A video posted by the famous American actor, Will Smith, on his Instagram page contains Russian music on the background. Due to this factor, it faced the condemnation of English-speaking users and the support of Russians. The video shows the process of shooting a scene from a movie with a car driving through fog. The
On Tuesday night, January 17, Philadelphia Flyers’ player of the Russian origin, Ivan Provorov, refused to wear a gay pride warm-up jersey on the team’s Pride Night, citing religious beliefs. For the pregame skate, the “Philadelphia Flyers” wore Pride-themed jerseys displaying names and numbers in rainbow colors and wrapped their sticks in rainbow tape. The “Flyers”
Tennis Australia has banned fans from bringing Russian and Belarusian flags to the stands of the “Australian Open” due to complaints from Ukrainian fans. The organizers of the “Australian Open” reminded that initially fans from Russia and Belarus could bring flags, but they were forbidden to wave them so as not to cause interference for
Russian tennis player, Veronika Kudermetova, has won a ticket to the second round of the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne. The first round has also been overcome by Lyudmila Samsonova. In the opening round of the competition, Veronika Kudermetova defeated the representative of Belgium Maryna Zanevska with a score of 6:2, 7:6 (7:4).
In the opening matches of the first round of the Australian Open, two representatives of Russia out of four passed. Diana Schneider, an 18-year-old debutante of the Grand Slam tournaments, will continue her performance, as well as a 26-year-old Karen Khachanov. As specified, Khachanov defeated a Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles with a score 7:6 (7:3),
The educational course on the game of lapta is designed for students from 1st to 11th grades, as announced on January 13, 2023, by the press service of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. The course, according to the plans of the department, will be included in physical education lessons. Special attention will
The final of the Miss Universe 2022 beauty contest will be held on January 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana (in Russia, on January 15). Last year’s winner, Indian model and actress Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, will hand over the crown to one of the 84 candidates. Among the candidates for the title of Miss Universe is
A photo of the Olympic silver medalist, two-time world champion, 23-year-old Russian Yevgenia Medvedeva, was posted in the figure skating section on the official website of the Olympic Games-2026, which will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. On March 1, 2022, Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from participating in international competitions under the
The box office of the full-length film “Cheburashka” in Russia exceeded three billion rubles, as evidenced by the data of the EAIS (the unified register of the movie screenings in Russian cinemas). The project directed by Dmitry Dyachenko, released on January 1, 2023, became the second highest-grossing film in Russia after the picture “Kholop” (“The
Last weekend in the capital of Russia was held a holiday for animal lovers — the “KoShariki Show” exhibition. “KoShariki Show” is the most representative exhibition of kittens of all breeds. The best Russian nurseries have brought their purebred pets to Moscow. Visitors had a chance to see the biggest and smallest cats in the
The Corgi Christmas tree was held in Shchyolkovo, Moscow region. The video was published in the Telegram channel “Moscow Speaks and Shows”. As specified, the dog squad of the Ministry of Emergency Situations participated in the celebration, as well as all interested corgis. Pets competed on the obstacle course, in the race and in search
From January 2 to 8, 2023, Muscovites and guests of the Russian capital will be able to attend the New Year’s festival at VDNKh. Gift workshops, New Year’s mail, and guided tours of the park’s expositions are prepared for the participants. On New Year’s holidays, the premiere of the children’s interactive show performance “Heroes Save
The Russian national bandy team was not allowed to participate in the 2023 World Championship. This is reported on the website of the International Bandy Federation (FIB). Russian athletes, the current champions of the planet, were suspended from the tournament, which will be held in Sweden in the spring. It is noted that the decision
