Moscow: New Year’s Celebration Unlike in the US and Europe, New Year’s is Russia’s main winter holiday with plenty of gift giving, food and decorated trees. Many Russians take off on Dec. 31, which in any... Continue reading →

Moscow’s VDNKh Park: World’s Largest Skating Rink Moscow this weekend opened a new ice skating rink at the All Russia Exhibition Center (known by it’s Russian acronym as VDNKh), which the city claims to be... Continue reading →

Moscow’s AviaPark: Europe’s Largest Mall AviaPark, Europe’s largest mall at 390,000 sqm – nearly double the size of Macy’s Herald Square department store in NYC – opened today in Moscow on a rather inauspicious day for... Continue reading →