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Epiphany Ice Swimming in Moscow: Where, When and How It Works
The Orthodox Epiphany tradition of plunging three times into blessed ice water, held every 18 to 19 January at dozens of official…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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