Photo credit: mos.ru Mass vaccination of residents of Russia against coronavirus infection will begin on January 18, TASS reports. According to the Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova,...
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The Russian vaccine against coronavirus infection will begin to be produced in Venezuela, RIA Novosti reports. The corresponding agreement was concluded by the country's authorities and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). According to Venezuelan Vice...
The All-Cossack Alliance of San Francisco hosted the Old Style New Year's Eve. The holiday brought together members of the Congress of Russian Americans (CRA), representatives of the Russian community and their friends. According to the organizers, Russian balls have become a significant event in the cultural life of San Francisco over the past 100 years.
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Russian-speaking children from Finland have prepared the "Twelve Months" play for the old New Year, according to the website of the Moscow House of Compatriot.
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Young Russian compatriots took part in the KVN game. It was organized by the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Tunisia with the assistance of the Association of Alumni of Soviet and Russian Universities ATDIUS. The Association has more than once...
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Sputnik V has been registered in Paraguay, RIA Novosti reports. The Russian coronavirus vaccine was registered under an accelerated procedure, without additional clinical trials in the country. The drug will be supplied by international partners of the Russian Direct...
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The competition for young readers "I have no time for toys now ...", timed to coincide with the 115th anniversary of the outstanding Soviet poetess, author of many famous children's poems...
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The Russian authorities have begun the process of withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, RIA Novosti reports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Washington,...
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The 2nd batch of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will be delivered to Argentina. The plane took off the day before, on January 14, TASS reports. Aerolineas Argentinas is heading for Moscow. According to the airline, the plane is "on...
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The Max Planck Medal was awarded to the Russian-American physicist Alexander Polyakov. It is considered the highest honor of the German Physical Society in theoretical physics. In the past, such outstanding scientists as Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Lev Landau...
The meeting of children living in Istanbul with the winner of the "Ambassadors of the Russian language in the world" international volunteer program Maria Sereykina took place on January 13 in the format of a part-time interactive lesson as part of the celebration of the old New Year. Thanks to the broadcast on three Instagram pages, more than 100 children and parents were...
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Russian Father Frost (Ded Moroz, Russian "Santa Claus") and Snegurochka visited children living in the Serbian city of Sombor during the holidays. About 50 children received Russian candies and textbooks as gifts. The action was carried out by...
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The Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC) in Mumbai organized an online lesson for Indian schoolchildren studying Russian. The lesson was attended by students of the eleventh and twelfth grades of a college in the city of Latour, according to the...
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The Friendship Train project will connect volunteer organizations of the Nizhny Novgorod region, which initiated the project, and volunteers from European countries. The project involves laying a route through the twin cities of Nizhny Novgorod and the region for...
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Sputnik V has been registered in Venezuela, RIA Novosti reports. The Russian coronavirus vaccine was registered in the country under an accelerated procedure.
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Restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus infection could not prevent foreign students from studying at a Russian university, PANORAMA PRO reports.
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The next season of the Reading Aloud World Championship starts on January 16, the website of the Year of Literature reports. Participants of the qualifying round will compete in the online format.
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