- On 3 Dec 2014
Fingerprints for Russian visa to be required for UK and Denmark
Starting on December 10th, 2014, fingerprinting will be required at Russian Consulates in several countries.
Read moreStarting on December 10th, 2014, fingerprinting will be required at Russian Consulates in several countries.
Read moreOn 27th of January St. Petersburg will commemorate the day when the siege was lifted. St. Petersburg, or Leningrad, as it was called during those times, has suffered 872 days of starvation under the constant bombardment of german forces during the Second World War.
Read moreMoscow mayor in April of 2013 has announced the launch of the contest for the reconstruction of Moscows biggest and most expensive vacant area in the city center. The foundation of Zaryadie Park should become a great contribution of Moscow government to the appearance of Russia's Capital.
Read moreRussian airline Aeroflot is in the process of creating a low-cost airline that plans to cut the cost of tickets by 20-40% and compete with local budget airlines.
Read moreGoRail has added a second train on the newly reopened train route between St. Petersburg and the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
Read moreFormula One has announced the tentative dates for the Russian Grand Prix to be held in Sochi on October 17-19, 2014.
Read moreOver 350 historical artifacts dating back to the 17th-19th centuries were found during archaeological works at the Hotel Pekin in Moscow.
Read moreNew Holland Island reopens to the public for the last time before a long period of reconstruction begins in the fall.
Read moreAthletes braved freezing temperatures and slippery black ice to run a marathon across Siberia's Lake Baikal.
Read moreRussia is currently mulling over the idea to resume imports of widely popular Georgian wine, after being banned in Russia since 2006 amid poor relations with the country.
Read moreFelt Russian boots, known as valenki, are on display at a small museum in Moscow called the Russian Valenki Museum. The exhibition shows traditional Russian valenki dating back to the 19th century.
Read moreArt that was banned 50 years ago for not conforming to the Soviet image in now back on display in Moscow's Manezh exhibition center.
Read moreMoscow's first English language radio station has gone on air. The new 24-hr radio station, Moscow FM, started broadcasting this week.
Read moreKeenan Kampa has become the first American dancer to graduated from St. Petersburg, Russia's prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy and hired on by the Mariinsky Ballet.
Read moreIlya Kovalchuk or Russia and the New Jersey Devils has signed to play with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League during the current NHL lockout.
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