Dear colleagues, students, and postgraduate students!
Today, we celebrate the Day of Russian Science!
Without a doubt, this day is a symbol of respect for the work of scientists, researchers, and all those who contribute to the development of science and technology in our country.
We take pride in the achievements of our national scientists, whose discoveries and research continually make the world a better place. It is important that Russia's scientific potential continues to grow, and our universities and research institutes become centers of groundbreaking innovations, knowledge, and ideas.
I wish everyone who has dedicated their lives to science creative success, inspiration, and new discoveries. May your work bring benefits not only today but also in the future, making our world more beautiful and kinder.
Dear colleagues, students, and postgraduate students!
Today, we celebrate the Day of Russian Science!
Without a doubt, this day is a symbol of respect for the work of scientists, researchers, and all those who contribute to the development of science and technology in our country.
We take pride in the achievements of our national scientists, whose discoveries and research continually make the world a better place. It is important that Russia's scientific potential continues to grow, and our universities and research institutes become centers of groundbreaking innovations, knowledge, and ideas.
I wish everyone who has dedicated their lives to science creative success, inspiration, and new discoveries. May your work bring benefits not only today but also in the future, making our world more beautiful and kinder.
In 2014, Pavel Durov fled the country after allies of the Kremlin took control of the social networking site most know just as VK. Russia's intelligence agency had asked Durov to turn over the data of anti-Kremlin protesters. Durov refused to do so. "The result is on this photo: fiery 'greetings' to the invaders," the Security Service of Ukraine wrote alongside a photo showing several military vehicles among plumes of black smoke. At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. After fleeing Russia, the brothers founded Telegram as a way to communicate outside the Kremlin's orbit. They now run it from Dubai, and Pavel Durov says it has more than 500 million monthly active users. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information.
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