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Passport Picks |
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Editor’s Choice
The Game. Jazz+Electro+Lounge? – Gabin! Polo a la Russe. Mariinsky Premiere in Moscow...
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Postcard from Belarus |
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A Long Weekend in Minsk
Why not escape the dirty streets of Moscow in favour of a few days in charming Minsk?
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Art History |
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Drugoe Iskusstvo – Another Art? A Different Art?
The political era of Khrushchev was the second perestroika (renewal) in the Russian history of the 20th century.
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Business |
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Russian Corporate Raiders – Fear No More?
One can hardly describe Russian’s legal system as one that features a Western-style “rule of law.”
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Leisure |
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St Catherine’s Monastery, Sukhanovo
Three miles south of the MKAD lies the quiet hamlet of Sukhanovo.
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Cover Story |
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Russian Star
Svetlana Khorkhina is called the sex symbol of the artistic gymnastics. It is not by coincidence. Interview for the Passport Magazine.
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All We Need is Love…
We all know that we need love, hardly anybody knows what it actually is.
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Book Review |
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Books Review
World Without End – Ken Follet. Becoming Jane
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Feature |
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Notes From Underground. Part II: The Red Line
Few human constructions so completely fuse the mundane, workaday world with the exotic and the strange as the Moscow Metro.
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Traveling Well or Disordered Abroad?
Millions of people everywhere, but especially Passport magazine readers, spend time travelling.
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Travel |
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How far to Ufa?
Ufa greeted me at 5 AM in the morning with darkness, a cold autumnal air and a thin but constant drizzle.
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The Warmth of Thailand
Sunshine is the best cure for winter. Thailand’s sunshine is guaranteed and even better.
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Wine |
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Return of the King
The Knights of the Vine took another trip to New Zealand at year-end, just before the long Russian holiday.
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Restaurant Review |
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Short Takes
Correa’s on Gasheka. Old Havana. Beavers. Coffee Bean on Leningradsky Prospekt.
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Community |
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Isn’t Boring Weather Boring?
As I write this, we are in the midst of another year of ho-hum winter weather in Moscow.
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Fred Goes Shopping
Fred has been watching his grocery checks climb during the past couple of years.
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Army Day
The history of the holiday started with the victory of Soviet power in the armed revolt in Petrograd.
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Out and About |
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Moscow Rotarians Enjoy Themselves
Nearly 90 Rotarians and their wives of the German-speaking Rotary Club enjoyed an evening filled with entertainment.
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Slavinsky Gallery
At the Millionnaire’s Fair the presentation of new works by Ivan Slavinsky took place.
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Lucia at Fashion Week in Moscow – Fashion Trends
Gostiny Dvor gathered many celebrities at Moscow Fashion Week.
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Relief from Stress
On the 15th December the opening of the painter Hadji-Murad Alikhanov’s works took place in the Gallery “System” at Gorki-8.
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Killing me Softly with the Taste of Money…
What is the smell of success and money? Cigars and jazz, carnival dancers and excellent wine?
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Malaysian Students Raise Money for Orphanage
At a December charity concert, the Sechenov Malaysian Student Association presented a check for 125,000 rubles.
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Art Manezh
On December 13-17, 2007 Armenian-born painter Hrachya Harutiunian who resides in Moscow, exhibited his paintings at ART MANEZH.
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Refugee Children Hosted at Christmas Party
OPORA, an NGO working with refugee children, Russian street children and orphans, held a Christmas celebration in Moscow.
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The Last Word |
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Inguna Penike
Inguna Penike, wife of the Latvian Ambassador, President of the International Women’s Club of Moscow.
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