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24.07.2026

Listening to the Song of Water – a presentation by Guo Xuyan

This new presentation is delivered to you by Guo Xuyan from Qujing University of Medicine & Health Sciences. Flip through the slides and enjoy the wonderful story "Listening to the Song of Water"– about the history of the Pearl River.

22.07.2026

“My Memory with the Pearl River Source” by Dou Junrui

The online exchange project "Our river is the main heroine" continues, and today's presentation is brought to you by a student of Yunnan Industrial and Information Vocational College, Dou Junrui. Flip through the slides to read his own heartfelt story of falling in love with Qujing's natural heritage.

20.07.2026

Where the River Whispers: The Soul of Niulan – a tale from Qujing

Today's presentation is brought to you by Chen Zecong from Qujing University of Medicine & Health Sciences. Flip through the slides and read yet one more fascinating story!

12.07.2026

The Legend of the Pearl Fairy – Qujing students continue to share stories about the natural wonders of their native land!

The second presentation is presented by Cheng Han from Yunnan College of Industrial and Information Technology. Flip through the slides and read the story – «The Source of the Pearl River: The Legend of the Pearl Fairy.»

11.07.2026

Sister-City Qujing invites you on an ethnographic expedition!

Rivers have played a vital role in human activity since ancient times. Fairy tales and myths have been told about their origins, poems and songs have been composed about their grandeur and power, and the plots of some of the most famous works of world literature have unfolded on their banks... One could even say that not people, but rivers have been the true heroines of some of them.

17.05.2026

The opening ceremony of the 5th International Youth History School "Youth in the Dialogue of Cultures and Civilizations" at VSSPU on May 13 concluded with an open lecture on "The Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia in Volgograd Region." The lecture was prepared by Zarina Bagaeva, senior lecturer in the Department of Russian History and Historical and Local History Education at VSSPU.

29.03.2026

Awards and Orders in the Diplomatic Community

On February 10, Russian Diplomat's Day at VSSPU, Sofia Sklyarova, a fourth-year student at the Institute of Historical and Legal Education, spoke about the history of this holiday and its traditions. She also elaborated on the orders and awards that every junior secretary at an embassy probably dreams of receiving.

We would also like to share information about them with you.

08.03.2026

Recommended watching: Ambassador of the Soviet Union (1969)

Today in our recommendations section we have a film with the main character heavily inspired by Alexandra Kollontai, the first female diplomat in the USSR.

28.02.2026

The Defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942, a memoir by Lyudmila Pavlichenko

On the week after the 23rd of February, this is the book that our thematic column desperately neeeds.
This brochure of 72 pages is written by a woman whom we had already mentioned in our social networks on the occasion of March 8 as an example of a combat hero and people's diplomat alike. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a legendary Soviet sniper, a Heroine of the Soviet Union, and a defender of Sevastopol during its WW2 siege.

15.02.2026

Recommended reading and watching: on the history of Russian diplomacy

On February 10th, at the Russian Diplomat's Day at the VSSPU Center for Public Diplomacy, Maria Deeva, a staff member of our department, presented a selection of books that, in our opinion, provide a very interesting and comprehensive reflection on the history of our country's diplomacy.

Among the works featured not only comprehensive overviews but also personal stories—for example, from a translator who spent 40 years facing the world leaders, and an ambassador whose residence was amidst a civil war zone. Perhaps you remember some of them from our "recommendations" column! Or maybe you'll discover something new today.

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