Right now, with all eyes on the World Cup, Yekaterinburg is making the news as one of Russia’s football venues. Its stadium has seen the action as Uruguay and Egypt slugged it out, Peru tackled France, Japan went head to…
The cats of the Hermitage
This summer, the world cup comes to Russia and the spotlight will be – unusually – on a cat named Achilles. He’s no ordinary cat, of course, and he’ll also be the only animal in the country to receive a fan…
It’s Volga Day on May 20th
It seems like there’s a day for everything these days but here’s one you should be aware of if you’re planning a Russian river cruise. Launched in 2008, May 20th sees the 10th annual Volga Day. If you paid attention…
Will Cosmonautics Day inspire you to visit Star City?
The very first manned space flight took place on 12th April 1961. Of course, it would be more than eight years before American astronaut Neil Armstrong would make history and be the first man to walk on the moon. But…
Why does Russia celebrate Easter at a different time?
Have you ever thought about why Easter in Russia falls at a different time to the holiday in the west? It’s all to do with the calendar. In Russia, dates are set from the Julian calendar while in the UK,…