This nature reserve was founded in 1945 and the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature ) classifies it as a Strict nature reserve. The reserve has been a part of the UNESCO international network of biosphere reserves since 1978. … read more →
The territory of the “Elk Island” was first recorded in 1406 ; 160 years later Ivan the Terrible would hunt for bear in the area. The first idea of turning these lands into a national park appeared in 1912, but … read more →
Fallen Monument Park is a park outside the Krymsky Val building in Moscow occupied by the modern-art department of the Tretyakov Gallery. At the end of Perestroika the winds of change were blowing and on August 22, 1991, the statue … read more →
The tour of the Star City Cosmonaut Training Center gives as near as perfect feel of space-life as can be recreated on Earth. You will see a full size replica of the Mir orbital space station , all its modules … read more →
Anton Chekhov is an outstanding Russian writer, who is internationally renowned author of classic world literature. Chekhov is one of the most important Russian scribes and his works are translated into a 100 different languages. His most famous plays, such … read more →
The VVC is a great tourist attraction dating back to 1935. A permanent trade show and amusement park in Moscow, originally named «Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy», understandably abbreviated to VDNKh or VDNH. Also known as the All-Russia Exhibition Centre, one can … read more →
Catching the last warm-ish autumn days, they promise good weather on Sunday :)) *Visits are in small groups *Socila distancing We will escape the noisy city and visit the Russian countryside to enjoy this beautiful summer. The horse stud … read more →
Ostafievo was a country estate belonging to Vyazemsky and his descendants. Vyazemsky (1792-1878) was a Russian count from a well-known aristocratic family. He was poet, writer, historian, interpreter and a political leader. The estate was frequently visited by poets from … read more →
Stalins Bunker located in Izmailovo, Moscow was a backup Command Post for the Red Army Supreme Commander, Joseph Stalin, during the Great Patriotic War (Eastern Front of the Second World War 1941-1945) Built in the 1930s under a shroud of … read more →
The Russian Conversation Club is the ideal friendly venue for those individuals who have a good command of Russian but lack conversation practice. Each week choose a topic of general interest and discuss it in Russian with a native speaker and we give some new interesting vocabulary and nuances relevant to the chosen topic. … read more →