Архив за месяц: Декабрь 2020

We are organising a Traditional Christmas dinner in Moscow, with a Russian flavour, of course! Christmas is the Christian celebration of new life, the new beginning, so we will first visit one of the most important Russian monasteries, situated in central … read more →

 There is something quite exhilarating about strapping oneself into 26.5 tonnes of lethal armour, powered by a noisy high 500 horsepower V12 diesel powering the clanking caterpillar tracks. Subtle? No. One would never say the classic Soviet WW2-era T34 (Medium … read more →

A troika is a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, pulling a sleigh. The centre horse is harnessed in a collar and shaft bow and the two adjacent horses are in breast collar harnesses. A troika is … read more →