Caspian Challenge by Laura Kennington

Did you hear about Laura Kennington? She describes gerself as a "fitness professional, adventurer and ice cream enthusiast". Currently Laura is travelling alone through Russia - a 2,300 mile journey by kayak along the length of the Volga River in Russia, from source to sea.

That's a challnge of a brave person!
We are following you on your ‪#‎CaspianChallenge‬ Laura Kennington ! And we wish you good luck and a marvelous journey!

Here's her first blog from Russia. Please enjoy reading :)

http://lauraexplorer.com/2015/06/08/caspian-challenge-perseverance-persistence-and-plan-adjustments/

Eurovision 2015, Russia, Polina Gagarina, A Million Voices - 2nd place.
Our congratulations to Polina and all the fans! Great performance!

Toll free telephones in Moscow

If you are in Moscow there is one more interesting finding (by me as a traveller - did not know about it before Смайлик «smile» 
In case needed you can use a toll free telephone and call to any part of Russia. You can find such telephones in Vnukovo (that's where I found out about the possibility) and Sheremetyevo airports. 
There are many other toll free telephones all through Moscow and its region. Here you can download the list in xls.http://cdnimg.rg.ru/pril/article/64/16/46/Taksofony.xls It is in Russian. If you need it in English please leave a comment to this post.
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The 70th anniversary of the Viktory Day in the World War II

Today the world is celebating the 70th anniversary of the Viktory Day in the World War II. In Russia it is a very special day.