Весеннее цветение в парках Москвы: крокусы, подснежники и нарциссы
Moscow's parks are blooming with the first spring flowers.
During strolls in city parks, you can spot purple crocuses, snowdrops, daffodils, and hyacinths – a total of approximately 800,000 bulbs are in bloom across Moscow.
Preparations for the spring season began back in November, with landscape architects and agronomists planting bulbous crops and insulating flowerbeds with a special material that retains moisture and protects plants from the cold.
The Kolomenskoye museum-reserve will showcase over 300,000 bulbs, including various sorts of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and muscari. In Gorky Park, on Krymskaya Embankment, crocuses, daffodils, and irises are already in bloom, while purple crocuses have also appeared near Golitsyn Pond. By April, lungwort, corydalis, grape hyacinths, anemones, and lesser celandine will also emerge.
In Kuskovo, early spring flowers can be observed in different areas of the estate: snowdrops are growing near the Italian House, and crocuses are blooming in the parterre between the palace and the Large Stone Orangery. Along the games alley behind the Dutch House, snowdrops, crocuses, snowflakes, lungwort, and muscari are in flower. The garden by the Dutch House will later host tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, irises, and other spring plants.
Despite the deceptively warm weather in Moscow at the end of March, temperatures dropped significantly in April. Svetlana Samoilova, a lecturer for the "Horticulture" course for RZD gardeners and a blogger, explained how to protect plants from unexpected cold snaps.
Fresh materials — Society News
Russian Soldier Downs Ukrainian Drone by Throwing His Rifle
A soldier from the "Vostok" group of forces, identified by the call sign "Shakh," has described to RIA Novosti how he managed to shoot down a Ukrainian drone by throwing his assault rifle at it. The incident took place near Rybalskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Russian Ministry of De
Moscow Reports 105 Drones Downed Near Capital
An additional nine enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been intercepted, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. He stated, "Nine more enemy drones have been destroyed. Emergency service specialists are working at the site of the debris fall."
Number of Drones Shot Down Over Moscow Rises to 89
An additional 13 enemy drones heading towards Moscow were destroyed by air defense forces, announced the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin. "Thirteen drones flying towards Moscow were destroyed by the Ministry of Defense's air defense forces. Emergency service specialists are working at the cras
First Basic Higher Education Diplomas to be Issued in Russia from 2027
MOSCOW, Aug 16 - RIA Novosti. The first graduates to receive new-style diplomas for basic higher education, as part of a pilot project transitioning to a new educational model, will be awarded them starting in 2027. These documents will now indicate a specific qualification, Russian universitie
"Every Woman": A Strict Demand Made to Ukrainian Women in Kyiv
To restore Ukraine's potential to at least pre-2022 levels, given the current remaining population, it is necessary for every woman to give birth to eight children.
Traffic Resumes on Yaroslavl-Moscow Exit
Traffic on the exit road from Yaroslavl towards Moscow has been reinstated, announced Mikhail Evraev, the governor of the Yaroslavl region. Earlier, the governor had reported that traffic was halted on the Yaroslavl-Moscow exit due to a UAV attack. "Traffic on the exit road from Yarosla