Plans for a new skyscraper that is set to become Moscow’s tallest building have been approved by Russian officials. At more than 400-metres tall, the yet-to-be-named tower will be built in the capital’s high-rise Moscow City district (район) by Sergey Skuratov Architects. It is slated for completion (завершение) in 2024.More than half of the 104-story…
When in Kazan, eat like the locals do. When in Kazan, eat like the locals do. Since the beginning of the World Cup, football fans have gobbled up some 21,000 echpochmaks in Kazan alone, the Tatarstan tourism department has said.Shaped like a triangle (треугольный) and filled with mushrooms, potatoes and spices (специи), echpochmaks are the…
The fitter you are, the lower your risk of depression and death from heart disease. Physical fitness in middle age is tied to a lower risk of later-life depression and death from cardiovascular disease (сердечно-сосудистые заболевания), a new study reports.Both depression and cardiovascular disease are common in older people, and rates of depression are high…
The platzkart, doorless sleeper coaches with open-plan rooms, have long been a cheap and popular way to travel Russia by rail. Russian Railways reportedly plans to phase out (постепенно отказаться от) the legendary Soviet-era economy class carriages (вагоны) with stacked beds by 2025. The overhaul is part of the state-owned railways’ effort to battle airline competition (конкуренция) by attracting 1.4 billion…
Drinking seven cups a day could help you live longer The health benefits (преимущества) of coffee are regularly disputed but a new study has provided some good news for caffeine lovers. One of the largest reports of its kind, researchers from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health have found that drinking…
It’s almost become a competition of sorts at the office It’s almost become a competition of sorts at the office: How many times did you hit the snooze button (кнопка «отложить») on your alarm clock this morning? In our society, taking those few extra (дополнительный) minutes of sleep is viewed as a bad thing (you’re…
Confectioners in Moscow created a life-size chocolate replica of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi to celebrate his 31st birthday last weekend. It took bakers at the Altufyevo Confectionery (кондитерская) six days to make the 60-kilogram sculpture, with the chocolate Messi standing on a football field made out of a cake. Bronnitsy, the town outside Moscow hosting the Argentinian team…
These art-inspired cakes from Russia are bringing your favourite paintings to life Get ready (приготовьтесь) to meet the latest edible masterpieces taking over your Instagram feed: these art-inspired cakes from Moscow bakery Tortik Annushka. Since opening its doors in 2009, the bakery has worked its way up from cupcakes and cookies to jaw-dropping (сногсшибательный) wedding…
Moscow Officials Have Revealed a New Sneak Peak of the Russian Capital’s Latest Designer Park. The 10-hectare park was created in partnership with Dutch-American architect Jerry Van Eyck, as part of ongoing regeneration at the former ZIL factory site in the south of the capital. The factory produced lorries and limousines throughout the Soviet era…
Work burnout can cause everything from headaches and insomnia to chest pains. Women are more prone to work burnout than men, new research suggests. Exhaustion in the workplace is common among both men and women, but a new study has revealed an alarming difference in the rates at which it is suffered between the sexes.…