Moscow Local Customs

 31 Reviews  Being an ‘Old Russian’, I still remember the days when eating, drinking, let alone smoking in the street was considered utterly bad form. I mean, school kids would, of course, snatch an Eskimo (11... 

 18 Reviews  Here are some words/phrases. Please let me know what other words/phrases I can add. Please keep in mind -- Russian words are below are transliterations, Russian language uses Cyrillic characters --... 

 23 Reviews  Russia is a traditionally Russian Orthodox country. Many of its traditions are based loosely on the Greek Orthodox Church. And, both 'eastern' churches are break-aways from the Roman Catholic Church... 

 17 Reviews  Opposite the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art there is a vividly painted turquoise and white house - you can't miss it. Once a wealthy merchant's house, and now restored to its original opulent grandeur, it... 

 Muscovite Says:  As far as I know, grand-scale ‘official’ fireworks only happen three times a year in Moscow:1) May 9, the Victory Day2) February 23, former the Soviet Army Day,... 

 Muscovite Says:  I guess it’s common knowledge by now that May 8th Victory in Europe, WWII, falls on May 9th here because of the time difference.My point was to prove that May... 

 kris-t Says:  One of Russian stereotypes -a Matryoshka doll or a Russian nested doll is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside another. Its name is a diminutive... 

 Muscovite Says:  If you are reading this, you obviously have Internet access. And if you have Internet access, you obviously have an access to information.How does it happen... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  Unfortunately, people from mayn countries still need a visa for travelling to Russia. The most common visa is the tourist visa. If you are on a package tour the... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  Russia is the country of cash, so it is best to pay everything in cash. In the last years the Russian Ruble has been relatively stable, so it is best to pay in... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The tomb of the unknown soldier which is located at the Kremlin Wall near the northern end of the Alexander Gardens is guarded by two soldiers from the... 

 Muscovite Says:  Just read a FT article on Moscow. An average Muscovite would feel thoroughly looked down at, like a curious bacterium in the microscope. For my part, after... 

 mikey_e Says:  Moscow may be a city that is experimenting (quite wildly) with commercialism and the sort of hedonism long denied its residents under the Soviet régime, but... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  Throughout Russia, the much-loved holiday of Feast of the Holy Trinity is celebrated in June. Houses are decorated with branches cut from birch trees ,... 

 yumyum Says:  This dog made itself comfortable riding the metro while outside in the streets it was -18 degrees. Right he was and he even got a sausage that was lying on the... 

 PolinaS Says:  Maslenitsa is celebrated a week before Lent. Celebration is organized in most parks, squares, where you can taste pancakes cooked in different ways with... 

 bugulma Says:  Every first Saturday of September there is the city day in Moscow. It lasts during Saturday and Sunday and the city is full of different performance everywhere... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  In one incarnation or another, TASS has been Russia's main source of news since 1904. The nation's biggest news-gathering agency, it was the official... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  The Russian people paid an enormous price for the country's victory in WW2. Millions of Russians lost their lives, civilians and military alike. Children are... 

 xaver Says:  If you like me, happen to arrive at the airport still with many rubles and cannot find a change office, you can use the duty free.Infact they accept rubles but... 

 xaver Says:  I loved the way as Moscow was full of chemical toiletts.Actually in most of the cities I visited public toiletts do not exist or are well hidden, so the only... 

 xaver Says:  Many old flat have a system to open the door totally original.You do not have the key to open the ground floor.You find a keyboard with ten numbers from 0 to 9... 

 yumyum Says:  There are lots of homeless pets in Moscow like this cat. I know this cat as I often saw this kitten sitting on the side of the sidewalk in the snow and people...