Literature tours
Star City – an excursion at the training facilities and Museum of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center The GCTC Museum, owned and managed by the Russian Federal Space Agency, is a treasure trove of artefacts and exhibits showing … read more →
The Arbat is a nearly 1 kilometre long pedestrian street, in the historical heart of Moscow. Claiming to be the oldest street in the Russian capital, Arbat has existed since the 15th century. It is the centre of the Arbat … read more →
The Russian Air Force museum at Monino, 38 kilometres outside Moscow, is one of the finest aviation museums in the world. Set amongst pine forest, on 20 acres of countryside, the museum is home to exhibits showing the development of … read more →
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is Moscow’s famous cathedral situated on the north bank of the River Moskva. At103 metres high it is the tallest Orthodox Christian Church in the world and dominates that part of the Moscow skyline. The Cathedral is … read more →
It is not often that truly unique opportunity comes along but in this instance, we have one for you. The Aviators Restaurant, in the middle of Moscow city, offers much more than just excellent food, drink and a great venue … read more →
The town of Klin in Moscow area is famous for of its’ unique Museum. The Christmas Ornaments Museum tells the story of fir tree decorations from the XIX century when they started decorating Christmas tree with sweets, nuts, apples and … read more →
Museum of Russian Harmonica History tells us about the most popular Russian musical instrument. There are 4 Harmonica museums in the world, and one of them is in Moscow, Russia. In the museum one can see a recreation of a … read more →
You can date the Kolomenskoe palace back as far as the Stone Age, but it became really popular under the Russian Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich. The Tsar commissioned his Palace which was finished in autumn of 1640. The Romanov dynasty had … read more →
This is one of Moscow’s newest museums, created in 2006 to commemorate the heroes of all the Soviet Republics and Russia (after the collapse of the Soviet Union). This is a place where visitors can learn about numerous acts of … read more →
In 1931 the Soviet writer Gorky returned from abroad to the Soviet State, to lead the Writers Kolkhoz. There is a story that upon his return to the USSR, Stalin asked him about the living standards of foreign writers. Gorky … read more →