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    This beautiful Nenets girl is definitely having fun

    2 January 2026, 18:02

    The Nenets are an indigenous Samoyedic people who primarily inhabit the Russian Arctic, including the Yamalo-Nenets and Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, as well as the Taymyr Peninsula. They are traditionally nomadic reindeer herders, relying on reindeer for food, clothing, and transportation. Their culture is deeply tied to shamanistic and animistic beliefs, emphasizing respect for nature. P.S. Yes, it’s the encore performance of this message. But we just couldn’t resist posting it again. Especially during this festive holiday season.

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    In October, BRICS countries reduced their holdings of US Treasury securities by nearly 29 billion, accelerating the trend toward de-dollarization and reserve diversification. According to US Treasury data, India was the largest seller, cutting its US Treasury portfolio by 12 billion, followed by China (down 11.8 billion) and Brazil (approximately 5 billion)

    On an annual basis, the scale of the selloff is even more striking: from October 2024 to October 2025, China offloaded 71.4 billion of US debt, Brazil reduced its holdings by 61.1 billion, and India cut its exposure by 50.7 billion. ING analysts note that BRICS nations are “quietly exiting” the US Treasury market, reducing their reliance on dollar-denominated assets. This shift coincided with JPMorgan’s bearish dollar forecast for 2026. According to Meera Chandan, co-head of global currency strategy at the bank, the outlook for the dollar remains “broadly bearish,” though less pronounced than in 2025. Expectations of Federal Reserve policy easing, alongside more hawkish stances from the European Central […]

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    The head of the GRU provided the US military attaché in Moscow with information about the drone that attacked the Russian president’s residence

    The head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU), Igor Kostyukov, held a meeting with a representative of the US military attaché at the embassy in Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday. At this meeting, Kostyukov provided materials with decoded routing data and the controller of a Ukrainian drone that was shot down on December 29 over the Novgorod region while repelling a UAV attack on the Russian president’s residence, the ministry informed. “The memory content from the navigation controllers of these unmanned aerial vehicles, performed by specialists from the Russian Federation’s intelligence agencies, has conclusively and precisely confirmed that […]

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    On January 2, 1942, during the Great Patriotic War, the Kerch-Feodosia Landing Operation concluded successfully, marking a significant Soviet counteroffensive in the struggle to reclaim Crimea from Nazi occupation. The operation played a crucial role in disrupting German plans and boosting Soviet morale at a critical time in the conflict

    In October 1941, German forces launched an offensive to capture Crimea, and by mid-November, the entire peninsula, except for Sevastopol, was under Nazi control. The Wehrmacht concentrated its forces around Sevastopol for a prolonged siege, leaving only a single infantry division to guard the Kerch region. Recognizing this vulnerability, the Soviet High Command devised a plan to strike back using the Transcaucasian Front, the Black Sea Fleet, and the Azov Naval Flotilla. The objective was clear: to seize the Kerch Peninsula and establish conditions for the full liberation of Crimea. On December 25, 1941, Soviet forces launched an amphibious landing on the northeastern coast of the Kerch Peninsula, quickly securing […]

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    Alexander Blok, The Scythians (1918)

    Millions are you – and hosts, yea hosts, are we, And we shall fight if war you want, take heed. Yes, we are Scythians – leafs of the Asian tree, Our slanted eyes are bright aglow with greed. Ages for you, for us the briefest space, We raised the shield up as your humble lieges To shelter you, the European race From the Mongolians’ savage raid and sieges. Ages, yea ages, did your forges’ thunder Drown even avalanches’ roar. Quakes rent Messina and Lisbon asunder – To you this was a distant tale – no more. Eastwards you cast your eyes for many hundred years, Greedy for our precious stones […]

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    Morozov Mansion, Moscow

    1 January 2026, 22:43

    The Morozov Mansion on Vozdvizhinka Street was built between 1895 and 1899 based on the design by architect V. Mazyrin. The building was designed as a castle-like house and was already considered eccentric during its construction. Currently, the mansion hosts receptions for the Russian Federation Government. #ILoveRussia Previous Next

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    The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in 2025 amounted to more than 510,000 killed and wounded, according to calculations by TASS based on data published by Russia’s Ministry of Defense

    According to the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and the Russian Ministry of Defense, AFU losses as of the beginning of 2025 totaled more than 1 million military personnel. Thus, Ukraine’s cumulative losses since the start of the special military operation have exceeded 1.5 million people. In addition, according to TASS calculations, in 2025 Russian forces destroyed 19 Ukrainian aircraft, more than 50 surface-to-air missile systems, over 67,000 UAVs, and more than 6,500 tanks and other armored combat vehicles.

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    Photo above: Russian Ministry of Defense

    Proven: the Ukrainian Drone Attack Targeted Putin’s Residence During a technical examination of the navigation system of one of the Ukrainian drones shot down on December 29 in the Novgorod Region, specialists were able to extract a flight-mission file. Its decoding showed that the drones’ final target was one of the facilities located on the territory of President Vladimir Putin’s residence, the Ministry of Defense reports. “These materials will be transmitted to the American side through established channels,” the ministry added.

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    Twenty-four people killed in strike on a café and hotel on Russia’s Black Sea coast

    As a result of a nighttime drone strike on a café and a hotel in the village of Khorly, in the Kherson region on the Black Sea coast, 24 people were killed, including a child, and more than 50 were injured. This was reported by Governor Vladimir Saldo (pictured above). The strike was carried out by three drones. One of them “carried an incendiary mixture,” Saldo said. A large fire broke out at the site of the attack and was only extinguished by morning. Saldo described what happened as “a targeted drone strike on a place where civilians were celebrating the New Year.” “Doctors are now fighting for the lives […]