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⛪️ Restoration of the #Kizhi Transfiguration #Church on Lake Onega is complete! It was built around 1713 without a single nail using nothing but an axe 😲 This @UNESCO #WorldHeritage Site is an illustration of a carpenter pushing the craft to the limits. https://t.co/J40vEhm9Az https://t.co/m9EbTH5e2O — PolitiTweet.org

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#Kostroma celebrates its city day #OTD🥳 It was from here the future first tsar of #Romanov👑dynasty, Mikhail, was called upon to rule. Kostroma - part of the #GoldenRing- is recognised as a #jewelery💍capital of Russia&now a third of all Russian jewelers live and work here. https://t.co/xk17PyXIUk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: 👩‍🚀 Today Soviet-Russian cosmonaut Svetlana #Savitskaya turns 7⃣2⃣! Not only is she 2⃣nd woman to reach #space & first to perfo… — PolitiTweet.org

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🏖️ #Yalta in #Russia's 🇷🇺 Crimea is a fantastic #BlackSea resort. Sun, beaches, breathtaking coastline, mountains & cliffs, museums - you name it, Yalta has it. No wonder it was #Chekhov's destination of choice, favourite place for many generations of Russians 😍 #YaltaOneLove https://t.co/3rmWGwQDnY — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PMSimferopol: #Belyaus🏖, #Crimea🇷🇺 - love❤ at first sight! Second name of this beach commonly known as "Crimean Maldives ", white sand,… — PolitiTweet.org

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👩‍🚀 Today Soviet-Russian cosmonaut Svetlana #Savitskaya turns 7⃣2⃣! Not only is she 2⃣nd woman to reach #space & first to perform a spacewalk, she is a brilliant pilot, 1970 world aerobatic champion - a #legend! #GirlPower 🥳 Many happy returns of the day, Svetlana Yevgenyevna! https://t.co/l3m9xiu9I1 — PolitiTweet.org

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💎🇷🇺The largest ever natural colour 2️⃣3️⃣6️⃣-carat rough diamond was extracted from #Ebelyakh mine, @Russia. 🧐The stunning gem aged from 120 to 230 mln years was mined in #Arctic #Yakutia. Its dimensions are 47x24x22 mm. ✨Shine bright like a diamond 💎 https://t.co/xjqt9FWpbU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: #OTD In 1987 🇺🇸 swimmer Lynne Cox braved 🌊frigid waters of #BeringStrait to swim from #USA to #USSR (4️⃣1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ m). Not only… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: #OTD In 1987 🇺🇸 swimmer Lynne Cox braved 🌊frigid waters of #BeringStrait to swim from #USA to #USSR (4️⃣1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ m). Not only… — PolitiTweet.org

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📃 #OTD in 1870 #Russian poet, diplomat Fyodor Tyutchev wrote one of his most famous poems, dedicated to Amalie von Lerchenfeld, half-sister of a Bavarian diplomat: 💬I met you and the past came back to life in my dead heart. Remembering a golden time, my heart became so warm https://t.co/RS4yn2Vo0p — PolitiTweet.org

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🏛 This peculiar building in @NovgorodRus is home to the #Dostoevsky #Novgorod Academic #Theatre since '87. Described as 'surrealist' & 'out of this world', it was designed to be invisible from the main city lookouts, and built under wraps from the #USSR Ministry of Culture 😲 https://t.co/8LxTZ6mqLh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: #OTD In 1987 🇺🇸 swimmer Lynne Cox braved 🌊frigid waters of #BeringStrait to swim from #USA to #USSR (4️⃣1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ m). Not only… — PolitiTweet.org

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🎖 On August 7 1941, #RedArmy lieutenant & aviator Viktor Talalikhin rammed a Nazi Heinkel #bomber over #Moscow after running out of ammunition, destroying both #aircraft. He parachuted to safety, landing in a lake. Talalikhin is the first pilot to ram an enemy aircraft at night. https://t.co/YWNo08Q60b — PolitiTweet.org

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🕯 Last night, the #Ostankino TV tower, a world-famous #Moscow landmark, turned off the lights in memory of those people who were killed an injured in the #BeirutExplosion on August 4. ◾ At this tragic time, our thoughts are with the people of #Lebanon. We stand with #Beirut https://t.co/4lZGlR9Aan — PolitiTweet.org

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#OTD In 1987 🇺🇸 swimmer Lynne Cox braved 🌊frigid waters of #BeringStrait to swim from #USA to #USSR (4️⃣1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ m). Not only was she🥇 person to accomplish this daring feat, she brought #Soviets & #Americans closer together. ❄️💔Lynne’s freezing-cold swim melted ice of #ColdWar. https://t.co/RRxhx3U6nE — PolitiTweet.org

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📚In 1565, Ivan Fyodorov, one of the founding fathers of #book printing in #Russia, & his assistant Peter Mstislavets made their 2⃣nd book, Horologion, in #Moscow Print Yard, the first #Russian regular typography. 📖Horologion contains the texts of the daily cycle of☦️services. https://t.co/qK7tQypah6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Ryazan1095: Ryazan region is the pioneer of aerostation in @Russia: ballooning festival “Nebo Rossii”, first held in 1990, will offer c… — PolitiTweet.org

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#OTD🏛️Fyodor Schechtel, '#Russia's Gaudi', was born in 1859. The great #Russian architect was the brightest🌟star of #Moscow’s #artnouveau scene at the beginning of the 2⃣0⃣th century. He also worked as an artist for magazines & was a stage designer for🎭theatrical performances. https://t.co/dPYyvdnuga — PolitiTweet.org

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#OTD 🌊🌍In 1803 the first #Russian circumnavigation (1803-1806) of ⛵️"Nadezhda" & "Neva" under guidance of #Krusenstern started ☝🏼Navigation initiated numerous Russian circumnavigations during which important geographical discoveries & valuable scientific observations were made https://t.co/LfARPPRbvy — PolitiTweet.org

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🗓️#OTD in 1798 a remarkable Russian nobleman Pavel Demidov was born. One of the wealthiest men in🇷🇺,owner of famed #Sancy diamond, P.Demidov was known as a philanthropist. He built a children´s hospital, donated large sums of money to Russian Science Academy, shelters&orphanages https://t.co/3sOAfoSfFU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: 🇷🇺 Russia's #Belgorod is a charming city with neat white residential areas and vast green parks. It remains 424 years young, a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: #DidYouKnow? 👨‍🚀 Cosmonaut №2⃣ Gherman #Titov to this day remains the youngest person to venture to space! 🌟 At the time of h… — PolitiTweet.org

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🇷🇺🇱🇧 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ Among the many doctors, who arrived in #Beirut as part of the Russian relief & humanitarian mission organised by @MchsRussia, are top-class Russian pediatric & neuro- surgeons - thanks to the assistance of @rsgov & @dzdmos. They will begin operating shortly #RussiaHelps https://t.co/D2KoclZq1q — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: #DidYouKnow? 👨‍🚀 Cosmonaut №2⃣ Gherman #Titov to this day remains the youngest person to venture to space! 🌟 At the time of h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: 👨‍🚀 On 6 August 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Gherman #Titov became 2⃣nd man in history to orbit 🌍 #Earth after #Gagarin. He accompl… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: 🎉🇷🇺Today Capital of Mari El Republic Yoshkar-Ola celebrates its #CityDay! 🟥Yoshkar-Ola means “red city” in Mari. Btw it’s the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: #DidYouKnow? 👨‍🚀 Cosmonaut №2⃣ Gherman #Titov to this day remains the youngest person to venture to space! 🌟 At the time of h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Russia: 👨‍🚀 On 6 August 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Gherman #Titov became 2⃣nd man in history to orbit 🌍 #Earth after #Gagarin. He accompl… — PolitiTweet.org

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Unlike his famous brother, Appolinaryi #Vasnetsov, who was born #OTD in 1856, prefered picturesque #Russian landscapes🖌️ He held equally close to his heart natural beauty😍of Russian countryside&urban vibe of the cities, recreating through his art the medieval history of #Moscow https://t.co/zRxtEZNDoF — PolitiTweet.org

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#DidYouKnow? 👨‍🚀 Cosmonaut №2⃣ Gherman #Titov to this day remains the youngest person to venture to space! 🌟 At the time of his historic 25 hours-long flight aboard #Vostok2 he was 2⃣5⃣ years 330 days young - his record holds to this very day! https://t.co/rKW7TBvcd8 — PolitiTweet.org