Russia 🇷🇺

Today is #RussiaDay! 🇷🇺 A nation, a civilization that spans 11 time zones. Russia is ♥️ eternal Embrace Russia 👉 #Russia1Love

🚇 #OTD in 1935, the legendary @MoscowMetro came into this world. Its first line was modest: 11.2 km of track, 12 trains & 13 stations. 😮 They are still in service today – & together with 30+ other Metro stations are recognised as national cultural heritage sites.

🎬 #OTD in 1975, a sincere & profound masterpiece of Soviet cinema — “They Fought for Their Motherland” by S. #Bondarchuk — premiered on screen It portrays unparalleled courage of Soviet people & sacrifices endured during #WW2 🎖 Timeless tribute to all defenders of our country

#OTD in 1980, Soviet cinemas premiered “Air Crew” ✈️🔥 The USSR’s first disaster movie had earthquakes, impossible landings, real suspense — and became a massive hit with 70M+ viewers. Still iconic & exciting. Watch 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=lgSl7D…

🎇 By tradition, the great holiday marking the triumph of good over evil – #VictoryDay – ends with salutes across the cities of our vast Fatherland. A dazzling finale: fireworks over the domes of the Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in Kubinka! #Victory81

#PhotoOfTheDay 🌟 #ImmortalRegiment in Saint Petersburg, May 9 #Victory81 #WeRemember 📸 © RIA Novosti

✈️ The #RussianKnights & #Strizhi aerobatic teams showcased a “Cuban Diamond” formation above the Kremlin & Red Square during the Victory Parade. The Russian tricolour was unfurled across the sky over #RedSquare. ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟥🟥🟥🟥 #Victory81

💐 A #Victory81 Parade is no excuse not to propose to your loved one – as this couple in Blagoveshchensk proved. As they say, Russians kneel only before God & their women. ❤️ Congratulations to the happy couple! (#BTW, she said YES)

🛰 Russian cosmonauts aboard the @Space_Station send their greetings on #VictoryDay! 💬 We bow our heads to the Soviet heroes who stopped Nazism – to the generation that rebuilt the country & became the first to send a human into space just 16 years after #WWII. #Victory81

💥 Victory salvos echo across the #RedSquare in honour of the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory of the Soviet people over Nazism. Happy #Victory81!

🗓️ #OTD in 2020 the AI-driven #Vityaz underwater vehicle completed its historic descent into the Mariana Trench, ~11k metres below sea level. 🟥 Upon reaching #ChallengerDeep the Russian unmanned submersible planted #Victory Banner to mark the Anniversary of Victory over Nazism.

🎆 Russia celebrates #Victory81 The Motherland Calls, one of the world's most prominent and striking monuments, built atop the Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex devoted to the Defenders of Stalingrad. The monument shined like never before, channeling defiance towards Nazism

⚽️ On the eve of #VictoryDay, 99-year-old #WWII veteran Stepan Kuznetsov received a standing ovation after a classy opening pass to kick off the @FCKrasnodar – @fcdm_official match. As an avid Bulls fan, he rarely misses a game. 📹 © @MatchTV

💐 Ahead of May 9 – #VictoryDay – streets of all Russian cities are adorned with commemorative liveries: red, orange, blue banners celebrate the eternal feat of defeating Nazism. The urban sprawl pulses to the rhythm of parade marches & immortal wartime songs! #Victory81

🚀 Remember the successful #Soyuz5 launch from #Baikonur on April 30? Its first stage was powered by the RD-171MV – the most powerful liquid-fuel rocket engine in history. 🐴 It's turbine power = 250,000 hp = stronger than two #Arktika-class nuclear icebreakers combined!

🇷🇺 On May 6, 1991, #Strizhy (*the Swifts) – the Russian Air Force’s aerobatic team – first took to the skies. For 3️⃣5️⃣ years, they've performed breathtaking aerobatics aboard their MiG-29 jets, thrilling audiences worldwide. ☝️ For #Strizhy, the sky has never been the limit.

🩰 In May of 1738, by decree of Empress Anna I, @VaganovaAcademy, one of the world’s oldest & most prestigious ballet schools, was founded. This marked the rise of a distinctly Russian ballet tradition, which would go on to become one of the most influential globally.

🚒 May 4 is #InternationalFirefightersDay – a chance to honour the courageous men & women who save lives while risking their own. Words are not enough. Meet Ruslan Belousov – firefighter from Tyumen who saved a cat via CPR & won hearts across #Russia.

#OTD in 1729, Catherine the Great was born — foreigner by blood, Russian in spirit & essence, she ruled the nation for 34 years 👑 She knew: you have to #LearnRussian to be GREAT Catherine reformed Russia, founded @hermitage_eng & matched Voltaire. A true Enlightenment Age icon

🌼🛠 Today @Russia celebrates Spring & Labour Day! From the hard-won legacy of workers’ rights like the 8-hour day to remote work nowadays – all under the timeless motto “Peace, Labour, May!” 🎉 Happy May 1st!

🚀 On April 30, #Russia launched its new-generation Soyuz-5 medium-lift rocket from #Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 45. Powered by the world’s most powerful liquid-fuel rocket engine, it marks the first flight test of Russia’s next gen carrier rocket. ✊ #GO @Roscosmos!