Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Russian Federation

Italian Firms Seek Investments in Crimea Vineyards

Phil Butler

By now the world is well aware of the dispute over the Crimea peninsula. However one thinks politically, its clear today that for nations like Italy, a Russian speaking primarily Russian seems as Russian as Russian can be. New investors intend to develop 500 hectares of land to create an agro industrial park on the peninsula, is a huge positive note for people on the peninsula.

China Tourists Boost Russia Travel Industry

Phil Butler

More and more, touristic flows from China to Russia are in the news. According to reports, more than 400,000 Chinese visited Russian in 2014 alone, and the most recent numbers show double this many tourists. Chinese travelers listed Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, and Kazan as their most desireable destinations in 2014. But other destinations like Sochi […]

Novosibirsk Hosts TRANS-Siberian Art Festival

Aleksandr Shatskih

For visitors to the Russian city of Novosibirsk and other destinations this month, some 14 concerts featuring internationally renowned artists are slated for the TRANS-Siberian Art Festival.

Yakutia Airlines Connects North America & Russia’s Far East

Phil Butler

Yakutia Airlines is boosting the number of flights from Alaska to destinations in the Russian Far East and beyond. The Russian carrier now offers American travelers a spectacular opportunity to visit some of the world’s last bastions of true wilderness.

KITS 2016 Opens Today in Kazan

Aleksandr Shatskih

Today and tomorrow, the Kazan International Exhibition of Tourism and Sport (KITS) has opened at the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre.

Moscow’s Fast Food Restaurants Are Hip and Healthy

Mihaela Lica Butler

Good bye McDonalds and the like, hello Healthy Food! Yes, Healthy Food, because this is the name of a fast food chain with branches in Moscow. And is it possible at all to have healthy fast-food? Well, the following five protagonists in Moscow prove that you can have even more. Healthy Food is a chain, […]

Kremlin Museums Present the Jewelry Art of Ilgiz Fazulzyanov

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming to the Kremlin Museums April 1st, the exhibition “Jewels Inspired by Nature. Ilgiz F.” will reveal the masterful work of Ilgiz Fazulzyanov, contemporary Russian jeweler. On display will be artworks from the period 1996 until 2016, some of which are world renowned masterpieces.

Tretyakov State Gallery Expansion on Schedule

Aleksandr Shatskih

Visitors to Moscow will have a stunning new attraction to see soon. According to news from Interfax construction of the museum complex of the Tretyakov State Gallery on the Kadashevskaya embankment is on schedule for completion by 2018.

Russia’s Sokolov hopeful on rejoining Egyptian Tourism

Aleksandr Shatskih

Last Friday, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov told reporters flights to Egypt may resume this Summer. Answering questions all during last week at various meetups, the minister expressed hope that the vital touristic links in between Russia and Egypt might be reconnected.

Moscow Tourists Increase by 3 Million in 3 Years

Aleksandr Shatskih

Touristic flows to the Moscow region have increased by some 3 million visitors a year over the last three years, according to the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Moscow region, Olga Zubrilova.

Putin Oversees Kerch Strait Bridge to Crimea

Phil Butler

Last Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin toured the Kerch Strait bridge project, overseeing the progress of one of the region’s most critical economic projects.