Moscow International Motor Show

The 12th Moscow International Motor Show is set to take place from 28 August through to 1 September 2008 in the prestigious Crocus Expo Exhibition Center. Visitors to the 32,000 square meter motor show can expect to see exhibitions by more than 800 companies representing 30 countries. The five-day event attracts more than 100,000 visitors, many of whom are specialists in the automotive industry.

Growing Trend of Yachting in Russia

The annual Yacht Festival in Moscow, Russia, celebrated the passion for boating in spectacular fashion in June. With magnificent entertainment, boat racing events, concerts and competitions, one would think that the Yacht Festival could not get any better, but this year there was one feature that stood out above the rest – for the first time ever a river yacht route was opened for everyone to enjoy. Between awards, entertainment and a festival of fun, the promoting of yachting in Russia got underway.

Space Tourism – The Ultimate Adventure

The adventurer who has seen and done it all, or the extreme sport enthusiast who has pushed the pursuit of an adrenaline rush to the limit, will be interested to hear that Russia is forging ahead with plans for space tourism, which may see adrenaline junkies rocketing off into space as soon as 2011. A private investor has given the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskomos) tourism project a significant financial boost to enable them to build a Soyuz-TM spacecraft for tourist hire.

Mineral Treasures of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum

With a collection of more than 135,000 items, the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow, Russia, is considered to be one of the largest and most interesting of its kind in the world. Visitors to the museum are amazed at the diversity and beauty of the collection, which includes natural geodes, crystals, druzes, gemstones, meteorites and other mineral treasures, many of which have been fashioned into a variety of ornamental and decorative works of art.

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