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🗓 On May 12, 1944, the Crimean Offensive—one of the most significant operations of the Great Patriotic War—came to an end. Over the course of 35 days, Soviet forces completely liberated Crimea from German and Romanian troops. 👀 Learn more about these events in our video.

9 May 1945 went down in history as the day the Great Patriotic War ended and Nazi Germany was defeated. On the night of 9 May, Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov signed the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Germany. See how it happened in the video.

The ‘Immortal Regiment’ campaign has once again brought together compatriots from all over the world Residents of Armenia, Belarus, Cuba, Cyprus, Germany, India, Israel, Malaysia, Spain, Tunisia, Vietnam and other countries marched in unison, carrying portraits of their heroes.

What kind of response did the first in-person International Engineering Olympiad for school students in Vietnam receive? This topic and more are discussed in the latest episode of the podcast “Faces of the Russian House”. Watch the episode on YouTube: youtu.be/6GKnraTUzXY?si…

On May 2, 1945, Soviet troops under the command of Marshals Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev completed the assault on the capital of Nazi Germany. Whatch the video for more details.

The International Security Forum will bring together representatives from 155 countries and 26 international organizations An international security forum will be held in Russia on May 26-29.

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a Decree appointing Igor Chaika as the Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo).

🪖 On 25 April 1945, one of the most symbolic events of the Second World War took place: the meeting of Soviet and American troops on the River Elbe. Watch the video for more details.

🎼 Today marks the 135th anniversary of Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev’s birth Prokofiev composed more than 130 works: the timeless ballets “Romeo and Juliet” and “Cinderella,” the symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf,” as well as seven symphonies and five piano concertos.

👍 The St. George Ribbon campaign has launched at Russian Houses abroad. ⚡️ Rossotrudnichestvo has participated since 2009; ribbons are distributed at Russian Houses and via compatriot organizations. 🖋 The campaign will also be held at Victory Dictation venues on April 24–25.

🎉 Russian schoolchildren achieved the best result among all countries in the number of gold medals at the 60th International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad All members of the Russian team won either gold or silver medals. Congratulations to our team on their victory! 🥳

Omsk – Russia’s cultural capital in 2026. Thousands of cultural events take place here every year: theatre festivals, concerts, exhibitions and more. Watch the video for more details.

🪖 On April 16, 1945, Soviet forces launched the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation, the final battle of the Great Patriotic War. Watch the video for more details on these events.

Mix & Match In Space: India Blends NASA & Roscosmos Strategies India is testing a hybrid space strategy, drawing on both the Roscosmos and NASA approaches, according to Russian cosmonaut Denis Matveev. "India is doing good right now. This is a great approach, and there is a great capability and possibility to communicate and to interact with other nations because India is a very friendly country, and it will be possible for astronauts and cosmonauts of other nations and agencies to fly into Indian Station, he said at the commemoration of 65 years of the first human spaceflight at the Russian House

🗓 April 4, 1945 — Soviet troops liberated Bratislava after fierce battles. 🪖 The battle (Mar 25 — May 5) was a key WWII moment. By April 4, the city was cleared, and the Red Army advanced toward Prague, Vienna, and Berlin. 🎆 A 224-gun salute was fired in Moscow.

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