Merry X-mas

We would like to congratulate our readers with the Christmas day! 
Enjoy the holiday and keep on believing in miracles! 
Let your dreams come true and Santa bring you the most desirable present (hope you are in the "good list") :)))

NY prediction chart

Christmas and New Year are in the air!

Let's make the waiting a bit more cheerful!

We would like to build a festive mood in our blog too.

We wish you all the best for the coming 2015.

You have a chance to find your 3 words which will go with you through the year!

Look at this prediction chart in any directions you like and the first three words you'll find will be your motto for the year :)

Let's check what you have? Leave your comments below.

My words are harmony, passion and love :)

I like such a motto))

Russian opportunities for foreigners

Dear Friends! Here's a very good news and opportunity for you!

Russia has become one of the cheapest countries for shopping and tourism nowadays. After ruble rate has fallen down an average foreign tourist became able to afford to spend in Russia approximately twice as low as before. Cheap fuel, goods and services attract numerous tourists from the near abroad. Experts forecast increase of European tourists also.

Our services

Dear Friends!

We would like to provide you an introduction of our services.

If you think of visiting Russia and want to explore it yourself but the only thing which stops you is lack  of local language – we’ll be glad to help you. There is a variety of services we provide – whatever you would prefer to feel comfortable in Russia! 

Father Frost's house

Father Frost's house - a fabulous place, located in a beautiful pine forest not far from the Great Ustyug (It's a famous Russian city). Come to visit Father Frost and fall in your children's dreams. Guests estate of Father Frost offers picturesque landscapes, fascinating journey through the trail of fairy tales and, of course, meeting with the Father Frost himself.

Vologodskaya oblast

Dear Friends! This week we decided to make a virtual trip to Vologodskaya oblast. You'll learn about the region, its cities, museums, culture, food and what not! We will also tell you about the most popular place on Christmas holidays - the home of the Russian Santa Claus - we call him Father Frost (Dedushka Moroz).

A minute of fun :)

In Vladivostok airport a cat ate seafood for approximately 1000 euro! :)
Nobody knows whose cat it was and where he is now :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ineM5iPZWw

Photos of Tatarstan

If you still have doubts if it's worth visiting Tatarstan or not, please see some motivation photos :)

Russian Federation Constitution Day

December 12, 1993 in our country the Constitution of the Russian Federation was passed. The text of the Constitution was published in "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" on December 25, 1993, and since that year, Constitution Day is one of the most important public holidays in Russia.
The Constitution - the basic law of the state - is the core of the entire legal system in Russia.

We would like to congratulate all our Russian readers with this day. We wish our country and its people prosperity and peace!

Sabantui

Sabantui is a national feast of bashkirians and tatars. In ancient times tatars had a big feast “Zhien” (gathering) – the day to meet relatives living in other villages or towns. Very often they made “zhien” for people of one group of villages, then the other and so on. The guests came on the decorated wagons with bells ringing and presented sweets to the kids on the streets. Traditional presents for the hosts were two loafs of white bread and one or two sun-dried geese. Zhien was especially interesting for the young people. There were lots of competitions between people from different villages.

18-22 December Kazan New Year Fair

Universal “New Year Fair” is a big event in the capital of Tatarstan life. More than 180 enterprises from Moscow, Kazan, Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh, Velikii Novgorod, Ivanovo, Izhevsk, Ryazan, Chelyabinsk and many other Russian cities took part in the fair last year. It is a very popular event among citizens and guests of Tatarstan.  14160 people visited the fair last year.

Enjoy Kazan

Kazan is the place where peacefully exist east and west, Christianity and Islam, ancient and new architecture. It is the motherland of Shalyapin, Zabolotskii, Derzhavin. It is a very beautiful city. In the historical center of the city numerous architectural styles have mixed. The city has its legends and secrets. Please enjoy watching the pictures and fall in love with Kazan!

Funny cartoon about Tatarstan

Dear friends! We continue to show you the series of cartoons about Russia. This one is about Tatarstan (with subtitles). Please enjoy!

*honorary rank of Turki and Mongul given for military feats

Explore Tatarstan

Dear Friends! This week we decided to change our direction and make a virtual trip to Tatarstan. You'll learn about the region, its cities, nature, culture, food and what not! If you would like to read about something specific in Tatarstan - please feel free to comment below or contact us and we'll make a post for you! If you have pictures and stories to share - we are open for communication :)

Kamchatka. History and exploration.

Kamchatka. History and exploration.

When Russian explorer Ivan Moskvitin reached the Sea of Okhotsk in 1639, further exploration was impeded by the lack of skills and equipment to build sea-going ships and by the harsh land to the northeast inhabited by the warlike Koryak people. Kamchatka was, consequently, entered from the north. In 1651, after having assisted in the foundation of the Anadyrsk ostrog, explorer Mikhail Stadukhin went south and followed the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk from Penzhina Bay to Okhotsk. From about 1667 there were reports of a Kamchatka River to the south. Some time before 1700 a group of Russians were stranded and died on Kamchatka.

Climate, geology, earthquakes and volcanoes of Kamchatka

The Climate of Kamchatka

Although Kamchatka lies at similar latitudes to Great Britain, cold arctic winds from Siberia combined with the cold Oyashio sea current see the peninsula covered in snow from October to late May. Under the Köppen climate classification Kamchatka generally has a subarctic climate (Dfc) but higher and more northerly areas have a polar climate (ET). Kamchatka is much wetter and milder than eastern Siberia, and is essentially transitional from the hypercontinental climate of Siberia and Manchuria to the rain-drenched subpolar oceanic climate of the Aleutian Islands.

Kamchatka Peninsula

The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russian: полуо́стров Камча́тка, poluostrov Kamchatka) is a 1,250-kilometre-long (780 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi). It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 10,500-metre (34,400 ft) deep Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.

The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The vast majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are Russians, but there are also about 13,000 Koryaks (2014). More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (179,526 people in 2010) and nearby Yelizovo (38,980).

The Kamchatka peninsula contains the volcanoes of Kamchatka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Kamchatka receives up to 2,700 mm (110 in) of precipitation per year. The summers are moderately cool, and the winters tend to be rather stormy though rarely producing lightning.

The Bracken is the dainty dish of the Far East people.

It is named the dainty dish not only by the Far Eastern people but also by the famous chefs all over the world. Bracken is very healthy and at the same time tasty and easy to cook. If you pick it yourself the dish becomes really cheap.

It is important to mention that to make the dish really dainty you need bracken but not other type of fern. It is picked only during May-June when the plant is on its lactic ripening stage - just when it showed from the ground like a snail – meaning its leaves were unfolded.

The best dish is considered to be bracken with meat. They also cook in the Far East different salads, soups and pickles with bracken.

Honeymoon in Kamchatka

Please enjoy the photos of Kamchatka made by Tatiana Teselkina and Mathias Verlee during their honeymoon. "I felt deep admiration. It is the most phenomenal place in the world!" - Tatiana comments her feelings after she visited Kamchatka.
Thank you for the brilliant photos, Tatiana!

Kronotsky Reserve is one of the oldest in Russia. It was founded in November, 1^st 1934. Its territory is 1 147 619 ha. It saves the unique natural complexes and biological diversity of eastern Kamchatka.

On the territory of Kronotsky Reserve there are many unique natural objects to see: Geyser valley, Death valley, Uzon volcano caldera, Silver fir coppice, Kronotsk lake, Tchazhminskii hot spring, Tyushevskii hot spring, Semyachikskii hot spring, Semyachikskii firth, Shchapinsk fir wood.

54 species of mammals live in the Reserve. Only here you can find wild North deer.  In the borders of the natural biosphere reserve there are 244 species and sub-species of birds, including golden eagle, gyrfalcon, duck hawk, Aleutian tern.

There are 25 volcanoes including 8 active ones on the territory of Kornotsky Reserve.

Starting from 1985 Kornotsky Reserve was included  into the international biosphere reserves and from 1996 the unique  natural  territory was included into the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.

Kronotsky Reserve gives you an opportunity to spend as much time as you wish (not less than a month) at the Reserve being a volunteer. The registration for the next year starts from January 2015. If you are interested we can help you to apply - please email us (details in the contact info). 

A funny cartoon

Dear friends! Please enjoy a little cartoon about bears, volcanoes and Russia! :) 

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii is one of the oldest towns of the Far East and is considered to be founded in 1740. It is quite an adventurous city – according to a geological map it is situated in the earthquake prone among the sleeping volcanoes. The town got its name from the ships of the two pioneer expeditions “Saint Paul” and “Saint Peter”. A unique sightseeing of the town is ocean vicinity, port, mild climate and charming colours of the sky being the delight for the eyes of  the local people and tourists.

The great fotos of Kamchatka

Denis Budkov is a Russian photographer who lives and works in Kamchatka. From the very childhood he visited active and “sleeping” volcanoes. The beauty of the peninsula took Denis’ heart and 8 years ago he started to make fotos of marvelous landscapes.

Below you’ll see the some of them: 

1.       Viluchinskii volcano

Welcome to Kamchatka

Dear friends! As we announced previously each week will be devoted to a specific region. This week we decided to tell you about Kamchatka - one of the most "natural" region - the region where you can enjoy earth as it is - untouched by the humans.

Easy Monday: Kamchatka

Just funny photos