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April has become the month of Russian-American history in the state of New York; such a decision was made for the ninth time by the legislative assembly. A number of events will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the website of the...
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The organizers of the international Great Victory for Peace on Earth contest of children's drawings, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory over fascism, received more than 150 works. Among the winners were children from 8 to 16 years old from...
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Russian specialists have disinfected almost two dozen medical institutions in Italy, TASS reports. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military disinfected seventeen boarding houses for elderly people located in various cities of...
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The Theater Day action gathered an almost two million audience this year, according to the website of the Ministry of Culture. The action was held online due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Shows and broadcasts took place on the action’s...
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The Russian authorities allocate half a billion rubles to organize assistance to citizens of the country in returning to their homeland, TASS reports. According to the head of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, a lot of work is being done...
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About 70% of Russian residents have limited contact with other people because of the coronavirus pandemic. Such data were presented by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), which conducted a study of public opinion via a telephone survey,...
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The Guild of Interethnic Journalism has organized a flash mob appealing citizen of different countries to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, REGNUM reports.
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Russia has been included in the top-3 countries in the number of mobile technologies employed in the economy. According to a study by the Association of Electronic Commerce, the Higher School of Economics and Google, over 470 thousand people are developing mobile...
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The plane with the humanitarian aid from Russia landed at the New York airport on Wednesday evening Moscow time, RIA Novosti reported. It brought the medical equipment, disinfectants, glasses, masks, and respirators. According to Russian Ambassador Anatoly...
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The World Cossack Brotherhood Foundation, established in Australia, issued an appeal in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. Cossacks called on Russian compatriots living in the country to help people at risk. The appeal was signed by the president of...
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The photos of 47 expositions of the State Tretyakov Gallery are available for free Internet access in the Yandex.Collections section. The leading museum of Russian painting for the first time presented a complete photo archive of its exhibitions, TASS...
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Almost all organized tourists from Russia, who were vacationing abroad, returned to their homeland, TASS reports. Over the past two weeks, about 160,000 people have returned to Russia from more than forty countries.
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The volunteer movement has swept all regions of Russia. Volunteers assist elderly people at risk for coronavirus infection and people who find themselves in isolation. According to the chairman of the Association of Volunteer Centers Artyom Metelev,...
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The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is going to create a Coronavirus Aid Center in Moscow, RIA Novosti reports. It will be organized at St. Alexius Hospital. The Moscow Patriarchate press office said that the hospital is equipped with the most modern medical...
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The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle, which will send the Progress MS-14 cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 25, was awarded the Victory Rocket name. It will be decorated with a St. George ribbon, orders of the Patriotic War and the logo of...
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The initiative group of the Russian-speaking youth of Riga organized a systematic assistance to the elderly people in Riga. Twenty volunteers, who responded to the appeal on Facebook, go shopping for older residents of Riga, walk their dogs and fulfill...
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