Moscow has about 600 water cascades, including courtyard fountains created on the initiative of city residents. Fountains on the Poklonnaya Hill, Manezh Square, the Third Transport Ring junction near Kutuzovskaya metro station and the Rape of Europe fountain in front of Kievsky railroad terminal will operate round the clock. The rest will function every day [...]
Category: Russian culture
May 4, 2010
July 30, 2009
Home on the Range Inside the Towns?
In Russia as you travel the country side and enter towns and villages. You must drive with care! For at any second a cow could step out into your road and cause a huge accident. It seems that there is no regulation on these animals and other farm animals in Rural Russia… In the Russian [...]
February 9, 2009
Russians Alina Kashlinskaya Could Become Europe’s Youngest Grandmaster!
Hello, Try this on for size: You think you got what it takes to play chess with a 15 year old? Think again… The World Chess Federation (FIDE) sets certain criteria for a player to become a Grandmaster. He or she must take part in an international competition where other Grandmasters play and end up [...]
December 8, 2008
Russians Never Smile!
This is what I grew up with and was taught living in America! Hello, Voronezh University Professor: I.A. Sternin wrote 14 distinguishing features of a typical Russian smile: 1. Smile in Russian communication is not a sign of politeness. 2. Russian people do not smile at strangers. 3. It is not typical to Russian to [...]