The social network VKontakte named the main memes of 2021
In second place is the post-ironic meme “Will you sell fish?”, born in the VKontakte social network. He gained popularity in July 2021 thanks to the community “Memes about cats (to laugh)”. In the picture, the cats look at the fish laid out on the asphalt for sale. There is a slightly absurd dialogue between cats and sellers: “Will you sell fish? – No, we are showing it. – Krosivoe” (the spelling of the authors is preserved – Ed.). The meme “And cleverly you came up with it” closes the top three with a quote from the cartoon “Dobrynya Nikitich and the Serpent Gorynych”. “The same phrase helps to mark both ridiculous ideas and really cunning plans,” the organizers of the “Battle of Memes” note.
An unusual “velvet” soil was photographed on Mars
New photos of the Martian soil show an amazing relief, which astronomers compared to a “velvety” pie sprinkled with powdered sugar. The image taken by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captures a 4 km wide Martian crater in the Great Northern Plain area. It is partially filled with water ice, especially on the northern slopes, which are less illuminated during the year. The dark band at the edge of the crater consists of volcanic materials such as basalt. Most of the terrain is ice-free. It was formed by the ongoing Aeolian processes associated with the work of the wind. In the lower right corner of the photo, stripes are visible — here the wind has removed the bright iron oxide dust from the surface, exposing a darker “substrate”. New Year’s sale: discounts up to – 60% Anna Lysenko Even more interesting things about nature
Taliban announced plans to appoint ambassador to Moscow
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Dodon becomes a suspect in a criminal case of embezzlement of $ 12 million
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High school students in Russia will be taught financial literacy
“In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Education, the introduction of financial literacy in educational programs will continue. It is planned to consolidate the teaching of elements of financial literacy within the framework of existing academic disciplines for grades 10-11 (from 2022 it is already mandatory in grades 1-9),” the website of the Ministry of Finance reports. Other priorities for the development of financial literacy include digitalization of educational products, expanding the reach and increasing the involvement of target audiences, as well as ensuring the safety of consumers of financial services. “Financial and investment literacy has entered the Financial market development strategy until 2030. So our horizon is exactly the year 2030. For all of us, this is an absolute achievement – recognition that financial literacy is the most important component of the country’s economic success,” the press service of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov
Russians named the most useless gifts for the New Year
Thus, 6% of the survey participants identified souvenirs and figurines among the most unnecessary gifts, 3% – kitchen utensils, cutlery, 2% each — socks, trinkets, sweets, sweets and chocolate. At the same time, about 7% of citizens called all gifts received for the New Year useless. However, 71% of respondents noted that they had never received unnecessary gifts. 27% admitted that they received. “Almost never give gifts received for the New Year, 88% of Russians, every tenth respondent sometimes gave gifts received for the New Year (10%). Women do this twice as often (13%) than men (6%),” the report says. The survey was conducted on December 25 among 1,600 adult citizens of Russia. New Year’s sale: discounts up to – 60%
The ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey will be connected to the sea after 2.5 thousand years
Ancient city of Ephesus to reunite with Aegean after 2,500 yearshttps://t.co/44xcdcrktX — DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) December 25, 2021 The Turkish authorities decided to return the historical traditional appearance of the ancient ancient city of Ephesus, located in the modern province of Izmir. About 2500 years ago it was a port city, but due to landslides, earthquakes and shallowing of the harbor, it is now 9-10 kilometers from the water. A new two-stage landscape reconstruction project will help connect Ephesus with the sea after more than two millennia. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, the first stage of the project includes the reconstruction of the harbor, the construction of a new canal, as well as the creation of a system of piers and breakwaters. The second stage of the project is the reconstruction of the historical territory from the Izmir-Kusadasi highway to the port of Ephesus. According
In Russia, a minimum of those infected with coronavirus has been detected since September 22 – 21,119
The day before, Rospotrebnadzor said that they expect the situation with COVID-19 to worsen after the New Year holidays. At the same time, the head of the department, Anna Popova, noted that Russia is approaching the New Year with a stabilizing coronavirus situation.
Putin proposed to change the law on citizenship
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