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39 Reviews You will find Russians, especially in Moscow, very brand conscious. This is especially true amoung the emerging middle class professionals and the niveau riche. From brand new BMWs & Mercedes, Rolexes...
93 Reviews The GUM "State Department Store" was built between 1890 and 1893. The building consists of three parallel 3-storey arcades with galleries. It mainly houses a wide variety of foreign stores and...
Pleasant to walk: Arbat Street
jlanza29 Says: In all the tour books such as Frommers, Fodor's and Lonely Planet describe this street as a big tourist trap that sell overpriced items and tourist trap...
Gastronom Kontinental: Western style grocery store chain
dlandt Says: This chain of grocery stores is similar to any you would find in North Amerika or Western Europa. Their standards of cleanliness and hygiene appear comparable...
Santini738 Says: State Universal Store or GUM is a common name for the main department store in many cities of the Soviet Union and some post-Soviet states. The most famous GUM...
GUM.: Moscow's famous department store.
mwe Says: The GUM department store takes up most of one side of Red Square, but you may not realise it, as it's simply a big building with no huge signs, neon lights,...
jorgejuansanchez Says: In the URSS times the House of Books (Dom Knigi) was number one in foreign language books. Now there are many other shops but this one is still the best.On the...
Jean Jacques: Vin, epicerie, pain...
jorgejuansanchez Says: This is a French store for the nostalgic of western European products where you can buy French cheese (Caprice des Dieux), good pates or Bordeaux wines at...
Armenia: Armenian delicatessens
jorgejuansanchez Says: This shop is very well known since the Soviet Union times.They sell all kind of Armenian and Georgian delicatessens, although I went yesterday and did not find...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Looking at it now, you would never believe how grim GUM (the State Department Store)once was. Dingy, dismal, drab with little on the shelves, unhelpful staff -...
tere1 Says: Russian nesting doll or matryoshka as it is sounded in Russian - is probably, the most popular Russian national souvenir. No one leaves Russia without having...
Okhotny Ryad: Upmarket underground shopping mall near Red Square
aukahkay Says: Okhotny Ryad is an underground shopping mall on the north side of the Red Square in front of the State History Museum. Built in 1990, this departmental store is...
xaver Says: Actulally the best place to get opriginal souvenirs is the Vernisazh market that takes place during week ends in the park Izmaylovsky.But if, like me, you...
Vernisazh market: Carpets and rugs
TheWanderingCamel Says: Make your way right through to the back of the Vernisazh market and up the stairs to where you will find an amazing world of colour. Simple open-air stalls are...
Check internet for Russian gifts
rw-bigfoot Says: After returning home with Russian made gifts, I found that I hadn't purchased enough of the little nesting doll magnets that I bought for about 1.00us dollar in...
Okhotny Ryad Shopping Mall: Okhotny Ryad Shopping Mall
sue_stone Says: On the other side of the State Historical Museum (away from Red Square) is the large underground Okhotny Ryad Shopping Mall.At ground level there are some...
GUM!: Gosudarstveny universalny magazine
xxgirasolexx Says: Before the revolution, this was THE SHOPPING PLACE. My friends in Russia told me that people used to come all the way from Ukraine to buy salami here....
Kariba Says: Contrary to popular belief, Moscow is not a particularly cheap city - it's on a par with many western European cities in terms of cost of living.Although it's...
swesn Says: This weekend market is held at Izmaylovsky Park. Once you emerge from the metro Izmaylovsky Park, there is a trail of people heading determinedly in a...
MOSCOW : BOOKSHOPS WITH ENGLISH BOOKS
swesn Says: There are several big bookshops along Tverskaya ul, Novy Arbat ul and perhaps in the shopping malls Okhotny Ryad and GUM (not sure about the shopping malls,...
swesn Says: The other prominent shopping street is Novy Arbat ulitsa. There is also some interesting architechure on this road or on the road leading to it, Vozdvizhenka...
swesn Says: One of the more prominent shopping street of Moscow, full of activities. This street is a good starting point to browse Moscow. There are many international...
Moskva, Biblio-Globus, Moskovskij Dom Knigi: English Books - Part III
aliante1981 Says: The ones listed above are big general book shops – among my favourite shops in Moscow! And they all have sections devoted to the literature in English, both...
The British Bookshop: English Books - Part II
aliante1981 Says: Here I must confess, to my great shame, that I can not remember the shop’s name precisely as it was. However, I still remember what it is like, and, if you ask...
Anglia: English Books - Part I
aliante1981 Says: Done with your books in English that you have taken and want something new to read? Now you can get it quite easily even in Moscow. ýAngliaý is the first such...
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6 Reviews and 146 Opinions The hotel has a great location, all the central attractions are very close. But the hotel is not...
4 Reviews and 80 Opinions This is the biggest hotel I have ever stayed at! Unlike Lotte Moscow, the Radisson Royal doesn't...
7 Reviews and 160 Opinions A beautiful hotel, ideally located close to the city centre, a very good choice for business or...
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The Shopping Center “Okhotny Ryad” is situated in the very heart of Moscow in immediate proximity to Red Square, Alexandrovsky Sad, Teatralnaya Square and...
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Q: Me and my husband will spend 4 days in Moscow between 17 to 21st February. We'll stay at the Kempinsky. I'd like some tips for...
A: I would use the serach on Trip Advisdor for Moscow and then use the restaurants tab and then type kempinsky in and the map will show you pins with numbers which...
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"What is there to compare with the Kremlin, with its girdle or crenulated walls, with the golden domes of its cathedrals reclining on its high hill like the crown on the brow of a terrible...
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Moscow has been in existance for eight and a half centuries. From a small settlement that dwelt among woods and rivers it has grown into the capital city of a huge country. The first chronicle record...
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My mother and I visited Moscow in May of 2003, for eight days and nights. We had just spent an equal amount of time in St. Petersburg, Russia's younger, once-capital, city. St. Petersburg teems with...
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I lived in Moscow between September 2003 and May 2004. However, I have also been there on business very many times. I work for a Russian company in Cyprus as well. I have mostly visited Moscow on......
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The star-spangled blue and golden domes of Moscow's churches are a wonderful metaphor for this amazing city. After decades of neglect for all but a few, they are being restored to their former glory,...
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