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Today, November 4th, is a significant day in Russia and other countries in the region. In Ukraine, it is Railworkers' Day, which is celebrated to honor the railway employees who continue to work despite the dangers posed by Russia's ongoing war. In Russia, it is National Unity Day, a holiday that commemorates the expulsion of Polish and Lithuanian occupation forces from Moscow in 1612. The day is marked by various events and celebrations, including concerts and symbolic gestures. However, some of these gestures, such as a pop singer pressing a red button symbolizing nuclear action, have drawn criticism and raised concerns.
Russian pop singer named Shaman performs at a Moscow concert. At the height of his megahit "I Am Russian," he presses red button, there is an explosion of light. Clear message: "My Russian flex is nuclear bombs." Lord, have mercy. https://t.co/v5vVC2Nt6a
#Russia This is the Russian singer Shaman. While singing the words "I am a Russian," he pressed the red button, alluding to nuclear action. https://t.co/El4Ctlhi3C
🤡 Kremlin singer "Shaman", during his concert, with the words "I am Russian" pressed the "red button" which was in a black suitcase, thus symbolizing the launch of nuclear missiles. https://t.co/Od24oWxx5m
Did you know that Russia is the only country in the world to celebrate its independence from Poland and Lithuania? In 1613 tsar Mikhail Romanov instituted a holiday named Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish Invaders. This holiday is now known as Unity Day.
On November 4th, Russia celebrates Unity Day. This is a commemoration of the expelling of the Polish–Lithuanian occupation forces from Moscow by a militia from Nizhny Novgorod in November 1612. https://t.co/0cZyUdHb9B
Moscow today. While singing a song called "I'm Russian", a singer presses a red button in a suitcase. The crowd is overjoyed, fireworks erupt. https://t.co/gqiA6GRbtU
At a concert to celebrate Unity Day, pop singer Shaman mashes the red button inside a "nuclear suitcase" while shouting his signature lyric: "I'm Russian!" It triggers fireworks, but the a-bomb hell-yeah vibes are enough to trigger my gag reflex. A national embarrassment. https://t.co/faAOMUnLTk
On the occasion of Russian National Unity Day, Russian citizens installed a model of a missile behind their cars. The missile read: “To Washington.”☺️ https://t.co/KqVq9DOgaD
On November 4th, Russia celebrates National Unity Day — in honor of the brave warriors of the people's militia who came together in the hour of greatest need, uniting peasants, craftsmen and aristocrats, and chased the Polish occupiers out of Moscow. https://t.co/yDpB83u1UL
Today, November 4, is the day of national unity in Russia. Russians themselves say that this is a holiday that does not really exist, that "United Russia" (also the name of the ruling political party in Russia) exists only in power and is perceived only if written in… https://t.co/wEZPtxW4WW https://t.co/xip1K13GBe
Poles today commemorate the 229th anniversary of the Praga Massacre. The Russian Army stormed the part of Warsaw which lies east of the Vistula river and massacred 20 000 civilians in one day. The Muscovite Empire never changes https://t.co/K6YsVqJqFY
The 4th of November 1956 is one of the most tragic days in Hungary’s history. The Soviet Red Army stormed Budapest and crushed the revolution which was supposed to re-establish Hungarian national sovereignty https://t.co/32OynpifBp
The 4th of November 1956 is one of the most tragic days in Hungary’s history. A joint military force of the Warsaw Pact, led by Moscow entered Budapest and crushed the revolution. https://t.co/tZMCweUvVc
Medvedev: Unity in the face of a common enemy has always been the core of the Russian state Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy President of the Security Council of Russia, congratulated the Russians on the Day of National Unity. "There have always been plenty of people who want to sow… https://t.co/6G9hb4TSuM https://t.co/eJo4o1pv0H
Today is Railworkers' Day in Ukraine. Our railway is not just transportation. It connects our people, economy, and state in the midst of Russia’s full-scale war. I thank the 220.000 Ukrainian railway employees, the brave people of steel, for their work despite the dangers. https://t.co/WUys2zizry