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Anyone for a tank ride?
Riding in a Russian World War II tank or coldwar era BTR personnel carrier is becoming more difficult, but still possible with a bit of preparation.
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Off to Chukotka – the Edge of the World
A Chukcha hunter sits on the peak of a bare hill, elbow resting on his knee, he smokes a cigarette, and enjoys a rest.
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Wine |
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Country in Crisis
It’s July 7, seven days after the new Russian alcohol tax stamp regime took effect, and the shelves are bare.
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Kupol
Anatoly Komm’s new restaurant Kupol has 360 degrees of glass.
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Budweiser Budvar
As you head down from Taganskaya Metro to the Budweiser Budvar Restaurant at Kotelnicheskaya Embankment 33 you know you have arrived when you walk into what looks like a rustic farm courtyard.
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Community |
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Community News
Community, Charity, Religious Practices, Music, Sport, First Time in Europe, Ladies Classic Car Rally, Moscow Region Governor’s Show, Jumping Cup, Tanks for the Memories, Dewar’s Russian Polo Cup.
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Letters to the Editor
Big Brothers Big Sisters in Moscow
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Kid's Stuff |
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Kids ‘n’ Culture
Nikulin Moscow Circus, The Gold of the World Circus, Dolphinarium, Yury Kuklachev Cats’ Theater, Venues
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Feature |
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Getting around Moscow
Traveling round the biggest city in Europe is easy
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Be a Fighter Pilot for a Day
We are a hundred metres above the runway, in tight formation, banking hard with our wingman just a few metres in front and to our left – so close, I can see the back-seater grinning.
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The Fastest Three Minutes of your Life
In streams the sun and it gets quite chilly and very bright as the instructor opens the door. I’m second in line.
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Moscow’s Top Ten
Whether you are in Moscow for a week or a year or more, there are many sights that you should not miss. In words and pictures, John Bonar picks the top ten ’must see’ for all visitors to the capital.
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Real Estate |
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Flat Prices - Up or Down?
“I heard that each sq. meter increases in value by $8 a month in Moscow, each day”...
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The Arts |
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The Opera Season 2005-06
The Moscow operatic season of 2005-2006 may well be best remembered as the one in which the number of seats available to opera-goers was reduced to a mere third of the normal...
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Russian Art on the Cusp of the 19th – Begining of 20th Century
The period from the 1890s to November 1917 was a time of vigorous and contradictory development of Russian art.
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Film |
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Summer Film Cocktail
From June to July, Moscow experienced fits of severe competition as countries contended in the FIFA World Cup for football’s Holy Grail...
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Moscow Film Festival
Still Searching...
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Moscow-Munich: Faraway, So Close!
Matthias Aicher started his career as a fashion photographer, but realized at some point that filmmaking was his true passion.
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