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Russian people

Those Russians: Evgeny Maruskin

2020-04-28 by Phil Butler

Evgeny Marushkin

Profiles of the real Russian people so few in the west ever come to know. What a tragedy it is, for a great people to be so misunderstood.

Tags: Eastern Europeans, Evgeny Maruskin, Karelia Region, Kremlin Palace, people, Russia 1, Russian celebrities, Russian people, Russian personalities, Russians

Faces of Russia: Mila Arutyunyan on Immortality

2017-02-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mila Arutyunyan

Anna Novikova with a story about the immortality of the human spirit via Mila Arutyunyan, an Armenian-born Russian shopkeeper.

Tags: Defender of the Fatherland Day, Mila Arutyunyan, Russia, Russian people, Russians, Vitaly Vakhrushev

Yaroslavl’s Sergei Pimenov: Defying the Physics of Life

2017-02-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sergei Pimanov

Yaroslav’s Sergei Pimanov was a physics professor once, but the fates and a bad system abandoned him to a different fate. Today he teaches love and life, selling his magnets and magnetic charm on the streets of the city.

Tags: Among the People, Anna Novikova, Russian destinations, Russian people, Russians, Sergei Pimanov, Vitaly Vakhrushev, Yaroslavl

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Crete Tourism Season Starts Early as Hotels and Flights Ramp Up

2026-02-06 By Iorgos Pappas

Crete enters the new tourism season from early April, with hotels reopening sooner, strong bookings, expanded UK flights, and hiring in full swing.

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Old Chania Market Now Scheduled to Open in Summer 2026

2026-02-06 By Arthur Butler

After years of delays, Chania’s historic Municipal Market is now expected to reopen in summer 2026, following extended restoration works.

Crete environmental zoning

Welcome to Crete, Now Please Do Not Touch Anything

2026-02-06 By Iorgos Pappas

Environmental zoning maps in Crete are becoming unreadable. Forester Giannis Fotakis warns Chania risks turning uninvestable amid growing restrictions.

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Valentine’s Day Cakes in Crete Look Exactly Like This

2026-02-06 By Victoria Udrea

Valentine’s Day in Crete shows up quietly in bakeries: familiar chocolate cakes and cheesecakes, reshaped into hearts, nothing reinvented.

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Heraklion Launches Two-Year, €800,000 War on Potholes

2026-02-06 By Arthur Butler

Heraklion launches a citywide pothole repair project worth €800,000, starting from Xirokambos and 62 Martyron, with a two-year timeline.

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