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Cosmonautics Day in Moscow: Gagarin, VDNKh and the Space Museum
The 12 April commemoration of Yuri Gagarin's first crewed space flight in 1961, with ceremonies, the titanium Monument to the Conquerors of…
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International Women’s Day in Moscow: 8 March Traditions and Tips
A Russian public holiday on 8 March, now a day of flowers, spring and congratulations for women, with a day off, busy…
Entertainment
Maslenitsa (Butter Week) in Moscow: Blini, Bonfires and Folk Games
The week before Orthodox Great Lent, a folk festival of blini, games, songs and the burning of a straw effigy that ends…
Entertainment
Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow: History and What to Expect
A Russian public holiday on 23 February that honors military service and is widely treated as a day to congratulate men, with…
Entertainment
New Year in Moscow: Red Square, Kremlin Chimes and Holidays
Russia's main winter holiday, from the Kremlin chimes at midnight on 31 December to the Orthodox Christmas holidays on 7 January, with…
Neighborhoods
Marina Roshcha: Durov Theater, Old Churches and Railway Moscow
A district north of the Garden Ring, once a grove cut off by railways, now known for the Durov Animal Theater, old…
Neighborhoods
Kuskovo: Sheremetev Palace, French Park and Pavilions in East Moscow
A former summer estate of the Sheremetev counts in east Moscow, with a palace of 1769 to 1775, a French formal park,…
Neighborhoods
Tsaritsyno: Catherine’s Unfinished Palace, Park and Fountain Guide
A park and palace complex in south Moscow, begun by Catherine the Great in 1776 in a Gothic-inspired style and never used…
Neighborhoods
Kolomenskoye: UNESCO Ascension Church, Wooden Palace and Park
A former royal estate on the Moskva River with the UNESCO-listed Church of the Ascension of 1532, a reconstructed wooden palace, the…
Neighborhoods
Sokolniki: Moscow’s Falcon Park, Kitchen Debate Site and Ice Rink
A large park in north-east Moscow, once the tsars' falconry forest, with long alleys, a winter ice rink, a park museum and…
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Arbat Architecture and Literature Walking Tour
Explore Moscow's Arbat district on a walking tour connecting neoclassical architecture, Russian music, Asian art, theatre, experimental design and Pushkin's former home.
Bulgakov’s Moscow: From Patriarch’s Ponds to Theatre Square
A literary walk from the Bulgakov Museum and Patriarch's Ponds past the church where Pushkin married to the Maly Theatre and Theatre…
Along the Moskva: From Patriarshy Bridge to Neskuchny Garden
A riverside walk from the pedestrian Patriarshy Bridge past the Muzeon sculpture park and Krymsky Bridge to Gorky Park and the quiet…
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