{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Watch Russia - EN","provider_url":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en","author_name":"adminkuznetsova","author_url":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/author\/adminkuznetsova\/","title":"Ancient Fibre for the Future - Watch Russia - EN","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BO80ekX3KF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/land\/ancient-fibre-for-the-future\/\">Ancient Fibre for the Future<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/land\/ancient-fibre-for-the-future\/embed\/#?secret=BO80ekX3KF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abAncient Fibre for the Future\u00bb &#8212; Watch Russia - EN\" data-secret=\"BO80ekX3KF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/watchrussia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/img_0688_1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"Entrepreneur Stanislav Kruglikov, owner of the Rybzavod boutique hotel in the Astrakhan Region, has been involved in manufacturing textile ropes for 30 years. His company CONA-Tex is a leader on the Russian rope market. He cultivates and processes hemp fibre himself as a co-founder of Mordovian Hemp Factories and president of the Russian Hemp national association. He explained to Watch Russia why hemp farming, one of the oldest branches of agriculture, remains relevant in the modern world. \u201cIt suddenly struck me with a strong, familiar scent that is rare in Germany. Stopping beside the road, I spotted a small patch of hemp. Its steppe fragrance instantly reminded me of home,\u201d Ivan Turgenev wrote in his novella Asya. Ships equipped with Russian hemp rigging discovered America and accomplished the first circumnavigation of the globe. In Imperial Russia and later in the USSR, industrial hemp was one of the main agricultural crops. Its sculptural depiction adorns the famous Friendship of Nations fountain at VDNH, where it stands alongside wheat and sunflowers. Today, after nearly going extinct, hemp cultivation is undergoing a revival worldwide. In Russia, this task has been taken on by Stanislav Kruglikov\u2019s enterprise and his business partners."}