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🛳 South Korea is set to begin using the Northern Sea Route: the country’s first trial container ship is scheduled to depart on August 22.

The vessel will sail from Busan to Rotterdam (Netherlands), with scheduled stops in Hamburg (Germany) and Gdańsk (Poland).

On the map, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is marked in blue, while the currently dominant route through the Suez Canal is shown in red.

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Russia’s demographic and labor situation is slightly better than that of China and Japan, but significantly worse than in Europe and the United States.

Speaking this week, Labor Minister Anton Kotyakov said that Russia’s economy will need to attract around 3 million additional skilled workers by 2032.

The most acute shortages are in skilled trades and vocational occupations, including mechanics, welders, locomotive operators, electricians, bricklayers, and seamstresses.

On one hand, this is not a new problem. Russia has faced a shortage of manual labor for more than a decade, and the issue has become especially severe over the past five years, following the start of the war in Ukraine and the increased demand from the defense industry.

On the other hand, neither the government nor businesses have introduced fundamentally new solutions. Like many European countries, Russia has relied heavily on migrant labor. It is one of the world’s largest destinations for migrant workers, drawing millions of people from Central Asia. Proposals have also periodically emerged to recruit workers from North Korea, India, Afghanistan, and other countries with growing populations.

The economic advantages of this approach are obvious: migrant workers arrive already of working age and require no years of education or upbringing. In many cases, they also return home after completing their contracts, reducing future pension obligations for Russia.

However, critics argue that this policy has significant downsides. Economically, easy access to low-cost labor discourages many companies from investing in automation or improving productivity. Construction is often cited as an example, where manual labor remains dominant. By contrast, many developed countries have addressed similar labor shortages by expanding modular construction and adopting greater automation.

Developing and implementing such technologies, however, requires highly skilled specialists. Those specialists cannot simply be imported in large numbers. Critics argue this creates a cycle in which technological modernization is delayed because cheap labor remains readily available, reducing incentives to train domestic professionals or modernize production.

Another frequently discussed concern is social integration. Many migrant communities continue to live in separate enclaves with limited integration into Russian society, contributing to social divisions and the growth of ethnic and religious diasporas.

Supporters of this view often point to remarks by Solekha Kholmakhmadzoda, Tajikistan’s Minister of Labor, who noted that Russia has granted citizenship to nearly 800,000 Tajik nationals over the past decade. She added that Tajik authorities do not see this trend as a problem, emphasizing that a person who acquires another country’s citizenship “never ceases to be Tajik.”

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❗️The Russian Navy frigate Neustrashimy (Fearless) conducted live-fire exercises on July 20, approximately 40 nautical miles (about 74 km) from the British city of Plymouth.

The drills took place in international waters and lasted for around 30 minutes, according to BBC News.

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🌿 Hot water with a sprig of mint is being sold in Moscow for 500 rubles.

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📰 FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly planning a visit to Russia in mid-October, with stops in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

According to Politico, the trip is expected to include meetings arranged by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The report notes that it remains unclear whether Patel will meet with President Vladimir Putin or what topics will be discussed. Neither the FBI nor the White House has publicly confirmed the reported visit.

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🔥 On the night of July 21, 356 BC, according to the ancient Greek historian Theopompus, a man named Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo and daughter of Zeus, was revered by the ancient Greeks as the goddess of chastity and fertility. The temple, built in the first half of the 6th century BC in her honor, was a magnificent structure measuring around 100 meters long, 50 meters wide, and 18 meters high, with its roof supported by 127 columns.

Very little is known about Herostratus himself. He lived in Ephesus and was believed to have been a young man at the time of the crime. His social status remains unknown, but historians believe he was driven by overwhelming ambition.

On that summer night, he entered the Temple of Artemis and set it ablaze. He was quickly captured. During his interrogation before his execution, Herostratus said he had committed the crime for one reason only: to ensure that his name would be remembered for centuries.

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