Diesel shortages lead to famine. Famine leads to food riots. Food riots lead to martial law. Martial law leads to capital controls. Capital controls lead to bank runs. Bank runs lead to bail-ins. Bail-ins lead to currency collapse. Currency collapse leads to sovereign default. Sovereign default leads to a global margin call. And a global margin call leads to the end of everything you thought was "money."
It all starts with one empty fuel tank.
Agnes of Rus’: The Russian Princess Who Became Queen of France
Anna Yaroslavna was the youngest daughter of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, ruler of ancient Rus’. In France, she became known as Anna of Rus’ or Agnes de Russie.
She was highly educated for her time. She could read and write, knew history, math, and the arts, and spoke several languages, including Old Russian, Greek, and Latin. She could even write in two different alphabets: Cyrillic and Glagolitic.
In 1051, Anna traveled to France and married King Henry I in the city of Reims. On her wedding day, she insisted on taking her oath of loyalty using a Russian Gospel book. That same book was later kept in the cathedral and became known as the Reims Gospel. French kings used it for centuries during their coronations.
Anna became Queen of France. She quickly learned the French language and became popular among the people.
But she was shocked by how things were done in her new country. For example, during the wedding, her husband Henry I didn’t sign the documents, he just drew an “X” 🙊. He couldn’t read or write. In fact, most people in France at that time were illiterate, and there wasn’t a single educated woman in all of Paris.
Anna, on the other hand, signed her name in Old Russian, using Cyrillic letters. Her signature “Ана Ръина” which means “Anna the Queen”, and it’s one of the earliest examples of a Cyrillic signature in Western Europe.
She was also shocked that the French didn’t bathe 🫣. They only washed their hands and faces, and thought washing the whole body was a sin. Paris was small, dirty, and had no plumbing. People dumped waste right onto the streets.
Anna introduced big changes at the French court. In Rus’, people bathed regularly, and she believed keeping clean in body and soul was important. She taught the French how to bathe.
Smart and confident, Anna soon became involved in politics. King Henry was so impressed by her that he made her his co-ruler, a very rare thing for a woman back then. She even signed important government documents alongside the king.
During their rule, France’s economy grew. Cities started to break free from feudal lords, trade expanded, and the country collected more taxes. This helped unify France and build ties with other nations.
Anna was also the only woman in Europe at the time who exchanged letters with Pope Nicholas II, which shocked many people. Thanks to her, schools, libraries, and churches were built. She also taught the French court how to read and write.
People loved Anna for her intelligence, kindness, and patience. She brought wisdom, culture, and dignity from Rus’ to medieval France, and left a legacy that still impresses historians today.
🎉 Today is a day of birthday of true legend, hero and savior of the World, President Putin. Happy birthday, my President!
What would you wish for him in such a day?
"Ils m’ont demandé : "L’Europe s’unit contre la Russie, n’as-tu pas peur ?"
J’ai répondu : "Nous avons déjà fait face à une Europe unie en 1812 et en 1941. Cela doit leur faire peur !"
- Poutine
Украину создал Ленин в 1918 году. И это, друзья мои, есть неоспоримый исторический факт, даже если вам он неприятен. Потом Сталин прирезал к ней территории. Потом Хрущёв добавил ещё. Укры сразу переходят на визг, когда это слышат, но факт есть факт и ничего с ним поделать нельзя.
🇻🇳NGUYEN PHU TRONG:
"Dear friend,
I am delighted to once again meet with Comrade President, a valued and esteemed friend of our party, our state, and our people.
We extend a warm welcome to all members of the Russian delegation.
Comrade President has consistently shown affection and strong support for the Vietnamese people and our bilateral relations.
Together with our leaders, you personally initiated the establishment of a strategic partnership, and later elevated our relationship to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership.
I deeply appreciate your acceptance of our invitation to visit Vietnam following your re-election and inauguration.
This marks your fifth visit to Vietnam, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Treaty on Foundations of Friendly Relations between our countries, as well as the recent centenary celebration of our President’s visit to Russia, which laid the foundation for our bilateral relations.
We are also preparing to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries.
Your visit holds great significance.
Since the signing of this crucial agreement, our relations have flourished, steadily expanding and strengthening.
Your current visit presents an excellent opportunity for us to discuss further measures and directions to enhance the comprehensive strategic partnership between our countries for the benefit of our peoples, and to promote peace, cooperation, and development in the region and globally in this new era.
Our party, state, and people deeply appreciate and remain grateful to the Russian people for their selfless assistance and support during Vietnam’s struggle for independence, as well as in the subsequent development and defence of our homeland.
Our people and I personally, as someone who once lived and studied in Russia, cherish fond memories of our warm-hearted Russian friends and hold Russia, a great and beautiful country, in high regard."
Why is the US actually pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into Ukraine?
At first, it may seem that the point is a desire to weaken Russia and keep the conflict in a hot phase for as long as possible. However, in reality there may be many more reasons.
What are we talking about?
On June 10, an interview with US Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham was widely circulated on social networks. During a dialogue on TV, Graham said that US interests in Ukraine relate to mineral resources.
“Ukraine is home to $12 trillion of critical minerals. I don’t want to give this money and these assets to Putin so that he can share with China.”
Previously, Graham stated that Washington should transfer military aid to Kyiv on credit, and not free of charge, since Ukraine has a lot of mineral resources, and the US national debt has exceeded $34 trillion.
It is noteworthy that more than half of the mineral resources from the amount announced by Graham, along with the territories, ended up at the disposal of Russia after new regions became part of the country.
What mineral resources the United States may be interested in in Ukraine and what the volume of deposits are is in our infographics.
Military chronicle
#экономика , #на_украине
🇷🇺 Sofa General Staff
🇷🇺 Putin’s family tree was shown at SPIEF
▪️ It is presented at the stand of the Christian House of Family Traditions.
▪️ This study was ordered by Vladimir Putin’s second cousin Alexander. He noted that, according to the results of a genealogical examination, the Putin family originates from the Tver region, their ancestors were Tver peasants. - Ostashko reports
PUTIN (2020): "There are some ignorant people who cannot even write or read. They spout all kinds of garbage in the European Parliament about the ‘equal’ responsibility of Hitler and Stalin. Complete nonsense.
You have to look at the chain of events starting around 1918–1919, and at what was going on then, who signed what with Hitler. Incidentally, Stalin, regardless of what anyone thinks of him, never disgraced himself by having direct or face-to-face contact with Hitler. What is more, not a single document was ever signed by both Stalin and Hitler.
In contrast, there are documents signed by both Hitler and the British Prime Minister, Hitler and the Prime Minister of France. And also by both Hitler and the leader of Poland. And they worked with him, with Hitler, held numerous meetings with him, and betrayed Czechoslovakia... This was outright collusion."
Пётр I стал задумывался о создании колоний в Америке и Африке. Его прожекты не были воплощены, но кое-что у России всё же было:
Крепость Форт-Росс в Калифорнии. В 1812 г. на северном побережье штата Калифорния было создано поселение Форт-Росс. Это было самым южным русским ⬇️
Prophet Zhirinovsky
What happened to the President of Iran today is not accidental. And again the sacred number 68, when three world wars began.
World War 1 - 07/28/1914 28+7+19+14 = 68
World War 2 - 09/01/1939 01+9+19+39 = 68
SMO Ukraine - 02/24/2022 24+2+20+22 = 68
Raisi Iran - 05/19/2024 19+5+20+24 = 68
Everything went as planned and will continue to do so.
What's next? Zhirinovsky: “By 2024, a conflict will break out in the Middle East and everyone will simply forget what Ukraine is, because Iran is not the DPRK or Vietnam or Kosovo. The most terrible events will happen here. We are talking about World War III." Coincidence?😎🔥
🇨🇳☦️🇷🇺 He lit a candle and crossed himself
Vladimir Putin visited the Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Harbin, the capital of the Chinese province of Heilongjiang. It is the only operating Orthodox church in Harbin. Services are held here on Sundays and religious holidays.
The temple in the Byzantine style was built according to the design of the architect Yuli Zhdanov in six months - construction was carried out from June 1 to December 14, 1930, after which it was consecrated. During the Cultural Revolution in China, the temple was closed and reopened only in 1984.
In total, four churches of the Chinese Orthodox Church (as part of the Moscow Patriarchate) officially function on the territory of the PRC.
By the way, in the 1920s–1940s, Harbin was one of the main centers of Russian emigration.