Hermitage, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and Pavlovsk are the most disable friendly sigtseeing landmarks in St. Petersburg accroding to the research conducted by RIA “Novosti”, which was ranking all St. Petersburg museums in terms of arrangemts for disabled people. The rating…
Helicopter Flights to the Valley of Geysers Resumed
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…
Viking Festival in St-Petersburg
From 18 to 20 May 2012 St-Petersburg will see the return of its annual open-air festival “Legends of Norwegian Vikings “, which will be held on the territory of The Peter and Paul Fortress, on the banks of Neva river.…
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…