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American Boy
2007-09-30 15:25:00 American Boy, a Russian Song (The Kombinatsiya Group) More About: American
First Harvard bell returned to Russian monastery after 77 years
2007-09-12 15:33:00 A massive Russian church bell that hung for decades at Harvard University was returned to a Moscow monastery Wednesday, nearly 80 years after it and 17 others were rescued from Stalin's religious purges by an American industrialist. Hundreds of believers flocked to the Danilovsky Monastery, home to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, for the ceremony to bless the massive bronze bell, More About: Bell , Years , Aster
Starbucks opens quietly in Moscow
2007-09-11 09:30:00 By Adrian Blomfield in Moscow When McDonald’s opened its first branch in Moscow in 1990, hungry Russians queued for hours to sample their first "Beeg Mac", marvel at the chain’s disposable plastic cups and savour the unfamiliar taste of American fast food. Muscovites have questioned the chain's sensitivity to Russian culture Much richer and far more brand savvy, Russians can barely muster an More About: Starbucks
Moscow costliest city for visitors
2007-09-11 09:29:00 Russia's capital is the most expensive city to book a hotel room, according to travel firm HRG. Moscow 's average room rate rose 7% from last year to $475. New York City was No. 2 at $352, followed by Dubai at $338. Growing business travel to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar have boosted rates overall in the Middle East by 14%, Travelmole.com said. It said European cities also have seen price increases. More About: Visitors
Russian Government Approves Strategic Development of Russian Rail Transport
2007-09-08 10:37:00 Russian government approves Strategic Development of Russian Rail Transport until 2030. According to the Strategy, total investment in Russian rail transport up to 2030 will be 13.7 trillion roubles, 20% of which will come from the federal budget, 5% from the regions of the Russian Federation and 75% from private investors, including 42% from Russian Railways. The draft Strategy will be More About: Government , Russian
Modest Mussorgsky
2007-09-02 17:21:00 By Olga Elmanovich Russia, Volgograd Unfortunately, many famous composers are forgotten now. The case is that modern generation don't want to listen to classic music. They find it old-fashioned and useless. But I think that it's just the matter of age. You should grow to the age of understanding such music. Of course it's useless to listen to it, if you don't want to. As for me, listening to More About: Modest , Musso , Odes
10th Moscow Book Fair to Celebrate the Year of Russian Language
2007-08-31 12:34:00 The 10th Moscow International Book Exhibition-Fair will be held on the territory of the All-Russian Exhibition Centre (VVTs) from 5 to 10 September. The exhibition dedicated to the Year of the Russian Language will gather together around two and a half thousand participating organizations. Book publishers and traders from about 50 to 60 countries are expected to take part in the fair, China More About: Celebrate
Museum of Russian Emigration to Open in Stavropol Territory
2007-08-27 17:12:00 The Museum of Russian Emigration will be open in Kislovodsk town on the initiative of the well-known patron of art, Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein from Liechtenstein. He has already been awarded the Pushkin Medal for his contribution into preservation of the cultural heritage of Russia. According to him, the choice of Kislovodsk town as the place for the future museum was not More About: Open , Territory
Russian Dance
2007-08-26 22:07:00 Kalinka Dance . This is a best example of character dance perfomed by best dances in the world. Ensemble Barynya is performing a traditional Russian Cossack dance routine consisting acrobatic tumbles, jumps, spins and leaps and the ... all » infamous cossack kicks! Brooklyn based Russian Cossack dancers reproduce the ethnic Cossack dances of the region in stage adapted form Russian beauties
THE VOLOGDA LACES
2007-08-26 20:40:00 By Lyubov Tsarevskaya The Museum of Lacework in Volo gda can well be called a museum of beauty. On display are all sorts of the centuries-old handicraft – table napkins, tablecloths, cloaks, capes and collars, which continue to gladden the eye and fill people’s lives with comforting grace. The art of lacework originated in Europe in the 15th century. In Russia the fine fabric of woven patterns
Russia’s Kaliningrad region re-lives Viking era
2007-08-13 07:32:00 The Viking Era International Festival has brough history back to Russia's Kali ningrad region. The Vikings entered the resort city of Zelenogradsk singing and dancing to the sound of rattles and drums. The beach filled with costumes and characters from the Middle Ages, Peasants with their long sleeved wool shirts and the Viking elite with their bright capes and traditional weapons. Aleksandr More About: Lives , Region
Scraping by in a Russian resort
2007-08-12 19:21:00 In the second of a series from southern Russia, the BBC's Steven Eke reports on the wealth gap in the spa town of Pyatigorsk. "Pyatigorsk" means "five peaks", and is the Russified version of "Beshtau", the Turkic name for the highest mountain in the region. A town of some 200,000 people, it is the capital of southern Russia's spa resorts. Pyatigorsk has a unique atmosphere. This year, summer has More About: Russian , Resort
SwaN Lake Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
2007-08-01 08:29:00 From: AaronKong More About: Moscow , Theatre , Ballet , Swan , Lake
Russia's Bolshoi returned to old glory by 2008
2007-08-01 08:27:00 Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre has been saved from virtual disintegration by massive renovation works and is now racing against time to reopen in autumn 2008 , the theatre's head said on Tuesday. In July 2005 the Bolshoi, one of the world's leading opera and ballet companies, closed for restoration, its facade tarnished and walls and columns pitted by decades of neglect. Behind the facade, however, More About: Glory
Sightseeing in Moscow
2007-07-29 15:42:00 By Luc PolsVail, CO, Colorado July 28, 2007 We secure tickets to Moscow at an office in St. Petersburg and even buy our tickets there to the next city, Yekatarinburg. Unbeknown to us (we told you, no Russian!) dinner and breakfast were included and this is not something I can recommend. The beds, however, are quite comfortable. We are traveling second class, and both Peter and I sleep quite More About: Sightseeing
Russian Literature
2007-07-27 19:48:00 Russian books you can read in English online: Alexander Pushkin's verse in English translation Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky. Crime And Punishment Anton Chekhov. Selected works Leo Tolstoy. Selected works Ivan Turgenev. Selected works Mikhail Bulgakov. The Master and Margarita More About: Literature , Russian
Forest Club
2007-07-26 07:34:00 Here is some information about the Forest Club of Russian non-governmental organizations . The basis of the club comes from the necessity to unite and coordinate NGO forest related activities. The Club's major activities are: -Improvement of Russian forest legislation, forestry regulations and technical standards. Inventory of natural old growth forests and other valuable forest areas.
Russian Business and Financial News
2007-07-14 15:57:00 The most interesting and important Russian Business and Financial News can be found in my other blog, click here More About: Financial News
Windows to Russia: by Kyle Keeton
2007-07-12 19:34:00 KYLE KEETON, an American born in The Midwest of the USA, lives in Russia with his wife Svetlana, he has found his dream woman and dream country. That's what he says about his decision to come and stay in Russia. Here are some of his postings in his Windows To Russia Blog: My Sweety! The First Impression Of Moscow! Everything About Russia That You Never Wanted To Know! The old Soviet Union, CCCP More About: Kyle
Russian villages of Fedoskino, Palekh, Kholui and Mstera
2007-07-12 16:04:00 Russian lacquer boxes are among the most beautiful and distinctive of that country's art achievements in the 20th century. The boxes, which vary in size, are extremely well crafted. It can take as long as two months to make a box out of papier-mache, a material many artists prefer because of its ability to withstand changes in atmospheric conditions and to avoid cracking. The lacquer box sitting More About: Russian , Villa , Ages
Russian language tutorial & online phrasebook
2007-07-11 03:05:00 Why do you need to know a little Russian ? Because if you are going to travel to Russia, it will be much easier to make your way around if you can read the Russian alphabet and know a few basic words. Besides, you can make friends much easier. This guide will help you learn the Russian letters, basic grammar, and most key phrases in Russian you will need. To enhance your learning experience, More About: Tutorial , Language , Online
A List of Russian Dating Sites
2007-07-11 02:54:00 Here are some addresses of Russian Women Dating Sites : http://russianbrides.com/ http://www.chanceforlove.com/ http://www.oksanalove.com/ http://www.cindyagency.com/ http://www.mordinson.com/ http://www.behappy2day.com/ http://www.russiandates.com/ http://www.russianeuro.com/russian_dating _agency.cfm More About: List , A list
Russian Bride and K-1 visa
2007-07-10 23:35:00 By: Olga Bulyga How to date a Russian woman if you live few thousands miles away? You will hardly find anyone today who did not hear about Russians dating sites or international matchmakers, there are millions of them in the internet. Let us suppose that after continual search you have found the lady of your dream, you came to visit her few times and everything tells you that you and your More About: Bride , Visa |
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