UPCOMING EVENTS

Photo credit: Evgeny Samarin / mos.ru (CC BY 4.0) Russia Day is celebrated on Saturday, June 12. On this day back in 1990, the Declaration on the State Sovereignty of the country was adopted. Two years later, this date was added to the list of holidays. The day got its current... .

Euro 2020: St. Petersburg welcomes football fans from all over the world 11.06.2021

Photo credit: Ik ben groot / commons.wikimedia.org (CC-BY-SA-4.0) The European Football Championship starts on Friday, June 11, TASS reports. It was planned to be held a year ago, but restrictions aimed at countering the spread of coronavirus infection forced the tournament to be... .

Russia to celebrate 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant 10.06.2021

Photo credit: Kant in a painting by Johann Gottlieb Becker / ru.wikipedia.org (Public domain) The 300th anniversary of philosopher Immanuel Kant in Russia will be celebrated at the state level, according to the website of the Year of Literature. The corresponding order was... .

Russian Embassy evacuates Russians from Gaza Strip 10.06.2021

Photo credit: hosny_salah / pixabay.com Russian citizens continue to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip, TASS reports. They and citizens of other CIS countries on Thursday, June 10, are taken out across the Egyptian border in cars. Diplomats from the Russian Embassy in... .

State Duma bans equalizing roles of USSR and Germany in WWII 10.06.2021

Photo credit: duma.gov.ru (CC BY 4.0) State Duma deputies passed a law prohibiting publicly equalizing the roles of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in World War II. The document passed the 3rd, final, reading in the lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) on... .

Russians in Spain to celebrate Russia Day with large-scale holiday 10.06.2021

Photo credit: IgorKon / pixabay.com Compatriots in Spain have prepared an extensive program of celebrating the Day of Russia, according to the Russian School No. 1 in Marbella on Facebook. This was reported at a press conference held the day before. Guests are invited on June 12... .