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Old New Year in Moscow: How Russians Celebrate on 13–14 January
An unofficial holiday on the night of 13 to 14 January, the New Year of the old Julian calendar, celebrated with feasts,…
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Orthodox Christmas in Moscow: Services, Traditions and Transport
The Russian Orthodox Christmas on 7 January, with the Christmas Eve liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, night services in…
Neighborhoods
Lomonosovsky: University Avenue, Metro Stations and Sparrow Hills
A south-western district of Moscow named after the scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, around Lomonosovsky Prospekt, the university campus and the Universitet and Lomonosovsky…
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
Fili: Naryshkin Baroque Church and the 1812 Council Site
A western district of Moscow around the Church of the Intercession, the first Naryshkin Baroque church, built in 1690 to 1694, and…
Neighborhoods
Kuntsevo: Stalin’s Near Dacha, Old Estates and the Kuntsevskaya Hub
A western district of Moscow, once a summer-resort town, known for Stalin's Kuntsevo Dacha of 1933 to 1934 and for the Kuntsevskaya…
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
VDNH and Ostankino: Pavilions, Space Museum, TV Tower and Park
A large exhibition park of Soviet pavilions and fountains, with the Museum of Cosmonautics, the Ostankino Tower, the Ostankino estate and the…
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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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