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Russia’s Medvedev Announces Visa Free Far East Regimen

2017-04-17 by Phil Butler

Dmitry Medvedev in a meeting with deputy prime ministers

In news from the Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 18 countries will benefit from a new visa-free regime for Russia’s Far East.

Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia far east, Russian visas, visa free russia, visa-free, Vladivostok

Russian “Manure Cobra” is not Crap – It’s Art!

2013-01-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Villagers in Russia’s Far East have come up with a rather unusual way to mark the coming of the Year of the Snake, building an 8-foot tall, 400-kg cobra made entirely out of cow feces.

Tags: Chinese New Year, Dung snake, manure cobra, manure snake, Russia far east, snake sculpture, year of the snake, Yolba

Spectacular Volcano Eruption Draws Tourists To Kamchatka

2012-12-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Russian tourists are flocking to the country’s far-east this Christmas to feast their eyes upon a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime treat – the eruption of the Plosky Tolbachik Volcano, in the remote Kamchatka Peninsula of Siberia.

Tags: active volcano, Kamchatka, Kamchatka volcano, Plosky Tolbachik, Russia far east, volcano, volcano eruption, Плотский Толбачик

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Antiwar Protest Planned in Heraklion Over Middle East Conflict

2026-03-10 By Iorgos Pappas

Associations in Heraklion call for antiwar rally on March 12 at Eleftherias Square, demanding Greece’s disengagement from Middle East military operations.

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2026-03-10 By Iorgos Pappas

Unions in Rethymno call for an anti-war rally on March 12, demanding an end to attacks on Iran and Greece’s military involvement.

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Amoudara Cleanup Starts Before the Tourists Arrive

2026-03-10 By Manuel Santos

Cleanup and maintenance works in Amoudara near Heraklion begin ahead of the 2026 tourist season, as Malevizi Municipality improves the main coastal road from Linoperamata to Xeropotamos.

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Heraklion Parking War Moves to the Venetian Walls

2026-03-09 By Iorgos Pappas

Heraklion closes parking areas at the Venetian Walls after years of unofficial use, removing hundreds of spaces and reopening the city’s endless parking debate.

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