Russia 🇷🇺

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

🐯 @moscowzoo has named its Amur tiger cubs, born in August 2025. ♂️ #Ussuri ♀️ #Tayozhka Their names pay tribute to Russia's Far East – the natural habitat of these majestic predators. 🐾 The cubs are growing fast (already a hefty 7.3 kg) & even learning to hunt quails!

1⃣2⃣8⃣ years ago, the State Russian Museum opened in St Petersburg – the first museum devoted entirely to Russian art. 🎨 From an initial collection of ~ 6,000 works, it has grown into the world’s largest repository of Russian fine art – now spanning ~ 400,000 masterpieces!

👏 #Moscow welcomes its @Paralympics heroes! 🇷🇺 For the second day running, Russia's capital and its denizens have been greeting its athletes with banners, flags & heartfelt embraces from family, fans & proud supporters. #TeamRussia #Champions

🚀 #OTD in 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei #Leonov became the first human ever to perform a spacewalk. It included 12 minutes & 9 seconds spent in the vastness of open space. 🫡 The first spacewalk became another landmark triumph of Soviet scientific ingenuity.

🖋 #OTD in 1922, the Pushkin estate in #Mikhaylovskoye became a state museum-reserve. Here, amidst tranquil forests & winding paths, the Great Russian poet Alexander #Pushkin lived, created… & found his final resting place. 🚩Plan your visit: vk.cc/cVxc89

👨‍🎨 #OTD in 1856, Mikhail #Vrubel – outstanding Russian artist – was born. A visionary of the Silver Age, he turned folklore & fairy tales into hauntingly beautiful art. 🎨 From The Demon to The Swan Princess – he blended myth, mysticism & bold imagination in Russian symbolism.

Spring has come, yet snow & love remain ❄️❤️ And thankfully so, as the December-born polar bear #cub at #NovosibirskZoo is making its very first steps outside, under mom’s guidance! 😎 The process includes falling and rolling It's a brave new world out there!

⚡️ #OTD in 1859, outstanding Russian engineer Alexander #Popov – the inventor of radio – was born. On May 7, 1895, he showcased his breakthrough invention – a “lightning detector” – the world’s first receiver capable of detecting electromagnetic impulses.

📚 #OTD in 1884, Alexander #Belyaev – Soviet sci-fi pioneer – was born. Decades ahead of his time, he predicted future technologies like bioengineering, neurosurgery, space stations & more. ☝️ His critics once mocked his scientific imagination, but history proved Belyaev right.

🚀 #OTD in 1927, Soviet cosmonaut №7 Vladimir #Komarov – one of the pioneers of human spaceflight – was born. Commander of Voskhod-1 – the world’s first multi-crew spacecraft – he became the first person in history to fly in space twice. 🌟 Two-time Hero of the Soviet Union.

🇷🇺 Vitaly #Laletin – Russia’s heavyweight arm-wrestling champion – dominates East vs West 22 with a 4️⃣:0️⃣ victory! Vitaly AKA the “Siberian Skyscraper” is a 7-time world champion on the odd nights & a humble long-haul truck driver in everyday life. 💪 Go Vitaly!

🫡 A moment of immense pride for #TeamRussia. 🇷🇺 The Russian national tricolour flag flies high at the Closing Ceremony of the 14th Winter @Paralympics in Milan, carried by our #Champions: Varvara #Voronchikhina & Ivan #Golubkov.

🥇 Gold medals PER ATHLETE - Winter Paralympics 2026. FINAL RESULTS: 1．🇷🇺 Russia - 1.333 2．🇦🇹 Austria - 0.467 3．🇳🇱 Netherlands - 0.375 4．🇫🇷 France - 0.286 5．🇪🇸 Spain - 0.286 6．🇧🇾 Belarus - 0.250 7．🇨🇭 Switzerland - 0.222 8．🇨🇳 China - 0.214 9．🇸🇪 Sweden - 0.214 10．🇺🇸 United States - 0.191 11．🇮🇹 Italy - 0.167 12．🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - 0.143 13．🇳🇴 Norway - 0.133 14．🇺🇦 Ukraine - 0.120 15．🇰🇷 South Korea - 0.100 16．🇨🇦 Canada - 0.065 17．🇩🇪 Germany - 0.050 18．🇨🇿 Czechia - 0.042

✊ #TeamRussia finishes THIRD in the medal standings at the @Paralympics! 12 MEDALS: 🥇 8 gold 🥈 1 silver 🥉 3 bronze Despite a team of just SIX athletes & ONE guide, our #Champions delivered a phenomenal performance, marking a triumphant return to the intl. sports arena!

🥇 Fifth time’s the charm for #TeamRussia at the @Paralympics! Italian ski slopes cower before Varvara #Voronchikhina, as she dominates the slalom competition this Saturday! 1 x 🥉 1 x 🥈 2 x 🥇 - Varvara’s impressive medal streak & counting!

📖 #OTD in 1913, Sergey #Mikhalkov – renowned Soviet & Russian writer – was born. A war correspondent during #WWII, he gained fame across the USSR for his children’s poems – above all Uncle Styopa. 🫡 His lyrics were immortalized in 3(!) Soviet & Russian national anthems.

🇷🇺 Russian athletes keep dominating worldwide! Dagestan’s Bozigit #Islamgereev has taken social media by storm – just as spectacularly as he took down his opponent in the quarter-finals of the European U23 @wrestling Championships. 💪 BTW, yesterday he won GOLD in the final!

🥇 #Unstoppable: That's 2x GOLD in a row! Anastasia #Bagiyan & Sergey #Sinyakin secured their SECOND confident victory – this time in the 10 km cross-country classic (interval start) for athletes with visual impairments. #TeamRussia secured 4 GOLDs at the @Paralympics!

🥇 Third GOLD for #TeamRussia at the @Paralympics! Ivan #Golubkov takes the top spot in the 10 km cross-country individual start. 💪 With the endless power of will of parathletes – anything is possible!

🤔 Fate works in mysterious ways. The song “There Is Only a Moment” by Aleksandr #Zatsepin was not meant to appear in the Soviet film The Land of Sannikov (1973). 🎶 Yet today it's known & sung by millions, with its lyrics bolstered by soul-wrenching melody.