Volgograd is one of the largest cities in the South of Russia and the official center of Volgograd region. From 1589 to 1925, the city was called Tsaritsyn because the original city fortress was located to the north of the place where the river Tsaritsa met […]
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Yekaterinburg (formerly known as Sverdlovsk in 1924-1991) is the largest city and administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. The city is located in Western Siberia. It is informally called the “capital of the Urals.” The population of Yekaterinburg is about 1.5 million. It was founded on 18 […]
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Samara (Kuybyshev in 1935-1991) is one of the largest cities in the Volga region. It stands on the left bank of the Volga River and has the population of more than 1 million people on the area of 541 square kilometers. The city was officially founded […]
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Kazan is one of Russia’s oldest cities, located on the Volga River, 820 km away from Moscow. It is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan and the fifth largest city in Russia with a population of over 1.2 million residents. Over half of the population […]
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Today we are going to tell you a few words about Nizhniy Novgorod or “Nizhniy” as it is shortly called by locals. The territory of the region is about 80, 500 square kilometers. The capital of it was founded in 1221, thus it is clearly one […]
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Kaliningrad is the largest city on the north-west of Russia and the administrative center of Kaliningrad region. Its population is 450,000 people. It is situated on the shore of the Baltic see and is cut off from the rest of Russia. It has land borders with […]
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Dear friends, We hope all of you are fine and healthy. Today we would like to introduce our new set of messages to you. We all know Moscow and St Petersburg are the most popular cities in our country among foreign guests. At the same time […]
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Today we are going to talk about Russian dumplings or pelmeni. They are very tasty and popular especially during winter time. It is perfect food when you are lack of time and need to get something fast to eat. It is a very interesting process to […]
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It is difficult to imagine any Russian party without vodka. Most of the important events in our life are celebrated with the family and friends and very often with alcohol. Of course, vodka is considered to be purely Russian alcohol drink. To have it with pleasure […]
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One of the most traditional desserts in Russia is blini. We cook them not only for celebrating Pancake week but for no special reason. Less talking, more doing. Blini (Russian crepes) Ingredients: • 1 liter milk • an egg • sugar to taste • salt to […]
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A Pirog is the Russian pie, covered in pastry, baked and filled with a sweet or savory filling. We are sure Russian Pirogi (the pies in plural) are very well-known all over the world. While being here almost every foreign guest who enjoyed the city with […]
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One of the popular second dishes is Beef Stroganoff. Nowadays it seems to be very popular in other countries too. It even has lots of versions. We are going to talk about the traditional one. The name of the dish goes back to XIX century. It […]
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Dear friends, Our life makes surprises for us, changes almost every day, sometimes becomes unpredictable but still goes on. Still there are many things that remain unchanged – our care about the people we love, our wish to make their lives happier, interesting, and more exciting. […]
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Oranienbaum is located on the Gulf of Finland, forty kilometers from St. Petersburg. It is also known by its post-war name Lomonosov. Originally the city was called Oranienbaum which means “an orange tree” in German. It is considered that Alexander Menshikov named this place after English […]
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Erarta is the first contemporary art museum in Saint-Petersburg and the biggest private museum in Russia. Its name means “the time of art”. This museum was open on September 30 of 2010 and since then the very active and full of events life has begun in […]
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The Russian Museum of Ethnography tells people about simple and close to everyone things: the way people worked, built their homes, spent time with their families and dealt with other ordinary duties. We must say, every museum complex has its own unforgettable image, national features typical […]
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Vyborg is a small medieval town situated on the shore of the Gulf of Finland close to Russia’s border with Finland, 300 kilometers far from Helsinki. The name of the town Vyborg from Swedish means Saint Fortress. The history of the town began in the 13th […]
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Once a closed town in the Gulf of Finland is gaining its popularity among foreign guests. This place is worth to visit and there are many reasons for it! For a very long time the only way to reach it was by water. This small town […]
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Dear friends! The situation with travelling abroad is not easy now but is very suitable for planning your trip to Russia. We decided to inform you about beautiful places to visit in Saint-Petersburg and near it but not very well-known among travelers. We really hope to […]
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Hello dear friends! Coronavirus situation in Russia today: Our Ministry of Health and Social Policy has confirmed 850,870 cases of coronavirus in Russia for today and 14,128 deaths. More than 650,000 people have recovered. In eighty regions of our country the situation is considered to become […]
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The Indian restaurants in Saint-Petersburg are very well-known by their delicious and useful food. The ingredients of the vegetative origin make its main part. The visitors can try here the tastiest dishes made of poultry, lamb and goat’s flesh. Most of the culinary masterpieces are made […]
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The Caucasus cuisine generally consists of these three countries cuisines – Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan as they have many common features. In traditional recipes of these countries they use lots of vegetables, herbs, spices, meat and definitely red wine. Such dishes as lulah kebab, lobio, khachapuri […]
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Asian food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world. When we say the Asian cuisine, we mean the food of the eastern, southern and southern-eastern Asian regions. Japan, China, Thailand and Indonesia are among them. The main typical ingredients are rice, different kinds […]
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According to the menus of Russian restaurants in Saint-Petersburg you can learn the history of the Russian culinary. At the same time seeing their interiors you can learn the Russian design history of the 19-20th centuries. We must say Russian dishes are not only borsch and […]
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From the first years of the foundation St Petersburg was a multinational city. For more than two centuries it had been a capital of the Russian Empire, it was the ‘window to Europe’ that was cut by Peter the Great and through that window to Russian […]
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If you come to any European country you can feel the atmosphere of coming Christmas & New Year from the middle of November. In Russia you can get this feeling only from the middle of December when the first Christmas markets are opened. It is the […]
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The first visitors came to the museum in 2011 though the official opening took place on June 8, 2012. About 100 specialists were making this model of Russia for 5 years. It shows the everyday life of our country via small episodes of different kinds of […]
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Description: Saint-Petersburg Toy Museum was founded in 1997 as the first private museum in our city. It is the second museum in Russia of this profile after the one in Sergiev Posad. This museum is a member of the Russian Museums’ Society. […]
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Takes place from February 15 till June 16, 2019. This exhibition shows drawings, bicycles, photos and videos as well as 16 motorcycles including the best models. Italy with its Armani, Fendi, Versage fashion houses, Ponti, Sottsass and Zanussi furniture and interior design pieces, Ferrari, Lambordhini and […]
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Stroganov Palace in the center of Saint-Petersburg is a unique building in Baroque style made in the 18th century. This huge mansion used to belong to the family of merchants Stroganovs. Its history demands our special attention. In 1742 Baron Sergey Stroganov bought a wooden house […]
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Shuvalov Palace is one of the noble palaces situated on the embankment of the Fountain River. It was built at the end of the 18 century and belonged to the duke Voronzov. Unfortunately he died before the construction of the palace was finished. After the construction […]
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Pavlovsk is located 30km from Saint-Petersburg. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions. The town center, its park and palace ensemble have become the objects of UNESCO Heritage since 1990. Pavlovsk Palace is the center of Pavlovsk town. Its park occupies two thirds of […]
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Peterhof is a German word which means ‘Peter’s courtyard’. For the first time Peterhof was mentioned in the Travel Diary of Peter the Great in 1705. It was a place where he could have rest on his way to the island Kotlyn. On the island Peter […]
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Catherine’s Palace was called this way after Catherine I, who was the wife of Peter the Great. She ruled the country, to be honest, not very successfully for two years after his death. The area of Tsar Village where the palace is located now, originally was […]
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Saint-Petersburg is famous for its numerous palaces. Most of them are situated in the city but there are some in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. It is not a surprise why there are so many of them. For more than two centuries St. Petersburg was a […]
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SPB metro is more than a means of transport. It is a history and mood of the city, fates of its citizens. It is not by chance that the motto of SPB metro is “Unite the city, connect people”. SPB metro was opened during the Soviet […]
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We are happy to inform the guests of our site that hydrofoils (so-called meteors) are going to begin working in our beautiful city in the end of April! Hydrofoils take passengers down the Neva River and Gulf of Finland to Peterhof. They travel from the center […]
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Saint-Petersburg is one of the popular touristic destinations in the world. Tourists are coming to this beautiful city during the whole year. But in summer time its number is growing thanks to cruise passengers and to those ones who did not risk coming in winter time […]
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Hello dear guests! Easter is coming soon and we have collected some news about it for you. Cristian traditions are reviving nowadays. Our parents and grandparents lived in the times of the USSR when religion was not popular at all. Not many people visited the church […]
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International Women’s day is celebrated annually on 8th March in many countries around the world. Historically it emerged as a day of working women’s solidarity in vindication of equal rights and emancipation. As a part of international peace movement Russian women first celebrated International Women’s day […]
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Vodka is one of the world famous alcoholic drinks. For the first time the word “vodka” was mentioned in an official document at the time of Elisabeth I who was daughter of Peter the Great. First prototype of vodka was made in the 10th century. And […]
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Dear guests today we have decided to tell you the history of Russian shawls as they remain one of the best souvenirs from Russia. The history of Pavloposad shawls started in the 17th century and thanks to Russian craftsmen they became popular all around the world. […]
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Almost every Russian knows what Matryoshka means. We doubt that everyone knows the origin of it. We are happy to tell the guests of our site how Matryoshkas appeared and were developed in Russia. Matryoshka is a Russian painted doll made of wood that inside has […]
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For Russian people New Year is a special holiday. It is loved both by children and adults. And all people try to celebrate it in such way to remember it for a long time. That is why it is so important to think about all details […]
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St. Petersburg is not only cultural but also tourist capital of Russia. As in each tourist city besides numerous sightseeing attractions there are plenty of souvenir shops. Visiting new city or country we always want to take with us something as a memory, e.g. some local […]
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We are glad to inform you that the new exhibition – Museum Restoration Secrets – takes place in Pavlovsk It was arranged by State Museum of Pavlovsk together with Leningrad Region Museum Agency. It is held in Tikhvin Art and Architectural Museum and is going to […]
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There is some news for our guests! We are glad to inform you that in most cities of Russia including Saint-Petersburg one of the brightest events of the year will take place – New Year Fairs. This year New Year Fair starts in St Petersburg on […]
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We are glad to inform our site guests that the temporary exhibition at the Hermitage presents “Olimpia” by Edouard Manet. The topic of a naked woman is supported by “Danae” of Titian, twenty engravings based on the works of famous Venetian and French artists of the […]
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There is some news exciting for everyone! The eastern wing of the General Staff Building on Palace (Dvortsovaya) Square has become the new exposition complex of the State Hermitage. The General Staff Building – is a well-known architectural monument of Saint-Petersburg created by Rossi in 1820-1830. […]
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There is great news! We are happy to inform you that on May 29, 2016 Faberge Museum celebrated the 170th birthday jubilee of the famous Russian jeweler. The agenda of the event was really active. The museum prepared so many pleasant surprises for the birthday of […]
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