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The Best Christmas Markets in Moscow in 2021-2022

Experience a magical Russian Christmas in Moscow. The festive atmosphere warms the snow-dusted city, thousands of lights are strung across the city’s wide boulevards, and Christmas attractions are set up on the historical squares. From traditional fairs with souvenirs and carousels, to unique festivals run by the Orthodox church, fairs of handmade goods, and markets selling products from France all the way to the Far East, anyone visiting Moscow during the festive season will be spoilt for choice.

The Best Theatres in Moscow to See the Nutcracker

As with any other attraction, Russian theatres have their high and low seasons. Below are the best theatres to see this heart-warming, family-friendly ballet in Moscow

The Best Theatres in St Petersburg to See the Nutcracker

Since its 19th-century debut in the Mariinsky, Tschaikovsky’s Nutcracker has been the one and only ballet to see at Christmas. Here’s a list of the best theatres in St Petersburg showing this enchanting tale.

Best places to celebrate New Year 2022 in Moscow

Celebrating New Year’s is all about the fizz, the fun and the glamour, the city lights shining and the champagne flowing. So, where better place could there possibly be to celebrate this momentous event, than in the biggest city in Europe – Moscow?

Moscow’s Best Ice Sculpture Festivals in 2019-2020

Legend has it that hundreds of years ago two Russian men went ice-fishing. So engrossed were they in watching their lines that they failed to notice a snow storm hurtling towards them. The next morning, the locals found the fishermen exactly as they had been the day before, crouching over their ice-holes— frozen in time. But instead of shocking the villagers, this sorry sight inspired them to try carve figures from ice. Ever since that fateful day, ice sculptures have been at the center of Russian winter celebrations.

New Year’s 2022 in St. Petersburg

Without a doubt, New Year is the loudest, largest and rowdiest Russian holiday. Though it is true that Russian New Year shares a few of Christmas’s traditions, such as Father Frost hiding presents under a Christmas tree, it is definitely not a stay-at-home and light a fire kind of celebration; it’s more like turn the speakers up and set the fireworks off!

St. Petersburg’s Annual Ice Fantasy Festival in 2021-2022

Ice— stone-hard, devilishly cold and yet strangely beautiful— is the embodiment of Russia. With that in mind, could there possibly be a better way of learning about Russian culture than through the medium of ice? We think not.

The Best Christmas Markets in St. Petersburg 2021-2022

What better place to spend the Christmas season than in snowy St. Petersburg? Visitors to the northern capital have their pick of numerous Christmas markets where you can purchase last-minute presents, browse unique local products, fill up on Russian gingerbread and mulled wine, and enjoy the magical atmosphere.

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