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Russia and Latvia to Cooperate in the Field of Tourism and More

2010-12-21 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Latvian counterpart Valdis Zatlers.

Russia and Latvia presidents discussed the possibility of establishing a visa-free regime for the citizens of the two countries. So far, only an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism has been signed.

Tags: Latvia, moscow, Riga, Russia, tourism, visa free travel

The Mystic of the Winter Solstice 2010 in Russia, Graced by Total Lunar Eclipse

2010-12-20 by Mihaela Lica Butler

New indoors ice sculpture museum, Sokolniki Park, Moscow.

From the cold ice fields of Siberia, to stunning Moscow, Russia celebrates today the shortest day of the year – the Winter Solstice 2010.

Tags: russia winter festival, total eclipse of the moon, winter solstice 2010

Moscow Celebrates the Season with the Russian Winter Festival

2010-12-18 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Russian tale. Ice sculpture - Moscow 2006

The Russian Winter Festival in Moscow will open its gates this December 25, to last till January 9, 2011

Tags: moscow, Russian Winter Festival

Tallinn’s Open Air Museum Celebrates Christmas Tomorrow

2010-12-17 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Inside Kutsari-Härjapea farm - backing bread

With the Christmas Village at the Estonian Open Air Museum the organizers hope to revive some of the Christmas celebrations of Estonia’s ancestors.

Tags: Christmas, christmas in estonia, christmas in tallin, Christmas tradition, Christmas travel, Christmas Village, Estonian Open Air Museum

Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum Celebrates Christmas

2010-12-17 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Winter Solstice 2009 in Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum

The Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum invites visitors who stop by on December 19th between 12:00 and 21:00 to celebrate an early Christmas, with folk group performances, acting workshops, and a horse-drawn sleigh ride.

Tags: Christmas, Christmas traditions, Latvia, Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum

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