Contents of issue April 2011

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).

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.

Dance, Music, Festival
Tango Music,Easter Festival

Michael Kenny
The name of Michael Kenna is usually associated with landscape photography.

April Recommended Theatre
“Two angles, four people”. “The Karamazovs”. “Boris Godunov” – Preview of the coming Opening Night.

Russian Symbolism
The word symbolism derives from the Greek “Symbolon” and means a symbol, a sign.

Mexico
For many Russians, their first acquaintance with Mexico started back in the 1990s when Mexican telenovelas flooded our TV.

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.

Octoberskaya
Muted with melancholy gray, drab slab architecture, and with Lenin looming over a windswept square, Soviet-era Oktyabrskaya may initially fail to inspire.

Feminism in Russia
Russia, as other medieval societies in Europe, never excelled in treating women as being equals.

Juries in Russia III
Juries were established in Russian in 1866, contributing to the democratisation of the judicial branch of government.

Traffic Jams in Moscow
A typically dark, grey, icy day mid-December last year. About 4 pm Moscow local time.

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.

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.

Russian Lesson
How to say: How much / how many?

Real Estate Taxman Cometh
Over the last few months, the issue of introducing a new real estate tax in Russia has been heavily discussed.

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.

Myskhako: war, peace and wine
It feels weird, to the point of claustrophobia, to stand in the tiny underground cell.

Azerbaijan (restaurant)
In the fall I watched the progress of the construction of Azerbaijan Restaurant along the Moscow River in northwestern Moscow.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Puzzle page
Easter Symbols. Fox cubs & Easter eggs please decorate this puzzle with Easter eggs! Mini Sudoku.

Stalin’s Children by Owen Matthews
Owen Matthews’ book, Stalin’s Children, goes to the heart of the émigré experience in relation to Russia.

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.

Deidre Dares
Ex-pats and Russians alike ask celebrity columnist Deidre Dare questions about life in Moscow.