1/31/2015

Tourism in Russia is becoming more and more popular. You will be surprised to learn that the below photos were made in Russia which again proves that you may find all kinds of tourism in one country!

1. Does it look like Switzerland? But it is not. If you travel 6500 to the East from Switzerland you'll find Altai. It is a sparecely populated area with the only town Gorno-Altaisk (population 60 000). Other people live in villages. The nearest railway station is Biisk in 100 km distance.

1/29/2015

Sochi Olympic Games were big in all meanings of this word. If you enjoyed the ceremonies of opening and closure - you are welcome to VDNKh exhibition center where you can see yourself the enourmous decorations which were used




in Sochi.

1/21/2015

Do's and Don'ts When Visiting Russia

Here's a very good article explaining in a bit of details how to behave when you are in Russia.
The author, Olga Zatsepina, PH.D, is an Associate Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Foreign Languages) and has been teaching an intercultural communication course "Cultural Diversity of the Modern World" for Russian and American students for the last 9 years at different institutions of Moscow and New York. (www.culturelinks.net).

1/19/2015

Winter SaniDay 2015 in Moscow

Sledging from the snowy mountains is a traditional Russian winter entertainment which started centuries ago and even in the century of hi-tech it remains as popular as it used to be. SaniDay (sledge day) is a winter fest which unites fans of unusual engineering art, speed and fun.