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Aug 04 2024 
A piece of history: The USSR and Mexico established diplomatic relations 100 years ago.
From the Russian MFA
🇷🇺🇲🇽 Exactly 100 years ago — on August 4, 1924 — diplomatic relations were established between the USSR and Mexico.
On this day in 1924, Mexico became the first Latin American country established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, on the basis of full equality of rights, respect for each other’s sovereignty and… Continue reading
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Jul 01 2024 
What Really Happened to the USSR
There are two themes here.
First, a historical note on how fast Superpowers can collapse:
In early 1991, Soviet citizens voted on the New Union Treaty which proposed to reform-rather than dissolve-the USSR. 76% of Soviet voters ultimately supported maintaining the federal system of the Soviet Union, including a majority in nine of the 15 republics. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Union_Treaty#:~:text=The%20New%20Union%20Treaty%20(Russian,and%20reform%20the%20Soviet%20Union.)
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Jun 22 2024 
June 22 – Day of Memory and Sorrow
⭕ 🇷🇺☦️Action “Memory Candle” at the walls of the Main Church of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
At exactly 4 a.m., after the bell struck, the participants of the action placed candles at the monument to “Mothers of the Winners” and at capsules with soil from the mass graves.
Throughout the day, everyone will be… Continue reading
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Jan 27 2024 
The Day the Siege was Broken
Tribute from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA):
On January 27, 1944, the 872-day siege of Leningrad was finally lifted, marking the end of one of the most tragic episodes of the Great Patriotic War which claimed the lives of over a million Leningraders.
The blockade began on September 8, 1941, when Nazi troops isolated the… Continue reading
