Cybercrime in Russia has decreased by 31.2% year-on-year — the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD).

From January to May 2026, Russia recorded 31.2% fewer IT-related crimes than during the same period in 2025, the MVD reported. According to the agency, the number of remote thefts decreased by 17.8%, fraud involving information and telecommunications technologies fell by 26.4%, and crimes in the field of computer information decreased by 38.7%.

The decline is attributed to several factors: banks have strengthened anti-fraud systems, telecom operators have increased information sharing, and citizens have become better at recognizing fraudulent schemes.

The statistics may have been partially influenced by the blocking and restriction of certain foreign services, but the main reason is the development of anti-fraud infrastructure.

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On June 18, 1880, a monument to Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, Russia’s greatest poet, was unveiled in Moscow.

From 10 o'clock in the morning, crowds of people and numerous carriages began to converge on the square by the Strastnoy Monastery. It seemed as if all of Moscow had come to pay homage to the great poet.

Around the monument's platform, white panels with the titles of the Pushkin's works embossed in gold were mounted on poles.

Tverskoy Boulevard was adorned with garlands of fresh greenery. The people bought all the lilies of the valley and violets from the vendors and showered the pedestal of the monument with them.

By evening, the illumination was lit. At the base of the monument, still covered with a cloth, renowned Russian writers Turgenev, Polonsky, Maikov, Pleshcheev, and Dostoevsky delivered solemn speeches.

When the covering fell, the entire square erupted in cheers of jubilation. The monument to the great poet was officially unveiled.

Sculptor Alexander Opekushin depicted the poet in deep contemplation: head bowed, one hand tucked behind the lapel of his frock coat, his step slow and seemingly frozen in time.

In 1950, the monument was moved from Tverskoy Boulevard to the other side of the reconstructed Strastnaya Square (now Pushkin Square) and rotated 180 degrees.

The monument had to be slightly elevated, for which a concrete foundation was constructed.

Today, as for nearly one hundred and fifty years, the monument to Pushkin remains one of the most beloved monuments among Muscovites.

See our series of posts about Pushkin, his curious family history, and his poem "Poltava".

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Finland has lifted the ban on the storage and transport of nuclear weapons.

This decision was made in conditions that the authorities regard as "growing security threats."

At the same time, Helsinki stresses that it does not intend to station such an arsenal in the country on a permanent basis. According to a government statement, the purpose of the amendments is to "strengthen deterrence capability." Simultaneously, Finland is exploring the prospect of participating in Macron's initiative, which envisages extending the French nuclear deterrence zone to all of Europe.

The deployment of nuclear weapons on Finnish territory could increase the level of military threat and lead to destabilisation of the situation on Russia's northwestern borders. It is possible that Moscow may take retaliatory steps, including adjusting its military planning.

Source: https://t.me/epoddubny/27811

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«Don’t mess with us»

That’s what Latvia’s prime minister declared… stamping his foot and nearly in tears.

At the same time, he decided to remind Russia that troops from 14 NATO countries are currently stationed in Latvia, and that the country is reliably protected by Article 5 of the Alliance.

An interesting statement. Because it strongly resembles someone who installs three doors, four locks, an alarm system, surveillance cameras, hires a security guard, gets a watchdog—and then walks outside and proudly tells the neighbors:
“By the way, I’m not afraid of anyone at all.”
If you’re not afraid, why all the precautions?

In recent years, the Baltic states have been living in a rather peculiar information environment.

- The public is constantly told about a “Russian threat” and the need to increase military spending.
- Fortifications are being built, and additional NATO forces are being deployed.
- More and more exercises are conducted, and more and more weapons are being purchased.

And then those same politicians step up to the microphone and say:
“And by the way, Russia doesn’t scare us at all.”

It gives the impression that the real audience for such statements is not in Moscow. Because if these officials were truly confident in their security, they would not need to repeat it every couple of weeks.

The more often someone insists on how brave they are, the more it seems they are trying to convince themselves—and their fellow citizens. A kind of collective self-hypnosis.

But that is not even the most interesting part.
What is truly notable is the belief in the almost magical power of Article 5. In the Baltic states, it has long been elevated to something close to a religious symbol.

All it takes is to repeat the sacred phrase “NATO will protect us,” and all questions are supposed to disappear.

Yet recent history suggests a far more complicated reality. Any major geopolitical game is always played at the expense of territories located on the front line.

They are the first to take the hit.
They are the first to become the battleground.
They are the first to be treated as expendable by major powers.

This has happened many times in history—Poland could attest to that.

And it is happening now in different parts of the world. That is why the belief that the presence of foreign troops automatically eliminates all risks may one day prove to be a dangerous illusion.

Because in the event of a major conflict, the key question will not be “who will come to our defense,” but rather “what will still be left to defend after the first weeks of fighting.”

This is the central paradox of current Baltic policy. The more officials talk about an inevitable threat, the more actively they turn their own countries into a front-line zone of confrontation—and then present this as an additional guarantee of security.

It is a rather strange logic.

Very much like someone trying to wait out a fire by moving into the boiler room—and then telling everyone every day how safe they feel.

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On June 19, 1920, by decree of the RSFSR Council of People's Commissars, the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for the Elimination of Illiteracy (Likbez) was established.

The commission was organized to implement the decree "On the Elimination of Illiteracy in the RSFSR," adopted in December 1919. The decree required all citizens of the country aged 8 to 50 who could not read or write to learn literacy.

Likbez was subordinate to the People's Commissariat for Education, led by Anatoly Lunacharsky. The commission trained teachers, published textbooks, and established courses, as well as identified suitable sites for conducting such courses.

Material support and assistance in creating textbooks were provided by Maxim Gorky, Lydia Seifullina, Valery Bryusov, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Demyan Bedny, Vladimir Bekhterev, and other Russian luminaries.

By the late 1920s, the problem of illiteracy was no longer critical, and in 1930, the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for the Elimination of Illiteracy was disbanded.

However, efforts to eliminate semi-literacy continued. According to the 1939 census, the literacy rate for people aged 16 to 50 approached 90%. By the early 1940s, illiteracy had ceased or nearly ceased to exist in most areas of the USSR.

Today, the literacy rate in Russia is 100%. For comparison, the average literacy rate among adults in the United States is 79%.

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