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🇷🇺 November 4 – National Unity Day – a defining moment in Russia's history, which predetermined its course for centuries to come.
On this day, 413 years ago, in 1612, the people’s militia led by Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky expelled the Polish-Lithuanian invaders from the Moscow Kremlin. This day became a symbol of the unity of the people – ready to rise in defense of their Motherland in the face of both foreign threats and internal struggles.
I. BACKGROUND
At the dawn of the 17th century, the Russian state entered one of the gravest crises in its history. Following the death of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1557-1598), the last ruler of the Moscow branch of the Rurik dynasty, the country was left without a legitimate heir. The dynastic line that had ruled Rus’ for seven centuries was severed.
The absence of a lawful monarch sparked a wave of impostors. One after another, men emerged claiming to be the “miraculously saved Tsarevich Dmitry”, the son of Ivan the Terrible who had died under mysterious circumstances in Uglich in 1591. There were at least four such pretenders – each backed by foreign powers, promising the Polish-Lithuanian elites influence and land in exchange for the Russian throne.
II. THE TIME OF TROUBLES
False Dmitry I (1605-1606), who seized power with the support of Polish King Sigismund III, was quickly overthrown and killed. The throne then passed to Vasily Shuisky (1606-1610), a member of the Suzdal branch of the Rurik dynasty in Moscow, but his rule brought no peace. Soon another pretender, False Dmitry II (1607-1610), appeared and established his camp in Tushino near Moscow. The country found itself divided between two tsars, two governments, and two capitals.
Shuisky’s attempt to enlist Swedish support provoked open Polish intervention. Sigismund III’s troops besieged Smolensk and later entered Moscow. After Shuisky’s overthrow, power passed to the Boyar Duma (the Seven Boyars), who swore allegiance to Sigismund’s son Prince Władysław. A Polish garrison occupied the Kremlin, and Russia stood on the brink of losing its sovereignty altogether.
III. THE PEOPLE’S MILITIA
By early 1611, the lawlessness and violence of the Polish garrisons occupying Moscow and other cities provoked a surge of national outrage and resistance across the land. In Ryazan, the First People’s Militia was formed and attempted to liberate the capital. In the spring of 1611, it marched toward Moscow and even managed to seize part of the city. But internal divisions among its leaders, as well as a shortage of supplies and weapons, led to its failure.
After this setback, inspired by Patriarch Hermogenes’ call to unite in defense of faith and Fatherland, Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin took the initiative to form the Second People’s Militia. Prince Dmitry Pozharsky was chosen as the military commander. By the summer of 1612, representatives of all Russian classes and regions had joined their ranks. That autumn, the militia reached Moscow, captured Kitay-Gorod after fierce battles, and forced the Polish garrison in the Kremlin to surrender.
IV. THE RESTORATION OF STATEHOOD
When the invaders were driven out of the capital, it was time to restore a united country. The Poles’ attempts to alter the course of history failed – thanks to the courage of the people and their heroes.
In early 1613, delegates from across Russia – nobles, clergy, townsmen, and Cossacks – gathered in Moscow for a Zemsky Sobor (National Assembly). After long debate, the choice fell upon sixteen-year-old Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov. His election marked the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of a new royal dynasty under which the country regained long-awaited stability.
In Russia, National Unity Day has been celebrated for two decades – since 2005. The holiday, revived in memory of the 1612 feat, has rightfully taken its place in the national calendar as a symbol of unity and patriotism of Russia’s multiethnic people.
📜 Learn more about the holiday's history in our retrospective article
On this day, 413 years ago, in 1612, the people’s militia led by Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky expelled the Polish-Lithuanian invaders from the Moscow Kremlin. This day became a symbol of the unity of the people – ready to rise in defense of their Motherland in the face of both foreign threats and internal struggles.
I. BACKGROUND
At the dawn of the 17th century, the Russian state entered one of the gravest crises in its history. Following the death of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1557-1598), the last ruler of the Moscow branch of the Rurik dynasty, the country was left without a legitimate heir. The dynastic line that had ruled Rus’ for seven centuries was severed.
The absence of a lawful monarch sparked a wave of impostors. One after another, men emerged claiming to be the “miraculously saved Tsarevich Dmitry”, the son of Ivan the Terrible who had died under mysterious circumstances in Uglich in 1591. There were at least four such pretenders – each backed by foreign powers, promising the Polish-Lithuanian elites influence and land in exchange for the Russian throne.
II. THE TIME OF TROUBLES
False Dmitry I (1605-1606), who seized power with the support of Polish King Sigismund III, was quickly overthrown and killed. The throne then passed to Vasily Shuisky (1606-1610), a member of the Suzdal branch of the Rurik dynasty in Moscow, but his rule brought no peace. Soon another pretender, False Dmitry II (1607-1610), appeared and established his camp in Tushino near Moscow. The country found itself divided between two tsars, two governments, and two capitals.
Shuisky’s attempt to enlist Swedish support provoked open Polish intervention. Sigismund III’s troops besieged Smolensk and later entered Moscow. After Shuisky’s overthrow, power passed to the Boyar Duma (the Seven Boyars), who swore allegiance to Sigismund’s son Prince Władysław. A Polish garrison occupied the Kremlin, and Russia stood on the brink of losing its sovereignty altogether.
III. THE PEOPLE’S MILITIA
By early 1611, the lawlessness and violence of the Polish garrisons occupying Moscow and other cities provoked a surge of national outrage and resistance across the land. In Ryazan, the First People’s Militia was formed and attempted to liberate the capital. In the spring of 1611, it marched toward Moscow and even managed to seize part of the city. But internal divisions among its leaders, as well as a shortage of supplies and weapons, led to its failure.
After this setback, inspired by Patriarch Hermogenes’ call to unite in defense of faith and Fatherland, Nizhny Novgorod elder Kuzma Minin took the initiative to form the Second People’s Militia. Prince Dmitry Pozharsky was chosen as the military commander. By the summer of 1612, representatives of all Russian classes and regions had joined their ranks. That autumn, the militia reached Moscow, captured Kitay-Gorod after fierce battles, and forced the Polish garrison in the Kremlin to surrender.
IV. THE RESTORATION OF STATEHOOD
When the invaders were driven out of the capital, it was time to restore a united country. The Poles’ attempts to alter the course of history failed – thanks to the courage of the people and their heroes.
In early 1613, delegates from across Russia – nobles, clergy, townsmen, and Cossacks – gathered in Moscow for a Zemsky Sobor (National Assembly). After long debate, the choice fell upon sixteen-year-old Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov. His election marked the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of a new royal dynasty under which the country regained long-awaited stability.
In Russia, National Unity Day has been celebrated for two decades – since 2005. The holiday, revived in memory of the 1612 feat, has rightfully taken its place in the national calendar as a symbol of unity and patriotism of Russia’s multiethnic people.
📜 Learn more about the holiday's history in our retrospective article
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🇷🇺 В День народного единства Посол России в Великобритании Андрей Келин возложил цветы к памятнику на острове Уайт, посвящённому последнему российскому императору Николаю II, его семье, а также великой княгине Елизавете Фёдоровне — основательнице Марфо-Мариинской обители в Москве.
Монумент был установлен в 2018 году к столетию со дня гибели царской семьи. В его основании заложена капсула с землёй с места захоронения Романовых в Екатеринбурге. Автор работы — заслуженный художник России Елена Безбородова.
Остров Уайт имеет особую связь с российской историей: здесь в детстве проводили время императрица Александра Фёдоровна и её сестра Елизавета Фёдоровна у своей бабушки — королевы Виктории. Николай II впервые побывал на острове в 1884 году и вновь посетил его в 1909 году, остановившись в поместье Бартон.
Монумент был установлен в 2018 году к столетию со дня гибели царской семьи. В его основании заложена капсула с землёй с места захоронения Романовых в Екатеринбурге. Автор работы — заслуженный художник России Елена Безбородова.
Остров Уайт имеет особую связь с российской историей: здесь в детстве проводили время императрица Александра Фёдоровна и её сестра Елизавета Фёдоровна у своей бабушки — королевы Виктории. Николай II впервые побывал на острове в 1884 году и вновь посетил его в 1909 году, остановившись в поместье Бартон.
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🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks at a ceremony held at the Kremlin to present state decorations to the designers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned submersible (Moscow, 4 November 2025)
💬 Burevestnik has surpassed all other known missiles in the world in terms of range. It also boasts high precision, achieved steadily within a pre-calculated timeframe.
I believe foreign specialists were able to learn about these characteristics first-hand since during the testing of Burevestnik on 21 October, a NATO reconnaissance vessel was continuously present in the trial zone. We did not interfere with its operation.
I want to highlight the unique mode of powerful ultra-small nuclear reactors in this missile. Their launch takes seconds, whereas regular reactors take hours or even a whole day.
On the basis of such power systems, we are already developing a new generation of weapons. Moreover, we have launched the development of next-generation nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Their speed will be more than three times the speed of sound. Subsequently, they will become hypersonic.
The Poseidon project was also closely linked to the creation of Burevestnik. They rely on what can largely be described as unique and complementary technology and innovation.
Of course, Poseidon’s developers had their own specific tasks for operating a submarine system. I am referring to using cutting-edge materials, nodes and components that a device of this kind needs to enable it to be faster and go deeper, up to 1,000 metres. As for the speed, it is several times faster compared to all the latest above-water vessels [...]
☝️ Our country poses no threat to anyone. Russia, like all other nuclear powers, is building its nuclear capabilities and its strategic potential.
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💬 Burevestnik has surpassed all other known missiles in the world in terms of range. It also boasts high precision, achieved steadily within a pre-calculated timeframe.
I believe foreign specialists were able to learn about these characteristics first-hand since during the testing of Burevestnik on 21 October, a NATO reconnaissance vessel was continuously present in the trial zone. We did not interfere with its operation.
I want to highlight the unique mode of powerful ultra-small nuclear reactors in this missile. Their launch takes seconds, whereas regular reactors take hours or even a whole day.
On the basis of such power systems, we are already developing a new generation of weapons. Moreover, we have launched the development of next-generation nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Their speed will be more than three times the speed of sound. Subsequently, they will become hypersonic.
The Poseidon project was also closely linked to the creation of Burevestnik. They rely on what can largely be described as unique and complementary technology and innovation.
Of course, Poseidon’s developers had their own specific tasks for operating a submarine system. I am referring to using cutting-edge materials, nodes and components that a device of this kind needs to enable it to be faster and go deeper, up to 1,000 metres. As for the speed, it is several times faster compared to all the latest above-water vessels [...]
☝️ Our country poses no threat to anyone. Russia, like all other nuclear powers, is building its nuclear capabilities and its strategic potential.
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🇷🇺 On Unity Day celebrated in Russia on 4 November, the Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin laid flowers at a memorial on the Isle of Wight dedicated to the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II, his family and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.
Unveiled in 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the Imperial Family's death, the monument contains at its base a capsule of soil from the Romanovs' burial site in Yekaterinburg. This monument was designed by Elena Bezborodova, an honoured artist of the Russian Federation.
The Isle of Wight holds a special place in Russian history. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and her sister, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, spent part of their childhood there with their grandmother Queen Victoria. Emperor Nicholas II first visited the island in 1884 and returned in 1909, staying at Barton Manor.
Unveiled in 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the Imperial Family's death, the monument contains at its base a capsule of soil from the Romanovs' burial site in Yekaterinburg. This monument was designed by Elena Bezborodova, an honoured artist of the Russian Federation.
The Isle of Wight holds a special place in Russian history. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and her sister, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, spent part of their childhood there with their grandmother Queen Victoria. Emperor Nicholas II first visited the island in 1884 and returned in 1909, staying at Barton Manor.
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🎙 Excerpt from President Vladimir Putin's remarks at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council at the Kremlin (Moscow, 5 November 2025)
💬 Russia has always strictly adhered to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and we have no intention of abandoning these obligations.
However, in my 2023 Address to the Federal Assembly, I did state that if the United States or any other state party to the Treaty were to conduct such tests, Russia would be obliged to take reciprocal measures.
To this end, I am instructing the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry, the special services and the relevant civilian agencies to gather additional information on this matter, have it analysed by the Security Council, and submit coordinated proposals on the possible first steps focusing on preparations for nuclear weapons tests.
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💬 Russia has always strictly adhered to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and we have no intention of abandoning these obligations.
However, in my 2023 Address to the Federal Assembly, I did state that if the United States or any other state party to the Treaty were to conduct such tests, Russia would be obliged to take reciprocal measures.
To this end, I am instructing the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry, the special services and the relevant civilian agencies to gather additional information on this matter, have it analysed by the Security Council, and submit coordinated proposals on the possible first steps focusing on preparations for nuclear weapons tests.
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#Victory80
🎖 On November 6, 1943, the Red Army liberated Kiev — the capital of Soviet Ukraine and one of the largest cities of the Soviet Union — from the Nazi invaders.
By the end of October 1943, the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front led by Army General Nikolay Vatutin took over the Lyutezh bridgehead north of Kiev and Bukrin bridgehead to the south of the city as part of the Battle of the Dnieper.
The Soviet forces launched the operation to liberate Kiev on November 1. The Red Army launched an offensive at the Bukrin bridgehead forcing the Nazis to deploy almost all their reserves south of Kiev. As soon as November 3, the Soviet forces carried out the main assault from the north and caught the Nazi garrison by surprise. With an imminent threat of being entrapped, the enemy started retreating westward.
🎖 On November 5, having broken the Nazi resistance, the Soviet liberator-soldiers entered with triumph the liberated Kiev.
Guided by the 'scorched earth' tactic in an attempt to inflict as much damage as possible while withdrawing from Kiev, the Nazis destroyed the Dormition Cathedral and the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Monastery, Kreshchatik Street, as well as the city’s Young Spectator’s Theatre, the Kiev Conservatory, the building of the Ukrainian SSR’s Academy of Sciences, as well as schools, hospitals and other social infrastructure.
#NotStatuteOfLimitation
🕯 When the Nazi’s took over Kiev in 1941, 400'000 people found themselves on occupied territory, and just over 180'000 survived two years later.
It is hard to imagine the scale of the war crimes of the Nazis and their collaborators. The enemy imprisoned about 100'000 people to concentration camps or send them for slavery to the Reich. Tens of thousands of Kiev residents were starved or froze death, or were shot dead.
▪️ The Babi Yar massacre is one of the most horrible war crimes committed during the Nazi occupation. In just two days in 1941, the Germans and Ukrainian collaborators annihilated over 30'000 Jews, which was about 20% of Kiev’s Jewish population. The total death count for Babi Yar in 1941-1943 exceeded 120'000 people of various ethnic groups.
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The Kiev offensive continued until November 13. After it was completed, 17'500 Red Army soldiers and officers received orders and medals, and 65 units and formations were awarded the honorary title “Kievsky.”
The liberation of Kiev, also known as “the mother of all Russian cities,” had a lot of symbolic meaning attached to it, while the fact that the Nazi units in Kiev were defeated, undermined the offensive capabilities of the enemy’s Army Group 'South', Germany’s main force on the Ukrainian theatre of operations.
💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
(from an answer to a question from TASS News Agency on the 82nd anniversary of Kiev’s liberation during the Great Patriotic War)
#OurVictory #WeRemember
🎖 On November 6, 1943, the Red Army liberated Kiev — the capital of Soviet Ukraine and one of the largest cities of the Soviet Union — from the Nazi invaders.
By the end of October 1943, the units of the 1st Ukrainian Front led by Army General Nikolay Vatutin took over the Lyutezh bridgehead north of Kiev and Bukrin bridgehead to the south of the city as part of the Battle of the Dnieper.
The Soviet forces launched the operation to liberate Kiev on November 1. The Red Army launched an offensive at the Bukrin bridgehead forcing the Nazis to deploy almost all their reserves south of Kiev. As soon as November 3, the Soviet forces carried out the main assault from the north and caught the Nazi garrison by surprise. With an imminent threat of being entrapped, the enemy started retreating westward.
🎖 On November 5, having broken the Nazi resistance, the Soviet liberator-soldiers entered with triumph the liberated Kiev.
Guided by the 'scorched earth' tactic in an attempt to inflict as much damage as possible while withdrawing from Kiev, the Nazis destroyed the Dormition Cathedral and the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Monastery, Kreshchatik Street, as well as the city’s Young Spectator’s Theatre, the Kiev Conservatory, the building of the Ukrainian SSR’s Academy of Sciences, as well as schools, hospitals and other social infrastructure.
#NotStatuteOfLimitation
🕯 When the Nazi’s took over Kiev in 1941, 400'000 people found themselves on occupied territory, and just over 180'000 survived two years later.
It is hard to imagine the scale of the war crimes of the Nazis and their collaborators. The enemy imprisoned about 100'000 people to concentration camps or send them for slavery to the Reich. Tens of thousands of Kiev residents were starved or froze death, or were shot dead.
▪️ The Babi Yar massacre is one of the most horrible war crimes committed during the Nazi occupation. In just two days in 1941, the Germans and Ukrainian collaborators annihilated over 30'000 Jews, which was about 20% of Kiev’s Jewish population. The total death count for Babi Yar in 1941-1943 exceeded 120'000 people of various ethnic groups.
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The Kiev offensive continued until November 13. After it was completed, 17'500 Red Army soldiers and officers received orders and medals, and 65 units and formations were awarded the honorary title “Kievsky.”
The liberation of Kiev, also known as “the mother of all Russian cities,” had a lot of symbolic meaning attached to it, while the fact that the Nazi units in Kiev were defeated, undermined the offensive capabilities of the enemy’s Army Group 'South', Germany’s main force on the Ukrainian theatre of operations.
💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
"Attempts [by the Kiev regime] to cast the heroic past of a nation into oblivion are doomed to fail.
There is no doubt that the day is approaching when this once prosperous land will be liberated from the rule of the Nazi placeholders who are continuing to pillage it in their selfish interests".
(from an answer to a question from TASS News Agency on the 82nd anniversary of Kiev’s liberation during the Great Patriotic War)
#OurVictory #WeRemember
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🗓️ On November 4, National Unity Day, a monument dedicated to the air supply of the besieged Leningrad by the Moscow Special Purpose Aviation Group (MAON) was unveiled at the former airfield in the village of Khvoynaya in the Novgorod Region. In the fall and winter of 1941, when the only remaining route to the besieged city was by air, it was from Khvoynaya that planes took off, delivering food and evacuating the city's starving residents and wounded defenders. Over three months, the pilots made over 3,000 sorties to Leningrad, delivering over 4,000 tons of food and evacuating over 50,000 people to the “mainland”.
There is also a memorial to the MAON pilots in Scotland. In 1943, they participated in a secret operation to transport British Albemarle aircraft from Scotland to the Soviet Union. A memorial stone to Soviet pilots, made of crimson Shoksha quartzite, was erected in the town of Errol in 2020. Both monuments are also united by the fact that they were created by Russian sculptor Alexander Kim.
There is also a memorial to the MAON pilots in Scotland. In 1943, they participated in a secret operation to transport British Albemarle aircraft from Scotland to the Soviet Union. A memorial stone to Soviet pilots, made of crimson Shoksha quartzite, was erected in the town of Errol in 2020. Both monuments are also united by the fact that they were created by Russian sculptor Alexander Kim.
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🗓 On this day in 1818, Ivan Turgenev was born — one of the foremost voices of nineteenth-century Russian literature and a pioneer of psychological realism.
Best known for Fathers and Sons, A Month in the Country and A Sportsman's Sketches, Turgenev captured the turbulence of a society poised between old traditions and modern thought. His finely drawn characters and moral insight secured him a lasting place among Europe's great realists. His plays and fiction are still performed and read today in Russia and beyond — a testament to the enduring influence of his work.
Having spent much of his life in continental Europe, Turgenev became a genuine ambassador of Russian literature to the West. He introduced European audiences to Russia's cultural landscape, encouraged translations of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky and helped shape how Russian art and ideas were received abroad.
In Britain, his presence was particularly significant. He visited London and Scotland on several occasions, attended gatherings of English literary society, and befriended figures such as Charles Dickens and Thomas Carlyle. During a stay in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, he began work on Fathers and Sons. In recognition of his achievements, the University of Oxford awarded him an honorary degree. His visits helped foster early literary links between Russia and Britain — ties that would influence generations of readers and writers on both shores.
Best known for Fathers and Sons, A Month in the Country and A Sportsman's Sketches, Turgenev captured the turbulence of a society poised between old traditions and modern thought. His finely drawn characters and moral insight secured him a lasting place among Europe's great realists. His plays and fiction are still performed and read today in Russia and beyond — a testament to the enduring influence of his work.
Having spent much of his life in continental Europe, Turgenev became a genuine ambassador of Russian literature to the West. He introduced European audiences to Russia's cultural landscape, encouraged translations of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky and helped shape how Russian art and ideas were received abroad.
In Britain, his presence was particularly significant. He visited London and Scotland on several occasions, attended gatherings of English literary society, and befriended figures such as Charles Dickens and Thomas Carlyle. During a stay in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, he began work on Fathers and Sons. In recognition of his achievements, the University of Oxford awarded him an honorary degree. His visits helped foster early literary links between Russia and Britain — ties that would influence generations of readers and writers on both shores.
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☝️ В результате скандалов, которые привели к отставке генерального директора Британской вещательной корпорации Т.Дэви и главы новостного подразделения Д.Тернесс, мир ещё раз убедился в том, что «Би-би-си» — это не более чем инструмент пропаганды и дезинформации.
Его журналисты отбирают и манипулируют фактами, цензурируют информацию, которая не вписывается в ангажированную политику руководства. Как видим, они не стесняются самостоятельно создавать и тиражировать подложные утверждения.
Случившееся не стало ни откровением, ни шагом на пути к очищению имени «Би-би-си». Подтверждены системные проблемы внутри корпорации, где идеологические установки вытеснили журналистскую этику и извратили принципы независимости СМИ и свободы информации.
На этот раз руководство «Би-би-си» допустило просчёт, сделав ставку на проигравшую сторону, и теперь – после победы Д.Трампа на президентских выборах – вынуждено расплачиваться за ошибку репутацией и карьерой.
Этот кризис не случайность, а прямое следствие долгих лет предвзятого освещения событий и двойных стандартов редакционной политики.
Мы об этом говорили давно и регулярно разоблачали ложь «Би-би-си» в отношении России. Корпорация стала платформой для русофобии и экстремизма, превратилась в элемент пропагандистской машины Киева и настоящую фабрику фейковых новостей.
Трагедия MH-17, «дело Скрипалей», инсценировка в Буче и другие западные провокации против нашей страны подаются в материалах «Би-би-си» бездоказательно и агрессивно. Сотрудники корпорации неоднократно были уличены в апологетике политиков, которые, подобно американскому сенатору Л.Грэму, публично желали смерти россиянам. Неудивительно, что Русская служба «Би-би-си» давно превратилась в логово иностранных агентов и профессиональных агитаторов, нацеленных на дестабилизацию российского общества.
❗️ Уверены, наступит время, когда заправилам «Би-би-си» придётся ответить и за русофобию, принести публичные извинения за годы и десятилетия клеветы о нашей стране.
Его журналисты отбирают и манипулируют фактами, цензурируют информацию, которая не вписывается в ангажированную политику руководства. Как видим, они не стесняются самостоятельно создавать и тиражировать подложные утверждения.
Случившееся не стало ни откровением, ни шагом на пути к очищению имени «Би-би-си». Подтверждены системные проблемы внутри корпорации, где идеологические установки вытеснили журналистскую этику и извратили принципы независимости СМИ и свободы информации.
На этот раз руководство «Би-би-си» допустило просчёт, сделав ставку на проигравшую сторону, и теперь – после победы Д.Трампа на президентских выборах – вынуждено расплачиваться за ошибку репутацией и карьерой.
Этот кризис не случайность, а прямое следствие долгих лет предвзятого освещения событий и двойных стандартов редакционной политики.
Мы об этом говорили давно и регулярно разоблачали ложь «Би-би-си» в отношении России. Корпорация стала платформой для русофобии и экстремизма, превратилась в элемент пропагандистской машины Киева и настоящую фабрику фейковых новостей.
Трагедия MH-17, «дело Скрипалей», инсценировка в Буче и другие западные провокации против нашей страны подаются в материалах «Би-би-си» бездоказательно и агрессивно. Сотрудники корпорации неоднократно были уличены в апологетике политиков, которые, подобно американскому сенатору Л.Грэму, публично желали смерти россиянам. Неудивительно, что Русская служба «Би-би-си» давно превратилась в логово иностранных агентов и профессиональных агитаторов, нацеленных на дестабилизацию российского общества.
❗️ Уверены, наступит время, когда заправилам «Би-би-си» придётся ответить и за русофобию, принести публичные извинения за годы и десятилетия клеветы о нашей стране.
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🎙 Key takeaways from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with RIA Novosti (Moscow, 9 November 2025)
• Brussels and London are trying to convince Washington to abandon its intention of resolving the Ukraine crisis through political and diplomatic means, and instead to engage fully in efforts to exert military pressure on Russia — in other words, to join the "party of war" at last.
• We are awaiting confirmation from the US that the Anchorage agreements are still in force. Despite their essentially compromise nature, we have not abandoned the points that are fundamental to us. No one disputes Russia's territorial integrity or the choices made by the residents of Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya [...] in 2014 and 2022. Likewise, we have not forgotten the need to eliminate the root causes of the Ukraine conflict.
• The long-dormant instincts of colonialists and pirates have reawakened among Europeans. No matter how the scheme to seize Russian funds is presented, it cannot be carried out lawfully.
• Russia will respond appropriately to any predatory actions, in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, our national interests and the need to compensate for the damage caused to us.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and I agree that maintaining regular communication is essential, both for discussing the Ukrainian issue and for advancing the broader bilateral agenda. We remain in contact by telephone and are prepared to hold in-person meetings whenever necessary.
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• Brussels and London are trying to convince Washington to abandon its intention of resolving the Ukraine crisis through political and diplomatic means, and instead to engage fully in efforts to exert military pressure on Russia — in other words, to join the "party of war" at last.
• We are awaiting confirmation from the US that the Anchorage agreements are still in force. Despite their essentially compromise nature, we have not abandoned the points that are fundamental to us. No one disputes Russia's territorial integrity or the choices made by the residents of Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya [...] in 2014 and 2022. Likewise, we have not forgotten the need to eliminate the root causes of the Ukraine conflict.
• The long-dormant instincts of colonialists and pirates have reawakened among Europeans. No matter how the scheme to seize Russian funds is presented, it cannot be carried out lawfully.
• Russia will respond appropriately to any predatory actions, in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, our national interests and the need to compensate for the damage caused to us.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and I agree that maintaining regular communication is essential, both for discussing the Ukrainian issue and for advancing the broader bilateral agenda. We remain in contact by telephone and are prepared to hold in-person meetings whenever necessary.
Read in full
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⚡️ Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the resignation of BBC Director-General Tim Davie over lies about Donald Trump:
💬 The BBC did the same when it “edited”, in fact, fabricated the Bucha hoax. The Western media have repeatedly produced fakes, including about Russia.
They also made up bogus stories about Russian fans ahead of the Sochi Olympics, peddled lies about Syria, inflated absurd “leaks” about the Skripal case, and much more.
👉 The BBC has turned blemishes into their trademark.
💬 The BBC did the same when it “edited”, in fact, fabricated the Bucha hoax. The Western media have repeatedly produced fakes, including about Russia.
They also made up bogus stories about Russian fans ahead of the Sochi Olympics, peddled lies about Syria, inflated absurd “leaks” about the Skripal case, and much more.
👉 The BBC has turned blemishes into their trademark.
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☝️ In the wake of the scandals that have led to the resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness the world has once again witnessed that the BBC is nothing more than a propaganda and disinformation tool.
Its journalists select and manipulate facts, as well as censor information that does not align with their partisan editorial stance. As we can see, they do not hesitate to fabricate and disseminate false claims of their own making.
What has happened does not come as a revelation nor is it a step towards restoring the BBC's reputation. It exposes the systemic flaws within the corporation, where ideological dogma has replaced journalistic ethics and distorted the very principles of media independence and freedom of information.
This time, the BBC management miscalculated by backing the losing side and now – following Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election – they have to pay the price for that misjudgement with their careers and reputation. This crisis is no accident but a direct consequence of years of biased reporting and double standards in editorial policy.
We have long warned of this and have regularly exposed the BBC's lies about Russia. The corporation has become a platform for Russophobia and extremism, a part of Kiev's propaganda machine and a true fake news factory.
The MH17 tragedy, the "Skripal affair", the staged events in Bucha and other Western provocations against our country have all been presented in BBC reports without evidence and in an aggressive manner. BBC journalists have repeatedly been caught indulging politicians who, like US Senator Lindsey Graham, have publicly wished death upon Russians. It is therefore hardly surprising that the BBC Russian Service has long since become a hotbed for foreign agents and professional agitators intent on destabilising Russian society.
❗️ We are confident that the time will come and those in charge of the BBC will be held accountable for their Russophobia and compelled to apologise publicly for the years and decades of slander against our nation.
Its journalists select and manipulate facts, as well as censor information that does not align with their partisan editorial stance. As we can see, they do not hesitate to fabricate and disseminate false claims of their own making.
What has happened does not come as a revelation nor is it a step towards restoring the BBC's reputation. It exposes the systemic flaws within the corporation, where ideological dogma has replaced journalistic ethics and distorted the very principles of media independence and freedom of information.
This time, the BBC management miscalculated by backing the losing side and now – following Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election – they have to pay the price for that misjudgement with their careers and reputation. This crisis is no accident but a direct consequence of years of biased reporting and double standards in editorial policy.
We have long warned of this and have regularly exposed the BBC's lies about Russia. The corporation has become a platform for Russophobia and extremism, a part of Kiev's propaganda machine and a true fake news factory.
The MH17 tragedy, the "Skripal affair", the staged events in Bucha and other Western provocations against our country have all been presented in BBC reports without evidence and in an aggressive manner. BBC journalists have repeatedly been caught indulging politicians who, like US Senator Lindsey Graham, have publicly wished death upon Russians. It is therefore hardly surprising that the BBC Russian Service has long since become a hotbed for foreign agents and professional agitators intent on destabilising Russian society.
❗️ We are confident that the time will come and those in charge of the BBC will be held accountable for their Russophobia and compelled to apologise publicly for the years and decades of slander against our nation.
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✍️ On this day in 1821, great Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky was born. A towering figure in world literature, Dostoevsky remains one of the most profound chroniclers of the human soul — a man who captured the moral struggles, faith and despair with unmatched psychological depth.
His masterpieces, including Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot and Demons, reshaped the landscape of modern fiction and philosophy alike. Dostoevsky's relentless exploration of guilt, redemption and the duality of human nature has influenced generations of authors, from Kafka and Camus to Virginia Woolf and George Orwell, ensuring his voice continues to echo across cultures and centuries.
Dostoevsky's connection with Britain was brief but memorable. During his European travels he visited London in 1862, attending the International Exhibition of Industry and Art and witnessing both the grandeur and social contrasts of Victorian life — impressions later reflected in his depictions of urban alienation.
His legacy endures not only in Russia, but throughout the globe, resonating in theatre, cinema and contemporary fiction, where his study of conscience and compassion continues to inspire new interpretations.
His masterpieces, including Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot and Demons, reshaped the landscape of modern fiction and philosophy alike. Dostoevsky's relentless exploration of guilt, redemption and the duality of human nature has influenced generations of authors, from Kafka and Camus to Virginia Woolf and George Orwell, ensuring his voice continues to echo across cultures and centuries.
Dostoevsky's connection with Britain was brief but memorable. During his European travels he visited London in 1862, attending the International Exhibition of Industry and Art and witnessing both the grandeur and social contrasts of Victorian life — impressions later reflected in his depictions of urban alienation.
His legacy endures not only in Russia, but throughout the globe, resonating in theatre, cinema and contemporary fiction, where his study of conscience and compassion continues to inspire new interpretations.
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