• Останкинская (теле)башня [as-tan-kin-ska-ya (te-li)bash-nya]

🔻One of the symbols of Moscow was first named 'All-Union radio and television broadcasting station named after the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution.'

🔻The tower got its name 'Ostankinskaya' (Ostankino is the district in Moscow where the tower is located) only in 1991.

🔻The construction of the 540-meter tower was completed in November 1967.

🔻There's a evolving restaurant and observation deck in Ostankinskaya Tower.

🔻The forty-five floors of the tower correspond to a typical building of one hundred and eighty floors.

🔻The elevators in Ostankino move at a speed of seven meters per second.

🔻Every year, up to 50 lightning strikes a building.

🔻The strength of the tower will allow it to maintain its integrity in wind gusts of up to 42.6 m/s.

📍Geoposition: Moscow, Russia

Photo: Nikitinskiy Vasiliy
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🔻On April 25, 1945, Soviet and American troops met on the Elbe in the Torgau region, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe.

Posters:
“Americans will never forget the feat of the Russians!”
“American greetings to the valiant Russian allies!”

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