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Russia’s Golden Ring Sees New Investment

2011-06-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Pereslavl-Zalesskiy cathedral on the Golden Ring Route

A brand new development corporation in Russia has announced plans for an extensive redevelopment of the country’s “Golden Ring” of historical cities that surround the country’s capital Moscow. Known as the Golden Ring Development Corp., the organization has announced that it will invest more than $650 million in the ambitious plan over the next four […]

Tags: Central European Russia, Golden Ring, Golden Ring Development Corp, Golden Ring Route, moscow, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy, Petr Shur, russia tourist visitors, Yaroslavl

Sochi Winter Olympics Could Be Visa-Free

2011-06-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sochi Winter Olympics could be set for visa-free travel

Visa free travel to Russia is set to become a reality at last – but only for winter sports fans. With Russian and EU ministers edging ever closer towards an agreement that would scrap the current complicated visa arrangements, Russia could be prepared to make a gesture of goodwill by making the Sochi Winter Olympics […]

Tags: Dmitry Voronkov, EU-approved passports, five year visas, moscow, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, Sochi Olympics, sochi winter olympics, visa arrangements, visa free travel

The Trouble with Russian Travel

2011-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Moscow Kremlin

Despite Russia’s prominence as far as its proliferation of World Heritage listed cultural and natural sites goes, the country is struggling to have much of an impact on world tourism, with the travel industry accounting for just 3% of its gross domestic product. Compare that with say, Malta, whose tourist industry accounts for 35% of […]

Tags: Maslenitsa, moscow, Russia tourism, russia tourist industry, Russia travel, Russian Association of Tour Operators, Russian Union of Travel Industry, Siberia travel, Vladimir Kantorovich, world heritage listed sites, Yury Bazrykin

Introducing a New Tour on the Trans-Siberian Railway

2011-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Railway to the Far East: The Trans-Siberian Railway

A brand new tour on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway begins this summer – a new and improved, luxurious tourist trip will depart from Moscow this August, and promises to be a most unforgettable experience.

Tags: Beijing, Central Asia, China, Circum-Baikal Railroad, Erlian, Eurasi, Faar East, Intourist, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Lake Baikal, Mongolia, moscow, moscow railway, moscow tour, Novosibirsk, RZhD-Tour, Siberian, Steppes, Trans-Siberian Railway, Ulan-Bataar, Ulan-Ude, Yekaterinburg

New High-Speed Rail Network Planned For Russia

2011-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Russia's new high speed World Cup trains

Russia has announced the construction of a new network of high-speed trains to criss-cross the country, in order to allay concerns of football fans about the long distances between the World Cup’s host cities.

Tags: 2018 FIFA World Cup, Alexander Misharin, Baltic Coast, European Russia, high speed rail, High-speed trains, Kaliningrad, moscow, Russia, Sochi, Urals, Yekaterinburg

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