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06 July 2008 English | На русском языке

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How to Get Around in Russia

Though Russia has trains, planes, and roads like everyone else, it is the country’s vast network of waterways which offer the most attractive form of travel within the country. The Russians have certainly endorsed this view over the centuries, because water transport has always been an integral part of national life here.

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Moscow: In Search of a Good Movie

You may have your hands full seeing the sights and writing postcards during your stay in Moscow, but why not leave a little time free to catch a movie? For Muscovites, there’s a certain prestige to going to see a film, simply because there just aren’t many films being produced in Russia since the end of the Cold War. Movie houses in Moscow run the gamut from state-of-the-art to turn-of-the-century and provide a great venue for meeting old friends or making new ones.

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Moscow's Best Expat Pubs

What's that? You say you're enjoying the sense of travel: the sights, sounds and smells of Moscow but you kind of miss the familiarity of home? Don't worry, Moscow has some of the best expat hangouts to be found in Eastern Europe:

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The Kamchatka Peninsula: Thermal Baths and Volcanoes

In the untamed reaches of the Russian Far East sits the Kamchatka Peninsula: home to a spectacular wilderness offset by 28 still-active volcanoes, and a soothing array of thermal baths just waiting for the likes of YOU. Hot springs are Kamchatka’s geothermal treasures. A network of small villages links the peninsula together, offering travelers an unparalleled opportunity to mend their sore and aching muscles while enjoying one the world’s last untamed areas.

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Russia - The Amber Room

Amber is a unique substance often found on the shores of the Baltic Sea that is actually fossilized pine tree resin. Often tens of millions of years old, amber ranges in color from pale yellow to deep orange and is usually transparent. Often one can see insects, flowers and even feathers that have been surrounded by fresh resin and preserved down to the smallest detail. Amber can be said to be a window on a world millions of years old, from which very little remains to this day.

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