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French vines take root in Altai

February 17, 2012 Sergey Teplyakov
A cross-culture experiment bears fruit in Siberia

Krasnoyarsk: Taking a break from the Trans-Siberian

February 14, 2012 Emma Burrows
On the route of the Trans-Siberian railway, the city of Krasnoyarsk is a good stop between the major destinations of Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk. Among Russian tourists, the city is known as a destination for extreme sports.

Preserving an ancient art

February 10, 2012 William Brumfield
A cathedral in the northwestern city of Pskov has preserved a remarkable set of frescoes through centuries of war and occupation

Where the polar bears roam

February 10, 2012 Alexei Bezrukov
Wrangel Island is a breeding ground for polar bears and one of the best-preserved examples of the Arctic ecosystem

Pskov: Fortress city in the Russian Northwest

January 27, 2012 William Brumfield
One of Russia's most ancient settlements, Pskov is also among the most picturesque of Russian cities

Relics of the Soviet era remain in Russia

January 23, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
Communism is dead, but Vladimir Lenin lives in the more than 6,000 statues and monuments dedicated to him all over Russia.

Once a prison, now a spiritual and tourist hub

January 21, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
Located in the White Sea in northwestern Russia, the Solovetsky Islands once housed one of Russia’s first gulags, but now its centuries-old monastery and the seascape’s stark beauty attracts thousands of tourists and the spiritually inclined

Moscow according to Guinness

January 17, 2012 Lucia Bellinello
Moscow boasts the world’s largest cannon as well as its most impressive subway system

Pushkin Hills: The great poet’s country retreat

January 13, 2012 William Brumfield
Alexander Pushkin spent many happy moments in the estates of his family and friends near the northwest Russian city of Pskov

Christmas for every day

January 10, 2012 Kristina Zuykina
To find the best Russian holiday ornaments, take a trip to Klin and visit the Klinskoye Podvorye Museum

Know your restaurants

January 9, 2012 Dmitry Alexeyev
People who visit Moscow on a regular basis know there are restaurants in the Russian capital to suit any taste and any budget. Yet finding truly original and authentic places is a real challenge

Vyatskoye: Telling the story of Russian village life

January 5, 2012 Elena Bobrova
It seems illogical to leave Yaroslavl for Vyatskoye. Yaroslavl is a UNESCO world heritage site boasting monasteries and house-museums. Vyatskoye is just a village. But it looks like a museum complex of 18th and 19th century rural Russia

Struggling with snow

January 4, 2012 Moritz Gathmann
Russians are well-versed in coping with winter

Orthodox Russian London

January 3, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
There's no better time to visit beautiful Orthodox Russian churches in London than for an Orthodox Christmas service, held in early January

Celebrating New Year's Day on the rails

January 2, 2012 Alex Jude
Alex Jude, an English teacher, translator and blogger living in Omsk, talks about his New Year experience in Russia. He happened to celebrate the New Year in a train heading to Caucasus

The Russian party bus

January 2, 2012 Patrick Sewell
What do Santa Claus, pine trees and presents have in common? Obviously the answer is Christmas – but not in Russia

Chita: gateway to China

December 23, 2011 William Brumfield
The architecture of the Siberian city of Chita developed as the harsh climate allowed

Choking on jokes

December 16, 2011 Ariadna Rokossovskaya, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
The West took jokes about the Soviet Union with complete seriousness, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s. Rossiyskaya Gazeta recalls some of the more popular jokes of that era

Ringing in an old tradition

December 10, 2011 Grigory Kubatian
Although their sound used to be heard throughout the Russian countryside, church bells fell silent during the Soviet era. Now the classic ringing is being brought back to life

Verkhoturye: Passage to Siberia

December 9, 2011 William Brumfield
Verkhoturye, one of the earliest trading outposts connecting Europe and Eurasia, is slowly throwing off its backwater reputation after years of stagnation and disregard to become one of Russia’s more appealing destinations
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