Helicopter Flights to the Valley of Geysers have been resumed in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve in the south of Kamchatka after over “a month fo silence” when all tours were prohibited in order not to disturb bears’ “private life” and…
An Eye For An Eye? Biometric visa data
Is there anything worse than applying for a new passport or visa? My eyes water and my hands tremble when I see those forms, clearly designed by the torturer-general of the Planet Zog, not a man who needs to visit…
Maslenitsa – pancake week – in Russia and London
“Maslenitsa” is one of the most favourite folk traditions that is celebrated in Russia. Maslenitsa festival dates back to the ancient times. Originally it began as a pagan ritual. However, nowadays it has perfectly blended into the Russian Orthodox religion…
The Memorial Museum of Gherman Titov is now open in the Altai Region
On the 6th of August after large-scale reconstruction works, the memorial museum for the great Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov was opened to the public. Gherman Titov became the second man to orbit the Earth aboard “Vostok 2”. The museum is…
“Princess Anastasia” connects St. Petersburg (Russia) and Stockholm (Sweden)
St. Peter Line (shipping company, which operates services from Helsinki, St Petersburg and Stockholm) is planning to open a new visa free ferry line “Stockholm – St. Petersburg ” in spring 2011. Passengers from all over the world will be…