Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 GUM Christmas MarketLocated right at the Kremlin walls, Moscow’s iconic GUM Christmas market will open this year on Nov. 30 and run through Feb. 28. Visit the festively decorated wooden stalls on Red Square to peruse Russian handmade crafts, take part in a variety of master classes, and, of course,…
Ukrainian brand Ochis have launched a new campaign to turn your daily caffeine hit into designer eyewear. The group’s new eco-range, Ochis Coffee, features glasses frames made from coffee grounds: the mulchy coffee bean byproduct that usually gets thrown away before your drink has cooled.The grounds are mixed with flax and a biopolymer based on…
The experimental phase will last in the four federal subjects until 2028 Russia has introduced a new tax that will affect self-employed babysitters, tutors, translators and other freelancers in Moscow and three other regions starting on Jan. 1, 2019.Under the new law, self-employed Russians will be subject to a 4 percent tax on their income,…
Moscow has opened a cable car line with bird’s-eye views of the city’s beautiful Vorobyovy Gory district Moscow City Hall announced last year it was launching river shuttles ahead of the 2018 World Cup as part of its program to expand tourism infrastructure. The Russian capital was named the second-worst city for traffic jams (транспортная…
In the trailer, viewers are taken through the scenic African landscape and shown a majesty of animals awaiting the birth of the newborn king. One can see the detail of fur on the cub and the colorfully bushy mane of a baboon. As numerous people online attest, the CGI animation looks almost too realistic.While anticipation…
In an effort to cash in on Black Friday the Moscow metro has announced discounts at its souvenir stores across the capital. The 200 assorted (сортированный) items on sale inside 13 out of more than 200 metro stations include wearable (носимый) multicolor payment rings and bracelets.“For the first time, Moscow metro will join the large-scale…
Moscow zoo has welcomed its latest tiny inhabitant, a rare baby lowland gorilla The baby was born to 23-year-old Kira and 20-year-old Vizuri, weighs 1.5 kilograms and at just 40 centimeters tall is barely bigger than her parent’s hands.“She is now ten days old. The female gorilla is quite experienced, it’s her fourth child,” said…
Driving was a challenge, but walking was near impossible. In the industrial city of Norilsk in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region, which sits above the Arctic Circle, visibility (видимость) dropped to zero and buses, planes and ships were canceled or rerouted as a snowstorm raged on Tuesday, reaching speeds of 25 meters per second. The city’s emergency…
The school’s 205 students and 18 adults were evacuated after children were found playing with the substance A school in central Russia was evacuated after one of its students brought a Kinder Surprise egg containing mercury to class, prosecutors said on Monday. Emergency officials said they had responded to a mercury spill of 20-30 grams at a…
New trains will reportedly feature two-story cars with a shower cabin and a baggage compartment. Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency has published pictures of the concept design of new train cars slated to replace (заменять) the legendary Soviet economy class train carriages called platzkart. Russian Railways will start replacing the coaches with stacked (расположенный…