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December Nights Music Festival in Moscow: Chamber Music and Art
A chamber music festival held each December at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1981 by the pianist Sviatoslav…
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Non/fiction Book Fair in Moscow: Gostiny Dvor, Dates and Tickets
A twice-yearly international book fair in the historic Gostiny Dvor on Ilyinka Street, with hundreds of publishers, author talks, antiquarian books and…
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Moscow Book Fair: MIBF at VDNH, Dates, Tickets and Visitor Tips
Russia's largest and longest-running book fair, held every early September at VDNH, with publishers, author talks, children's literature events and a guest…
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Museum Night in Moscow: Free Late Openings and How to Plan
A mid-May evening when Moscow's museums, galleries and cultural centers stay open until after midnight, usually free with advance tickets, with tours,…
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Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival: Red Square Tattoo Guide
The annual international military music festival on Red Square: marching bands, honor guards, riding displays, theatrical shows and fireworks in the evenings…
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Moscow Estates Festival: Concerts and Picnics in Historic Estates
A twice-yearly city festival that opens more than fifty historic estates, parks and mansions with concerts, historical picnics, workshops, tea and garden…
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National Unity Day in Moscow: History, Red Square and Visitor Tips
A Russian public holiday on 4 November recalling the 1612 liberation of Moscow by the militia of Minin and Pozharsky, marked with…
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Knowledge Day in Moscow: First Bell, Flowers and the School Year Start
The 1 September start of the Russian school year, with children in smart clothes carrying flowers for teachers, white bows, a ceremonial…
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Apple Savior Day in Moscow: Blessed Apples, Pies and Church Customs
The 19 August Transfiguration feast, popularly called the Apple Savior, when apples of the new harvest are blessed in churches and eaten…
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Day of Family, Love and Fidelity in Moscow: 8 July Traditions
A Russian observance on 8 July, the feast of Saints Peter and Fevronia, patrons of marriage, with the chamomile as its symbol,…
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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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