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09 July 2008 English | На русском языке

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Make Money from Russian Handicrafts

The cultural traditions of Russia pre-date the Bolshevik revolution by centuries, and have withstood the decades of Communism unscathed if repressed. There is a strong international demand for Russian artifacts and handicrafts, though many people are not aware of these art forms. The potential to make money by sourcing Russian handiwork is immense and has future potential as well. Russia offers both garments and decorative pieces which customers in other countries would value.

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Exposition at the Tretyakov Gallery

One man’s dream and hobby grew into one of the greatest treasures of Russia. A private collection ended up as the State Museum. The Tretyakov Gallery, one of the most popular Russian tourist attractions of Moscow, had its modest beginnings in 1856. That was when a rich twenty-four year old Russian businessman in Moscow bought his first painting, Nikolai Schilder's The Temptation.

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Russia's Energy Resources

What can stand in the way of Russia becoming the world’s premier energy supplier? Well, the answer could be Russia itself, or at least the short-sightedness of the present regime in Moscow. There are disturbing signs that some old Soviet era thinking permeates energy regulation in Russia, and threatens its future prospects in self-destructive manner.

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Birobidzhan, Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region

It would be difficult to find a destination in Russia more out of the way than Birobidzhan, a province of Russia located in southeastern Siberia bordering Mongolia to the west and China to the south. About 220,000 people live in Birobidzhan province, most in the capitol, which is also named Birobidzhan. In the early part of the 20th century, the Soviet government deemed the region to be strategic and initiated efforts to populate it.

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Vladivostok, Russia

Vladivostok is a curiosity, a Russian city with Japan Seas around it. It is also the closest European city to Asia with a Caucasian population. Historically, it was closely controlled by the Czars of Russia and then the Soviet Union; but now it is coming into its own.

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