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Follow the Moskva
From November 20, a new fleet of riverboats joins the dozens that make the summer voyage up and down the lengths of the Moskva. But there's a twist — these operate year-round, no matter the weather (equipped, as they are, with icebreakers). |
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New Year’s Night Out
Moscow’s posh hotels boast some of the best bars for city- and people-gazing, and on no night is that more true than New Year’s Eve. |
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Millionaires’ Playground
"What would you do with a million d o l l a r s ? "
The question has been posed countless times, and the answers often come bursting out: a brand new Aston Martin; a private jet; a castle on the coast of France. |
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Juiced
Chemical engineering, lifestyle marketing and sex. Canned cocktails and energy drinks have taken the country by storm. But can russia deal with the hangover? |
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More Simple Things
Diminutive foodie favorite Prostiye Veshchi (Simple Things) just made being simple even better.
The cafe much loved for its focus on simple cuisine and quality ingredients recently found
itself a new comfy basement space just off of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa in which to open a second location. |
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Doug Steele Grows Up
He brought the Hard Rock Cafe to Moscow, owned Doug & Marty’s Boarhouse and had a hand in The Hungry Duck. |
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Leading Ladies on Life
Marina Somers, half-Serbian, half-Russian and 100 percent New Yorker, came to Moscow as an expatriate five years ago. |
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Holiday Gifts
Don't bore friends and family with the usual Matryoshka + Vodka combo |
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Bits, Bobs & Gifts
Besides the obvious hipness factor that decides what goes on sale, each thing should have a use and be aFfordable |
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Millionaire Fair 2
Arabian steeds, jewelry that costs more than the average apartment, and private islands for sale |
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60 Facts About Ferrari at 60
What is the least expensive part you can buy for your Ferrari? What do all those serial numbers mean? 60 Ferrari facts, one for each year of the company's history.
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Openings
A new, authentic, Tartar restaurant has joined a growing list of similar eateries in Moscow. Idel is staffed by Tartar chefs and waiters who serve up all sorts of meals and desserts, cooked according to traditional recipes. The dishes are best washed down with Idel’s refreshing tea from samovars. |
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In the Swim
After your child has been toilet trained and got the hang of kindergarten, there’s yet another rite of passage looming on the horizon: learning how to swim. |
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Sweet Saturdays
Idle hands are the devil’s tools — and keeping your little devils’ hands from making mischief can be difficult without finding new, stimulating activities to keep them busy. The cafe Landrin helps out by offering classes to budding confectioners in such arts as cake baking, cookie cutting and icing piping. |
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Mean ‘ol Blues
Jimi Hendrix once said that “blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.” Perhaps this is why it has taken so long to catch on in Russia. But times, they have already a-changed, with the genre becoming more and more popular over the past few years. More than 10,000 people are expected to show up to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of beer and blues at Moscow’s biggest blues event — the Efes Pilsner Blues Festival at the All-Russia Exhibition Center on Oct. 28 and 29. Headliners on this year’s bill include Chicago blues legends Magic Slim and The Teardrops along with Buckwheat Zydeco and Big Time Sarah. |
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The Expat Band Named Babette
By day they work in advertising, law and commercial real estate. But when party time comes, they pick up guitar, bass and drums. Expats Alex Shifrin, Mike Malloy and Rupert Godman are the cover band French Whore Named Babette. The Canadian-US-British trio often plays at the Phlegmatic Dog, and on Moscow River boat parties in the summer. “It’s the most fun I have,” said Malloy. |
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Hair of the Dog
The silly season is fast approaching, so people need to be made aware of the best hangover cures out there. After nights of heavy drinking, it’s a good idea to be well prepared for that morning when you wake up and think you can’t go on any longer. Such weakness is not an option, as celebrations like New Year’s are all too infrequent. And for those poor souls who have to work through the holiday period, such information is even more valuable. In fact, a guide to the best, quickest and easiest hangover cures could well save your job. |
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The Eskimo Way
Winter is more fun with vodka — and the Scandinavia Ice Bar mixes both to good effect. Ushering in its sixth winter, the Ice Bar will be serving up Abosolut vodka (100 rubles) and home-made aquavit (60 rubles) in shot glasses crafted from solid ice. If you need something to warm your hands as well as your heart, Ice Bar also serves Swedish glogg (60 rubles) and hot chocolate (30 rubles). The courtyard is to host a small ice rink, and skates, hockey sticks and pucks will be provided for the active patrons’ pleasure. |
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All That Jazz
Cool jazz under the hot sun — the Russky Stil Usadba Jazz festival is to take place in the Arkhangelskoye Estate on June 4-5. |
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Take a Dip
This capital’s swimming season officially commenced this year on May 25, with 13 recreational zones around the city approved by health authorities for swimming. |
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Welcome to Eat Street
Enjoy summer with a bite to eat at one of Arbat’s numerous alfresco dining options. |
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Country Cooking
Inner-city diners now have a new, economical alternative. Seno, which opened on Kamergersky Pereulok in May, offers quality Russian cuisine at affordable prices. |
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Wheels of Wisdom
The Moscow Times’ senior driver, Vladimir Tatarintsev, explains how to avoid the traffic jam that forms around Savyolovsky Station. |
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Wheels of Wisdom
How to get around the traffic snarls at the Third Ring Road’s intersection with Leningradsky Prospekt. |
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