🎙Комментарий Посла России в ЮАР Р.Е.Амбарова агентству «Африканская инициатива»:
Состоявшийся при поддержке Посольства визит в ЮАР известной российской писательницы, председателя Союза детских и юношеских писателей Светланы Кривошлыковой стал значимым событием в контексте развития российско-южноафриканских гуманитарных связей. Подобные инициативы наглядно демонстрируют, что сотрудничество между нашими странами выходит далеко за пределы традиционного политического и экономического взаимодействия и последовательно укрепляется в сфере культуры, образования и литературы.
В настоящее время Россия и Южная Африка активно реализуют широкий спектр совместных проектов в рамках культурных и литературных обменов – от книжных фестивалей и выставок до образовательных программ и творческих встреч. <...>
Убежден, что подобные мероприятия способствуют сохранению русского языка и культурной идентичности за рубежом, формируют у подрастающего поколения устойчивый интерес к российской литературе и традициям.
#РоссияЮАР
Состоявшийся при поддержке Посольства визит в ЮАР известной российской писательницы, председателя Союза детских и юношеских писателей Светланы Кривошлыковой стал значимым событием в контексте развития российско-южноафриканских гуманитарных связей. Подобные инициативы наглядно демонстрируют, что сотрудничество между нашими странами выходит далеко за пределы традиционного политического и экономического взаимодействия и последовательно укрепляется в сфере культуры, образования и литературы.
В настоящее время Россия и Южная Африка активно реализуют широкий спектр совместных проектов в рамках культурных и литературных обменов – от книжных фестивалей и выставок до образовательных программ и творческих встреч. <...>
Убежден, что подобные мероприятия способствуют сохранению русского языка и культурной идентичности за рубежом, формируют у подрастающего поколения устойчивый интерес к российской литературе и традициям.
#РоссияЮАР
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🎙Russia’s UN Deputy Permanent Representative Maria Zabolotskaya at a UNSC Briefing on the ICC Report on the Investigation of the Situation in Darfur
ICC is stringently controlled by the countries of the collective West, and it serves as a tool for exerting pressure on undesirable states, while investigations vis-à-vis its “masters” are being methodically “deprioritized.”
☝️ It is no surprise therefore that the #ICC has become a symbol of double standards and hypocrisy rather than justice.
❗️ The need to rethink the role of ICC is confirmed not only by its practical uselessness, but also by the loss of confidence in this body on the part of the international community. The latest results of the General Assembly vote on the ICC's annual report showed that this body cannot claim universality and does not represent the international community.
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ICC is stringently controlled by the countries of the collective West, and it serves as a tool for exerting pressure on undesirable states, while investigations vis-à-vis its “masters” are being methodically “deprioritized.”
☝️ It is no surprise therefore that the #ICC has become a symbol of double standards and hypocrisy rather than justice.
❗️ The need to rethink the role of ICC is confirmed not only by its practical uselessness, but also by the loss of confidence in this body on the part of the international community. The latest results of the General Assembly vote on the ICC's annual report showed that this body cannot claim universality and does not represent the international community.
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#ICC
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds annual news conference, answers media questions.
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds annual news conference, answers media questions.
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Happy Republic Day, Crimea!
The holiday commemorates the referendum of 1991, when the absolute majority of Crimean residents voted to re-establish the Crimean Autonomous Republic.
👉 Interesting facts:
• Crimea has been closely connected with Russia for centuries. In 988–989, Prince Vladimir was baptized in Tauric Chersonese, and in 1783 Empress Catherine the Great signed the manifesto on Crimea’s accession to the Russian Empire.
• In 1921, Crimea was established as an autonomous republic within the RSFSR.
• On Jan 20, 1991, the first referendum in Soviet history was held in Crimea: 93% voted to restore the Crimean ASSR as part of the USSR.
• Republic Day was established in 2009. In 2014, after Crimea’s reunification with Russia, holiday was included in the regional law on holidays.
• On March 18, 2014, following March 16 referendum where 96% supported reunification, the Treaty on Crimea’s accession to Russia was signed.
🤍💙❤️ Ever since #CrimeaIsRussia once again and forever will be henceforth!
The holiday commemorates the referendum of 1991, when the absolute majority of Crimean residents voted to re-establish the Crimean Autonomous Republic.
👉 Interesting facts:
• Crimea has been closely connected with Russia for centuries. In 988–989, Prince Vladimir was baptized in Tauric Chersonese, and in 1783 Empress Catherine the Great signed the manifesto on Crimea’s accession to the Russian Empire.
• In 1921, Crimea was established as an autonomous republic within the RSFSR.
• On Jan 20, 1991, the first referendum in Soviet history was held in Crimea: 93% voted to restore the Crimean ASSR as part of the USSR.
• Republic Day was established in 2009. In 2014, after Crimea’s reunification with Russia, holiday was included in the regional law on holidays.
• On March 18, 2014, following March 16 referendum where 96% supported reunification, the Treaty on Crimea’s accession to Russia was signed.
🤍💙❤️ Ever since #CrimeaIsRussia once again and forever will be henceforth!
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement during his annual news conference on the Russian diplomacy outcomes in 2025 (January 20, 2026)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The events of the first twenty days of 2026 have surpassed everything in terms of intensity that 2025 left behind.
We have witnessed unprecedented events – a blatant armed invasion by the US of Venezuela, resulting in dozens killed and wounded, as well as the seizure and forcible removal of the legitimate President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro together with his spouse. At the same time, we are observing threats directed at Cuba and other countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Of deep concern are the overt and openly declared attempts by external forces to destabilize the political situation in Iran. In particular, one such “political figure” of our time – the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas – recently stated that, by supporting protests, the international community, apparently meaning the EU, is seeking regime change in that country.
I will not even dwell on the aspiration of most Western countries to continue using the Kiev regime for armed confrontation with Russia. The goal of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on us is voiced less frequently now, but by all indications it remains present in the minds and plans of, above all, European leaders.
🇷🇺 Russia will defend its interests consistently – without encroaching on anyone’s legitimate rights, yet without allowing our own legitimate rights to be treated arbitrarily.
As for the theses used by the West with regard to our country in 2025, the “isolation” of Russia – as is obvious to everyone – did not happen, no matter how insistently our ill-wishers spoke of it.
❗️ Our position on Ukraine is that it is necessary to eliminate the root causes of this crisis, which the West for many years deliberately created in order to turn this country into a threat to our security, using it as a bulwark against Russia directly on our borders.
A major event in 2025 was the celebration marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – the Parade on Red Square and the large number of foreign guests. We value everyone who personally took part in these celebrations or sent a special delegation.
👉 We are interested in contributing to de-escalation in all the hotspots referred to – be it Venezuela, and I would especially highlight the situation around Iran, which must be resolved on the basis of respect and Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
We are convinced that, for a long-term settlement in the Middle East, it is finally necessary to implement the UN decision on the establishment of a Palestinian State. This criterion fully retains its relevance in light of the widely discussed Donald Trump's initiative to establish a “Peace Council”.
🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement during his annual news conference on the Russian diplomacy outcomes in 2025 (January 20, 2026)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The events of the first twenty days of 2026 have surpassed everything in terms of intensity that 2025 left behind.
We have witnessed unprecedented events – a blatant armed invasion by the US of Venezuela, resulting in dozens killed and wounded, as well as the seizure and forcible removal of the legitimate President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro together with his spouse. At the same time, we are observing threats directed at Cuba and other countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Of deep concern are the overt and openly declared attempts by external forces to destabilize the political situation in Iran. In particular, one such “political figure” of our time – the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas – recently stated that, by supporting protests, the international community, apparently meaning the EU, is seeking regime change in that country.
I will not even dwell on the aspiration of most Western countries to continue using the Kiev regime for armed confrontation with Russia. The goal of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on us is voiced less frequently now, but by all indications it remains present in the minds and plans of, above all, European leaders.
🇷🇺 Russia will defend its interests consistently – without encroaching on anyone’s legitimate rights, yet without allowing our own legitimate rights to be treated arbitrarily.
As for the theses used by the West with regard to our country in 2025, the “isolation” of Russia – as is obvious to everyone – did not happen, no matter how insistently our ill-wishers spoke of it.
❗️ Our position on Ukraine is that it is necessary to eliminate the root causes of this crisis, which the West for many years deliberately created in order to turn this country into a threat to our security, using it as a bulwark against Russia directly on our borders.
A major event in 2025 was the celebration marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – the Parade on Red Square and the large number of foreign guests. We value everyone who personally took part in these celebrations or sent a special delegation.
👉 We are interested in contributing to de-escalation in all the hotspots referred to – be it Venezuela, and I would especially highlight the situation around Iran, which must be resolved on the basis of respect and Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
We are convinced that, for a long-term settlement in the Middle East, it is finally necessary to implement the UN decision on the establishment of a Palestinian State. This criterion fully retains its relevance in light of the widely discussed Donald Trump's initiative to establish a “Peace Council”.
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🎙 Comment by Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov on Russia-South Africa cooperation in Culture, Education and Literature
The recent visit to the Republic of South Africa by the well-known Russian children’s writer and Chair of the Union of Children’s and Young Adult Writers, Svetlana Krivoshlykova, organized with the support of the Russian Embassy, became a vivid and meaningful event in the development of Russian–South African humanitarian cooperation.
☝️ Such initiatives clearly demonstrate that cooperation between our countries extends far beyond traditional political and economic interaction and continues to grow steadily in the fields of culture, education, and literature.
🇷🇺🇿🇦 Today, Russia and South Africa are actively implementing a wide range of joint projects within cultural and literary exchanges – from book festivals and exhibitions to educational programs and creative meetings. In December last year, a delegation including representatives of South Africa’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, as well as local writers, took part in the International Intellectual Literature Fair held in Moscow. In January 2025, another prominent Russian children’s author, Valentin Postnikov, visited South Africa. His meetings with young readers and their families were met with great success, laying a solid foundation for further literary cooperation.
It is especially important to us that presentations of Svetlana Krivoshlykova’s books took place not only in Pretoria – at the school of the Russian Embassy in South Africa, but also in Cape Town, where the author met with children of Russian compatriots at the Russian Children’s Center. I am confident that such events contribute to preserving the Russian language and cultural identity abroad, while also fostering a lasting interest among the younger generation in Russian literature and traditions.
🤝 We will continue our efforts to ensure that such visits become more frequent, develop on a reciprocal basis, and help the peoples of Russia and South Africa gain a deeper understanding of each other, discovering new points of connection through literature and cultural dialogue.
#RussiaSouthAfrica
The recent visit to the Republic of South Africa by the well-known Russian children’s writer and Chair of the Union of Children’s and Young Adult Writers, Svetlana Krivoshlykova, organized with the support of the Russian Embassy, became a vivid and meaningful event in the development of Russian–South African humanitarian cooperation.
☝️ Such initiatives clearly demonstrate that cooperation between our countries extends far beyond traditional political and economic interaction and continues to grow steadily in the fields of culture, education, and literature.
🇷🇺🇿🇦 Today, Russia and South Africa are actively implementing a wide range of joint projects within cultural and literary exchanges – from book festivals and exhibitions to educational programs and creative meetings. In December last year, a delegation including representatives of South Africa’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, as well as local writers, took part in the International Intellectual Literature Fair held in Moscow. In January 2025, another prominent Russian children’s author, Valentin Postnikov, visited South Africa. His meetings with young readers and their families were met with great success, laying a solid foundation for further literary cooperation.
It is especially important to us that presentations of Svetlana Krivoshlykova’s books took place not only in Pretoria – at the school of the Russian Embassy in South Africa, but also in Cape Town, where the author met with children of Russian compatriots at the Russian Children’s Center. I am confident that such events contribute to preserving the Russian language and cultural identity abroad, while also fostering a lasting interest among the younger generation in Russian literature and traditions.
🤝 We will continue our efforts to ensure that such visits become more frequent, develop on a reciprocal basis, and help the peoples of Russia and South Africa gain a deeper understanding of each other, discovering new points of connection through literature and cultural dialogue.
#RussiaSouthAfrica
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his annual news conference on the Russian diplomacy outcomes in 2025 (January 20, 2026)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are witnessing tectonic shifts affecting the entire global order.
It is telling that the West, which over the past decade actively sought to oppose international law in its original, principled interpretation with its own concept of a so-called “rules-based world order”, has now largely dropped this term from its vocabulary.
All Western European countries are currently trying to make sense of what is happening in the world in the context of the course announced and pursued by the US President, a course that formally fits into the “rules-based order”. The difference is that these “rules” are no longer written by the “collective West”, but by its single representative. For Europe, this has come as a profound shock. We are observing the situation closely.
👉 It is clear that the developments we are witnessing, as well as the actions announced by President Trump on the international stage, reflect an intensifying competitive struggle.
We have repeatedly spoken about recent trends in global economic development. China, operating within the very rules that the West – led by the US – laid down as the foundation of the globalization model promoted worldwide until recently, has outperformed its Western competitors in trade, the economy, investment and infrastructure projects. China's economic and financial indicators speak for themselves.
We see attempts to counter this situation through sanctions, tariffs and duties. The US seeks to negotiate, yet this is happening in the absence of any common criteria that until recently underpinned the work of the #IMF, the #WorldBank and the #WTO. All those rules on which a Western-friendly world order was supposed to be based have effectively been cast aside.
⚔️ What is unfolding is a game of “might makes right”. We are all witnessing this.
We can discuss how conceptual approaches to world order are changing and how concrete processes are developing in the course of an interactive dialogue. However, the consequences of this line are felt not only by countries of the Global South and East – crisis tendencies are also accumulating within Western societies themselves.
Greenland is a clear example. It is on everyone’s lips, and the debates unfolding around it would have been difficult to imagine not so long ago – including discussions about the prospects for NATO’s continued existence as a unified Western military-political bloc.
As for Greenland, our position is simple: if Western countries choose to deal with one another “by mob rules”, that is their choice and their right.
🇷🇺 For our part, Russia will conduct relations with all our partners – both from the Global Majority and from among Western countries – who are genuinely interested in engaging with Russia and discussing concrete, mutually beneficial projects ☝️ on the basis of equality.
📺 Watch the news conference in full
🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his annual news conference on the Russian diplomacy outcomes in 2025 (January 20, 2026)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We are witnessing tectonic shifts affecting the entire global order.
It is telling that the West, which over the past decade actively sought to oppose international law in its original, principled interpretation with its own concept of a so-called “rules-based world order”, has now largely dropped this term from its vocabulary.
All Western European countries are currently trying to make sense of what is happening in the world in the context of the course announced and pursued by the US President, a course that formally fits into the “rules-based order”. The difference is that these “rules” are no longer written by the “collective West”, but by its single representative. For Europe, this has come as a profound shock. We are observing the situation closely.
👉 It is clear that the developments we are witnessing, as well as the actions announced by President Trump on the international stage, reflect an intensifying competitive struggle.
We have repeatedly spoken about recent trends in global economic development. China, operating within the very rules that the West – led by the US – laid down as the foundation of the globalization model promoted worldwide until recently, has outperformed its Western competitors in trade, the economy, investment and infrastructure projects. China's economic and financial indicators speak for themselves.
We see attempts to counter this situation through sanctions, tariffs and duties. The US seeks to negotiate, yet this is happening in the absence of any common criteria that until recently underpinned the work of the #IMF, the #WorldBank and the #WTO. All those rules on which a Western-friendly world order was supposed to be based have effectively been cast aside.
⚔️ What is unfolding is a game of “might makes right”. We are all witnessing this.
We can discuss how conceptual approaches to world order are changing and how concrete processes are developing in the course of an interactive dialogue. However, the consequences of this line are felt not only by countries of the Global South and East – crisis tendencies are also accumulating within Western societies themselves.
Greenland is a clear example. It is on everyone’s lips, and the debates unfolding around it would have been difficult to imagine not so long ago – including discussions about the prospects for NATO’s continued existence as a unified Western military-political bloc.
As for Greenland, our position is simple: if Western countries choose to deal with one another “by mob rules”, that is their choice and their right.
🇷🇺 For our part, Russia will conduct relations with all our partners – both from the Global Majority and from among Western countries – who are genuinely interested in engaging with Russia and discussing concrete, mutually beneficial projects ☝️ on the basis of equality.
📺 Watch the news conference in full
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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (January 21, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: As far as the US “Peace Council” initiative is concerned, we have indeed received a personal message from President Trump inviting us to join a new international structure being established on his initiative.
In this regard, I would like first of all to thank the US President for this proposal.
We have always supported and continue to support any efforts aimed at strengthening international stability.
We also note the contribution of the current US Administration to efforts to find solutions for settling the Ukrainian crisis.
As for our participation in the “Peace Council”, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to review the documents received, consult our strategic partners on this matter, and only after that will we be able to provide a response to the invitation conveyed to us.
The proposal made to us primarily concerns settlement in the Middle East and the search for possible ways to address the urgent problems facing the Palestinian people and to resolve the acute humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
In this context, I would like to stress the main point. The key issue is that the entire process should contribute to a long-term settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, based on the relevant UN decisions.
Even before we decide on the issue of our participation in the composition and work of the “Peace Council”, taking into account Russia’s special relations with the Palestinian people, we could, I believe, allocate 1 billion US dollars to the “Peace Council” from Russian assets that were frozen under the previous US Administration.
By the way, the remaining funds from our assets frozen in the US could also be used for the restoration of territories affected by hostilities after the conclusion of a peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine. This possibility is also being discussed with representatives of the US Administration.
☝️ I plan to discuss all these issues with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, as well as with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are also arriving in Moscow on January 22 to continue the dialogue on Ukrainian settlement.
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❌ What is happening with Greenland does not concern us at all.
However, we do have experience in resolving similar issues with the US. In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States. If my memory serves me right, the area of Alaska is about 1 million 717 thousand square kilometres, slightly more. The US bought Alaska from us for 7.2 million US dollars.
The area of Greenland is slightly more than, I believe, 2 million 166 thousand square kilometres. That is, the difference is roughly 449-450 thousand square kilometres. If we compare this with the cost of the US acquisition of Alaska, the price for Greenland would be somewhere around 200-250 million US dollars.
If we compare this with gold prices of that period, the figure would probably be closer to one billion. But I think the US could handle that amount as well.
Most importantly, Denmark and the US also have their own experience in this regard. If I am not mistaken, in 1917 Denmark sold, and the US purchased, the Virgin Islands. So such experience also exists.
By the way, Denmark has always treated Greenland as a colony and treated it rather harshly, if not brutally. However, this is a separate issue and is hardly relevant to the current discussion.
👉 In any case, this definitely does not concern us. I think they will sort it out between themselves.
💬 Vladimir Putin: As far as the US “Peace Council” initiative is concerned, we have indeed received a personal message from President Trump inviting us to join a new international structure being established on his initiative.
In this regard, I would like first of all to thank the US President for this proposal.
We have always supported and continue to support any efforts aimed at strengthening international stability.
We also note the contribution of the current US Administration to efforts to find solutions for settling the Ukrainian crisis.
As for our participation in the “Peace Council”, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to review the documents received, consult our strategic partners on this matter, and only after that will we be able to provide a response to the invitation conveyed to us.
The proposal made to us primarily concerns settlement in the Middle East and the search for possible ways to address the urgent problems facing the Palestinian people and to resolve the acute humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
In this context, I would like to stress the main point. The key issue is that the entire process should contribute to a long-term settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, based on the relevant UN decisions.
Even before we decide on the issue of our participation in the composition and work of the “Peace Council”, taking into account Russia’s special relations with the Palestinian people, we could, I believe, allocate 1 billion US dollars to the “Peace Council” from Russian assets that were frozen under the previous US Administration.
By the way, the remaining funds from our assets frozen in the US could also be used for the restoration of territories affected by hostilities after the conclusion of a peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine. This possibility is also being discussed with representatives of the US Administration.
☝️ I plan to discuss all these issues with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, as well as with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are also arriving in Moscow on January 22 to continue the dialogue on Ukrainian settlement.
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❌ What is happening with Greenland does not concern us at all.
However, we do have experience in resolving similar issues with the US. In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States. If my memory serves me right, the area of Alaska is about 1 million 717 thousand square kilometres, slightly more. The US bought Alaska from us for 7.2 million US dollars.
The area of Greenland is slightly more than, I believe, 2 million 166 thousand square kilometres. That is, the difference is roughly 449-450 thousand square kilometres. If we compare this with the cost of the US acquisition of Alaska, the price for Greenland would be somewhere around 200-250 million US dollars.
If we compare this with gold prices of that period, the figure would probably be closer to one billion. But I think the US could handle that amount as well.
Most importantly, Denmark and the US also have their own experience in this regard. If I am not mistaken, in 1917 Denmark sold, and the US purchased, the Virgin Islands. So such experience also exists.
By the way, Denmark has always treated Greenland as a colony and treated it rather harshly, if not brutally. However, this is a separate issue and is hardly relevant to the current discussion.
👉 In any case, this definitely does not concern us. I think they will sort it out between themselves.
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🎬 #OTD 128 years ago, Sergei Eisenstein, a revolutionary Soviet director, the “father of montage cinema”, was born.
His contributions to filmmaking and dialectical theories on montage editing remain subjects of ongoing study.
S.Eisenstein’s 1925 silent film “Battleship Potemkin", the story of one of the tragic episodes of the 1905 Russian Revolution, is a landmark of revolutionary cinema, in which editing was masterfully used to create intense emotion. Its iconic Odessa Steps massacre scene has profoundly influenced filmmakers like Brian De Palma (The Untouchables), Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Bastards).
☝️ Sergey Eisenstein believed in cinema's intellectual power and thought-provoking. But his US tour revealed Hollywood's commercial focus on "art-for-art's-sake" (or rather, spectacle over substance) clashed with his vision, leading to his American projects being shelved and never put into production.
#OutstandingRussians
His contributions to filmmaking and dialectical theories on montage editing remain subjects of ongoing study.
S.Eisenstein’s 1925 silent film “Battleship Potemkin", the story of one of the tragic episodes of the 1905 Russian Revolution, is a landmark of revolutionary cinema, in which editing was masterfully used to create intense emotion. Its iconic Odessa Steps massacre scene has profoundly influenced filmmakers like Brian De Palma (The Untouchables), Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Bastards).
☝️ Sergey Eisenstein believed in cinema's intellectual power and thought-provoking. But his US tour revealed Hollywood's commercial focus on "art-for-art's-sake" (or rather, spectacle over substance) clashed with his vision, leading to his American projects being shelved and never put into production.
#OutstandingRussians
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🇷🇺🇵🇸 Opening remarks by President of Russia Vladimir Putin during his talks with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas (January 22, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Relations between Russia and Palestine have deep roots and are distinguished by their special nature and quality. Back in 1988, the Soviet Union recognized the Palestinian state, and we continue to adhere to this position today.
Our approach to the Palestinian question and to the Middle East settlement is principled and non-conjunctural.
❗️ We proceed from the understanding that only the establishment and full-fledged functioning of a Palestinian State can lead to a final settlement of the Middle East conflict.
We recall your visit last year to attend the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and we are grateful to you for taking part.
I would like to note that our relations are developing today despite all the difficulties associated with the situation in the region. Of course, in absolute terms, our trade turnover remains modest so far, but the upward trend is evident – trade has increased threefold.
We continue cooperation in the humanitarian sphere as well, including the training of personnel for Palestine. This year, 150 young Palestinians are studying – and will continue to study – at Russian universities and other educational institutions.
Naturally, security issues are among the most important topics. You know that during the most difficult periods of the crisis in Gaza, we provided humanitarian assistance – and did so primarily at your request.
Over 800 tonnes of cargo were delivered to the Gaza Strip, around 32 humanitarian operations were carried out, wheat was supplied both directly and through international organizations, again at your request.
Of course, today we will also discuss the current situation in the Gaza Strip, in Palestine as a whole, and along the Israeli-Palestinian track.
We will also address the initiative of the US President concerning the creation of a new structure which, judging by what we see, is primarily aimed at settling the situation in Palestine and the Gaza Strip.
You may have heard that we are prepared to allocate $1 billion to this new structure – the “Board of Peace” – first and foremost to support the Palestinian people, to channel these funds into the reconstruction of Gaza and, more broadly, into addressing Palestine’s problems. As I have already said, these funds would come from assets frozen in the US under the previous administration. I believe this is quite feasible. We have discussed such options before with representatives of the US administration, a meeting and discussion on this matter are scheduled to take place in Moscow today.
🤝 In any case, we are very pleased that our contacts with you continue. They take place at various levels, and we are glad that high-level contacts are also being maintained.
#RussiaPalestine
💬 Vladimir Putin: Relations between Russia and Palestine have deep roots and are distinguished by their special nature and quality. Back in 1988, the Soviet Union recognized the Palestinian state, and we continue to adhere to this position today.
Our approach to the Palestinian question and to the Middle East settlement is principled and non-conjunctural.
❗️ We proceed from the understanding that only the establishment and full-fledged functioning of a Palestinian State can lead to a final settlement of the Middle East conflict.
We recall your visit last year to attend the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and we are grateful to you for taking part.
I would like to note that our relations are developing today despite all the difficulties associated with the situation in the region. Of course, in absolute terms, our trade turnover remains modest so far, but the upward trend is evident – trade has increased threefold.
We continue cooperation in the humanitarian sphere as well, including the training of personnel for Palestine. This year, 150 young Palestinians are studying – and will continue to study – at Russian universities and other educational institutions.
Naturally, security issues are among the most important topics. You know that during the most difficult periods of the crisis in Gaza, we provided humanitarian assistance – and did so primarily at your request.
Over 800 tonnes of cargo were delivered to the Gaza Strip, around 32 humanitarian operations were carried out, wheat was supplied both directly and through international organizations, again at your request.
Of course, today we will also discuss the current situation in the Gaza Strip, in Palestine as a whole, and along the Israeli-Palestinian track.
We will also address the initiative of the US President concerning the creation of a new structure which, judging by what we see, is primarily aimed at settling the situation in Palestine and the Gaza Strip.
You may have heard that we are prepared to allocate $1 billion to this new structure – the “Board of Peace” – first and foremost to support the Palestinian people, to channel these funds into the reconstruction of Gaza and, more broadly, into addressing Palestine’s problems. As I have already said, these funds would come from assets frozen in the US under the previous administration. I believe this is quite feasible. We have discussed such options before with representatives of the US administration, a meeting and discussion on this matter are scheduled to take place in Moscow today.
🤝 In any case, we are very pleased that our contacts with you continue. They take place at various levels, and we are glad that high-level contacts are also being maintained.
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