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| 20.01.2012 |
The Museum of Gold and Platinum Industries near Yekaterinburg opens after a four year restoration In the summer of 2012 in Berezovsky, a town just 12km north-east of Yekaterinburg, The Museum of Gold and Platinum Industries will open its doors to the public after more than four years of restoration work. | |
| 29.12.2011 |
The ”Ice fairy tale” museum has opened in St. Petersburg Fairy tale characters, fantastic creatures and various heroes from popular Russian books and cartoons have been sculpted in ice and placed in an area of nearly 600 square metres on Cosmonauts Avenue in St. Petersburg. | |
| 12.12.2011 |
The “Saint Petersburg Samovar” Festival The 6th international festival celebrating traditional tea-drinking, the “Saint Petersburg Samovar” will take place in St. Petersburg (Gagarina Avenue, 8. metro station "Park Pobedy") between 15th-18th December. | |
| 05.12.2011 |
Jamie Oliver is about to open his first restaurant in Russia In spring 2012, for the very first time Jamie Oliver will open his restaurant "Jamie's Italian" in Moscow. The Ginza Project will help the world-famous cook, restaurateur and television presenter enter the Russian market. | |
| 22.11.2011 |
Christmas Fairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg The modern Russian magazine "Seasons" is organising two large Christmas Fairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. | |
| 28.10.2011 |
The International Tourism Forum «Visit Russia» The first 'International Tourism Forum «Visit Russia»' has just ended in Yaroslavl, one of the prinicipal towns on the world famous "Golden Ring" tour. | |
| 24.10.2011 |
An exhibition for ”500 years of European horology” in Moscow See unique works of watchmaking from the collections of major European museums and private collections. | |
| 14.10.2011 |
Miniature toy soldiers exhibition in the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum The Irkutsk Regional Art Museum, which has a rich collection of Siberian fine art, presents the exhibition of military history miniature toys for boys. | |
| 03.10.2011 |
Reopening of the historic Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow The Bolshoi Theatre, the crown jewel of the Russian arts, is scheduled to reopen on the 28th October 2011. The opening night gala concert will be attended by Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev. | |
| 22.09.2011 |
Salvador Dali Exhibition at the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts For the first time, the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow will feature artworks from the collection of the 'Dali Theatre and Museum' in Figueres. It is an incredible opportunity to feel the unique surreal atmosphere of the artworks by the world renowned eccentric artist – Salvador Dali. | |
| 20.09.2011 |
Russia stops clock change from this autumn In February 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev cancelled the seasonal clock change in Russia. | |
| 22.08.2011 |
Free talks on tours to Russia, and Trans-Mongolian We have updated our schedule for our free tailks on Russia and Trans-Mongolian railway. We will be happy to share our knowledge with you. | |
| 01.08.2011 |
Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian Tours 2012 We have updated departure dates and prices for our Trans-Siberian (Moscow to Vladivostok) and Trans-Mongolian (Moscow to Beijing) tours for 2012. | |
| 28.07.2011 |
Russian river cruise schedule 2012 We have updated our Russian river cruise schedule and prices for 2012. Please check our river and black sea cruise schedule. | |
| 14.06.2011 |
Serednikovo Manor – Mikhail Lermontov’s Heritage Serednikovo manor located in the suburbs of Moscow to its North is a park manor ensemble of the late XVIII - early XIX century representing high classicism architecture, the Golden Age of Russian estate. Serednikovo is one of the most famous Mikhail Lermontov’s places in Russia where he spent his summer holidays for four years in 1829-1832. Read more about Serednikovo manor. | |
| 24.05.2011 |
May 2011 Ash Cloud Dear customers, we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused by the natural disaster and we fully appreciate our customers’ concerns. | |
| 09.05.2011 |
Military parade dedicated to the victory in the Second World War on Red Square. Military parade dedicated to the victory in the Second World War on Red Square. Watch the video. | |
| 19.04.2011 |
Russian Bank holidays in May 1. Spring and Labour Day (Sunday, May 1, 2011- Monday, May 2, 2011) 2. Victory Day (Monday, May 9, 2011) | |
| 13.04.2011 |
Kremlin entrance through Borovitskie gate is closed. Lenin Mausoleum will reopen on 20 April Access to the territory of the Kremlin through Borovitskie gate is closed due to granite stairs renovation of the Borovitskaya tower. | |
| 12.04.2011 |
Travel show MITF will be held in Moscow International Travel Show MITF will take place in Moscow from 12 to 15 May at Gostinniy Dvor, and this year the main focus will be shifted from tourism professionals to the end consumers. | |
