Турцию и Египет, а также представителей ведущих благотворительных организаций Шри-Ланки. Участники обсудили подготовку к предстоящему базару, организационные вопросы и праздничную программу.
Руководитель Русского дома Мария Попова подчеркнула важность международного культурного диалога и народной дипломатии, подтвердив готовность представить обновленный стенд и активно участвовать в благотворительной программе. Каждый год российский стенд получает новое оформление и тематику. Если в прошлом году он был выдержан в голубых тонах, то в этом году гостей ждут новая концепция и множество приятных сюрпризов. В программе базара — лотерейные розыгрыши и викторины с национальными подарками от участвующих стран.
Культура во имя добрых дел
Русский дом продолжает сотрудничество с Фондом защиты дикой природы Шри-Ланки. Совсем недавно на балетных экзаменах мы привлекали внимание к защите слонов через искусство, а теперь готовимся поддержать инициативу по обеспечению специальным молоком маленьких слонят, оставшихся без матерей или нуждающихся в особом уходе в приюте. На ICCB-2026 мы продолжим рассказывать об этой важной инициативе.
✨ Рождество объединяет!
Несмотря на тропическую жару, в украшенном рождественскими декорациями зале Русского дома уже чувствуется приближение праздников. Встреча прошла в дружеской атмосфере и еще раз напомнила, что культура не знает границ, а стремление помогать объединяет людей разных стран.
До встречи на ICCB-2026 — 29 ноября в Galle Face! ✨
#РусскийДом #ШриЛанка #ICCB2026 #КультурнаяДипломатия #Благотворительность #ЗащитаСлонов
В Русском доме в Коломбо состоялось организационное собрание в рамках подготовки к одному из самых ожидаемых событий культурной жизни Шри-Ланки — Международному рождественскому благотворительному базару ICCB-2026, который пройдёт 29 ноября в отеле Galle Face.
Почетная роль принимающей стороны собрания была возложена на Русский дом как победителя ICCB-2025. За последние четыре года наша команда дважды завоевала престижный титул лучшей страны по итогам всех семи заявленных номинаций.
🌍 Встреча объединила представителей дипломатических и культурных миссий 18 стран, включая Японию, Канаду, Таиланд, Индию, Пакистан, Францию, Индонезию, Малайзию, Австралию, Турцию и Египет, а также представителей ведущих благотворительных организаций Шри-Ланки. Участники обсудили подготовку к предстоящему базару, организационные вопросы и праздничную программу.
Руководитель Русского дома Мария Попова подчеркнула важность международного культурного диалога и народной дипломатии, подтвердив готовность представить обновленный стенд и активно участвовать в благотворительной программе. Каждый год российский стенд получает новое оформление и тематику. Если в прошлом году он был выдержан в голубых тонах, то в этом году гостей ждут новая концепция и множество приятных сюрпризов. В программе базара — лотерейные розыгрыши и викторины с национальными подарками от участвующих стран.
Культура во имя добрых дел
Русский дом продолжает сотрудничество с Фондом защиты дикой природы Шри-Ланки. Совсем недавно на балетных экзаменах мы привлекали внимание к защите слонов через искусство, а теперь готовимся поддержать инициативу по обеспечению специальным молоком маленьких слонят, оставшихся без матерей или нуждающихся в особом уходе в приюте. На ICCB-2026 мы продолжим рассказывать об этой важной инициативе.
✨ Рождество объединяет!
Несмотря на тропическую жару, в украшенном рождественскими декорациями зале Русского дома уже чувствуется приближение праздников. Встреча прошла в дружеской атмосфере и еще раз напомнила, что культура не знает границ, а стремление помогать объединяет людей разных стран.
До встречи на ICCB-2026 — 29 ноября в Galle Face! ✨
#РусскийДом #ШриЛанка #ICCB2026 #КультурнаяДипломатия #Благотворительность #ЗащитаСлонов
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