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2007-05-09
On the 9th of may we celebrate Victory Day –the day on which The Nazis were defeated. We paid for this Victory an enormous cost-27 million people human lives. This is a poem for you to help you to understand why we became winners,the poem in which Russian soldier is asking his beloved to wait for him in spite of all the hardships
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2007-04-30
The city main and favourite fish- koryushka- is back and will hit the streets in the beginning of May.
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2007-04-24
Lenin’s birthday was on the 22nd of April, 1870.So if you are interested in soviet history of Russia and the life of this infamous revolutionary, this month is a particularly relevant time to go and check out The State Museum of Political history of Russia.
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2007-03-24
New exhibitions in the well known museums.KGB in the USSR: People, Events, Actions- if you fancy yourself a James Bond, this exhibition will satisfy those espionage fantasies.
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2007-03-13
Easter (Paskha) is by far the most celebrated date on the Russian Orthodox calendar. Remember that it was not so long ago that religious celebration was totally forbidden in Russia.
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2007-02-16
After incredibly warm November and December (eight degrees above zero centigrade) winter came to our city at last: 18 degrees below zero centigrade!
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2006-12-26
The home of Snegurochka, weather a small girl or a beautiful young woman, the granddaughter of Ded Moroz (Father Frost), is to be considered to be from one of two places ...
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2006-12-19
Valery Gergiev, the indefatigable artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre
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2006-12-07
With more than 70 giant New Year’s trees spread across the city, and more glittering lights than ever, St Petersburg is getting itself ready for Russia’s most popular holiday: the celebration of New Year.
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2006-11-29
Julia’s recommendations for booklovers: where to get books about Russia and what to read about Russia
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2006-11-21
Metro is not just a reliable and rapid transport system of St Petersburg. It is a work of art!
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2006-11-15
In the city of Uryupinsk there is a monument of a goat...
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2006-11-08
Almost 90 years ago now, what would come to be seen as a major global event of last century, the Russian Revolution,began right here, in St Petersburg...
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2006-08-22
St Petersburg Museum of Political History- new idea for my dear tourists. To my great surprise not every private guide and even tourist firm offer their clients to visit this extraordinary museum.
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