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Education Briefing |
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British Council
University choices interest every family. PASSPORT has been reporting on the popularity of the various education fairs (see Out & About November 2010 and March 2011).
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Editor’s Choice |
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Faberge Eggs
The beginning of the 20th century saw the birth of artistic firms producing high-quality jewellery that we still admire and crave for.
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Dance, Music, Festival
Tango Music,Easter Festival
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Michael Kenny
The name of Michael Kenna is usually associated with landscape photography.
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Theatre Review |
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April Recommended Theatre
“Two angles, four people”. “The Karamazovs”. “Boris Godunov” – Preview of the coming Opening Night.
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Art History |
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Russian Symbolism
The word symbolism derives from the Greek “Symbolon” and means a symbol, a sign.
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Travel |
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Mexico
For many Russians, their first acquaintance with Mexico started back in the 1990s when Mexican telenovelas flooded our TV.
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Your Moscow |
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Tolstoy’s House
Near the centre of modern Moscow, though a place which a hundred years ago was in the country, there is a cozy little home-estate which was once owned by Leo Tolstoy.
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Octoberskaya
Muted with melancholy gray, drab slab architecture, and with Lenin looming over a windswept square, Soviet-era Oktyabrskaya may initially fail to inspire.
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The Way It Was |
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Feminism in Russia
Russia, as other medieval societies in Europe, never excelled in treating women as being equals.
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The Way It Is |
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Juries in Russia III
Juries were established in Russian in 1866, contributing to the democratisation of the judicial branch of government.
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Traffic Jams in Moscow
A typically dark, grey, icy day mid-December last year. About 4 pm Moscow local time.
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Ex-pat Tax
The world is experiencing its fifth year of financial crisis. While some countries (mainly BRIC) are recovering nicely, Europe, the US and Africa are mired in a financial quagmire.
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Real Estate |
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News
Moscow authorities want to see more hotels and residential buildings to be built in the center of the city as opposed to office centers and shopping malls.
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Ðóññêèé ÿçûê |
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Russian Lesson
How to say: How much / how many?
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Real Estate |
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Real Estate Taxman Cometh
Over the last few months, the issue of introducing a new real estate tax in Russia has been heavily discussed.
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Restaurant Review |
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Mr. Lee
Mr. Lee came to Moscow’s shore with a wave of post-crisis, trendy Asian restaurants that has included Nobu, Megu and Kinki.
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Wine & Dining |
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Myskhako: war, peace and wine
It feels weird, to the point of claustrophobia, to stand in the tiny underground cell.
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Restaurant Review |
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Azerbaijan (restaurant)
In the fall I watched the progress of the construction of Azerbaijan Restaurant along the Moscow River in northwestern Moscow.
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Out and About |
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The Future of Moscow’s Nightlife
Hello everyone! It’s been two months since you’ve been updated on the always changing Moscow nightlife scene.
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The Geneva motor Show
Shortly after seven o’clock in the morning. Not exactly a time when you’d normally see a lot of locals or visitors running around.
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The NOS Prize
On Friday 28th January a small but intense crowd of literary folk gathered in the central hall of the Polytechnic Museum, just off Lubyanka Square, to participate in the NOS Literature Prize award ceremony.
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Family |
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The trouble with ginger cats
Once upon a time there was an English lady who lived in- Moscow. She was a bit batty, if you know what I mean.
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Puzzle page
Easter Symbols. Fox cubs & Easter eggs please decorate this puzzle with Easter eggs! Mini Sudoku.
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Book Review |
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Stalin’s Children by Owen Matthews
Owen Matthews’ book, Stalin’s Children, goes to the heart of the émigré experience in relation to Russia.
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Personal Opinion |
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View from the Misty Isles
Britain continues to play its role as a world power as David Cameron follows in the footsteps of Tony Blair, working for peace in the Middle East.
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Deidre Dares
Ex-pats and Russians alike ask celebrity columnist Deidre Dare questions about life in Moscow.
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