The Anglo Saxon name for February is Solmōnaþ, meaning month of hearthcakes (similar to cookies), and Bede wrote that cakes were offered to the Gods. Milk was mentioned among offerings to the Gods by Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and is still frequently offered in Hinduism today. It’s entirely possible that at some point, our ancestors literally left out milk and cookies for the Gods. Painting by Joseph Martin Kronheim, 1868. 𐃏
The Anglo Saxon name for February is Solmōnaþ, meaning month of hearthcakes (similar to cookies), and Bede wrote that cakes were offered to the Gods. Milk was mentioned among offerings to the Gods by Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and is still frequently offered in Hinduism today. It’s entirely possible that at some point, our ancestors literally left out milk and cookies for the Gods. Painting by Joseph Martin Kronheim, 1868. 𐃏
In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images Multiple pro-Kremlin media figures circulated the post's false claims, including prominent Russian journalist Vladimir Soloviev and the state-controlled Russian outlet RT, according to the DFR Lab's report. Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Kyiv-based lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, called Durov’s position "very weak," and urged concrete improvements. Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.”
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