Life in Russia

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🇷🇺🎶🇿🇦 On 8 September the Days of Russia’s Spiritual Culture in South Africa came to an end with the concert by the renowned Moscow Synodal Choir.

The Choir performed the masterpieces of Russian spiritual music of the 18-19 century. It was the first ever visit of the choristers to South Africa.

☦️ The event was held in the Russian Orthodox Church of St.Sergius in Johannesburg and gathered representatives of the diplomatic corps, church members and Russian compatriots living abroad.

🕊 We thank everyone who participated and attended the events within Days of Russia’s Spiritual Culture. The Embassy hopes to further successfully develop the cultural cooperation between the two countries.

#RussianSpiritualDays
#RussiaSouthAfrica

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A Russian girl in Yatutsk, where the temperature was -47ºC, or -53ºF.

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And here's more.

How we have fun at −64°C (−84°F) Yakutsk, Siberia

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=K0z7Avc9ZtY

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Even more: (And in this video, it's even colder)

Yakutia is the region, of which Yakutsk (in the quoted post above) is the largest city. The village depicted in this video, which has an English commentary, is just one very tiny place in this vast area of Siberia.

One Day in the Coldest Village on Earth −71°C (−96°F) | Yakutia, Siberia

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lj5GXZaE7qs

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A wonderful series of comparison shots of Moscow: 30-40 years ago versus today

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As some may know, I follow these things quite closely. I do think this may belong on this thread!

The Piolet d’Or is a special award, a kind of 'gold medal of honor' for climbing which is awarded annually to exceptional mountaineers. It literally means (in French) 'Golden Ice Axe'. The Russians have their own version of it.

https://explorersweb.com/women-win-all-around-best-climb-at-the-russian-piolets-dor

Women Win All-Around Best Climb at the Russian Piolets d’Or

Here are the three Russian climbers:



They look more like librarians, or maybe shop assistants, than super-athletes that do this simply for fun.

Here they are on just one of the many very high and difficult Russian mountains that they climbed together:

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🎄RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS STAR IN MOSCOW - THE MAIN CHRISTMAS TREE INSTALLED IN THE KREMLIN

An amazing Christmas tree has been installed in Sobornaya Square in Moscow, decorated with:

▫️2,500 toys (400 are unique)

▫️150 LED decorations, including icicles with a "running light" affect

Christmas miracles may be on the way...

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1871208691778695528

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Maria Zakharova:

„Merry Christmas! 🎄

Moscow region. Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the village of Tarakanovo. That same Blokovsky temple. Here he got married, here he heard how "a girl sang in the church choir."
That same temple, which was restored as part of the museum complex and since 2022 has again begun to receive parishioners under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church. That same temple, which is revived by your prayers and help. Who will return the icon, who will give the censer, who will fight the bureaucracy.
That same temple, which is being restored thanks to the assistance of Governor Vorobyov and the government of the Moscow region.

Happy Holidays“

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Posting this here although it involves Angola. Mods please remove if you know where it may belong, thank you.

Translated text:
In Angola, more than 200 people have joined the Russian Orthodox Church.

As early as 2022, this community had expressed its wish to become a member of the Russian Orthodox Church after learning about it via the Internet, according to the Moscow Patriarchate.

The request was forwarded by the former priest of a non-canonical structure, Antoni, who contacted the missionary department of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa.

He himself agreed to renounce his title and join the Russian Church as a layman. Then he trained through online courses of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa in Ivory Coast.

While waiting for admission into the Russian Church, the community studied Orthodoxy. Russian missionaries visited regularly to accompany them on this path.

The accession ceremony took place on January 5, 2025 in the capital, Luanda.

#Angola

https://x.com/sputnik_afrique/status...51850700149191

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Believers in Congo-Brazzaville celebrated Orthodox Christmas

Priest Georgy came specially from Russia to celebrate a Christmas service for the Congolese at the Russian House, as well as at the Embassy for Russian nationals.

This is what Sputnik Africa learned from the Russian agency for international humanitarian cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo).

On the occasion of this mass, a young practitioner urged his compatriots to come in large numbers to join the Russian Church:

"We need young people, mothers, sisters. This is a good church. So come here. There are many miracles that are done by the will of God in the Russian Orthodox Church."

#CongoBrazzaville #Noël

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#Zambie : first Orthodox Christmas Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Russian House.

☦️ The January 7 Mass in Lusaka was presided over by Father Georgi Ermolin, a member of the clergy of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) within the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

⛪️ The Russian Orthodox Church is establishing itself in Zambia. Since April 2024, services have been held only on major Orthodox holidays, with clergy traveling from Russia for the occasion.

Zambia, a predominantly Christian country, celebrates Christmas on December 25. Zambian students interested in studying in Russia attended the service at the Russian House. They then participated in a question-and-answer session with Father Georgi on Russian religious traditions.
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Traditional wooden window frames in Shuya, Ivanovo region