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17-year-old Dmitry Pinchuk from Moscow won the world's most prestigious saxophone competition held in Dinant, Belgium, the hometown of the saxophone's inventor, Adolphe Sax. The competition showcased the triumph of the Russian saxophone school, with three Russians among the six finalists. All three are not only students at the Moscow Frederic Chopin College but also disciples of the renowned Russian saxophonist Nikita Zimin.

29.11.2023 Rubric: Interview
Subject: Culture

India is currently witnessing a revival of interest in the Russian language and culture. For instance, students of natural sciences are eager to attend courses on Russian culture and folklore at Delhi University. Dr. Girish Munjal, translator and head of the Russian language section of the Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies Department at Delhi University, discusses the steps needed to promote such interest.

29.11.2023 Rubric: Interview
Subject: RussianLanguage

Physician, chemist, scientist, composer Alexander Borodin had to be born during Renaissance times, somewhere in Florence, when the same versatile and gifted personalities lived. But God willed that he was born in St. Petersburg, on November 12, 1833.

27.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

Recently a memorial sign was set up on the shore of Sovetskaya Gavan Bay, a town in Khabarovsk Krai, It reads: "To the glorious son of the Russian state, its defender in the Far East, the founder of the first fortified area on the shore of Imperatorskaya (Sovetskaya) Gavan Bay, Admiral Yevfimiy Putyatin." Three cities have monuments to the Russian admiral not only in Russia, but also in Japan, There is even a museum dedicated to Yevfimiy Putyatin and his expedition.

25.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

85 years ago, on November 2, 1938, a reception in honor of three aviatrixes - Valentina Grizodubova, Polina Osipenko, and Marina Raskova - took place in the Kremlin. They were the first women in the USSR to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest award of the young Soviet country. The aviatrixes were awarded for their flight from Moscow to the Far East on the Rodina aircraft. They flew 4,008 miles (6,450 kilometers) setting a range record.

13.11.2023 Rubric: Articles
Subject: History

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