Top “Provincial” Russian Cities to Visit

20 Aug 2018

St Petersburg and Moscow are the two cities that most foreign tourists will go to when they visit Russia. Most often the case, they may be the only cities that tourists visit. ...
25 Aug 2017

One week before leaving Russia, I finally decided to do the famous travel St. Petersburg-Moscow by sleeper train. I know that for Russian people this is a normal travel (as a ...
05 Dec 2016

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As I come to the end of my stay in Russia and I look ahead to what my future may hold, I can’t help but ask the question: why do I and so many others study Russian? I am not ...
17 Oct 2016

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To celebrate my one-month anniversary in Moscow, I decided to start a blog series of the lessons learned in Russia. I have been to Moscow before, yes, but under the close ...
13 Oct 2016

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Time flies, and before you know it is time to leave the melting pot and go back home. I do not have many homes away from home, but Moscow surely makes it on the list. It has ...
23 Sep 2016

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Moscow Street signs, mystery solved! Keep reading...   [gallery columns="2" size="large" link="file" ids="40324,40322"] If you have never studied Russian ...
09 Jun 2015

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Udelnaya Flea Market Looking for a unique way to practice your Russian this weekend, and maybe pick up a few souvenirs along the way? Then head north to St.Petersburg flea ...
28 Apr 2015

Russian cuisine offers really tasty and filling dishes, but sometimes foreigners find them not so easy to eat as Russian Chocolate. Therefore, everybody agrees on the great ...
08 Apr 2014

When in Riga, These Travel Apps Can Help! Whether you're in Riga for a language course or just travelling around Latvia, there's now an app for that! Tourist routes, ...
14 Nov 2013

Studying in St. Petersburg, but want to visit Moscow on the weekend? Time can be short when you are student and a train ride can take up to an entire night. So, what can you ...