All stories for February, 2007

Performance Features Opera Based On Historic Russian Bride Tale

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Monday evening is a “don’t miss” performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “The Tsar’s Bride in Moscow. Conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev, the semi-staged performance will feature the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra and Moscow State Chamber Choir along with a number of outstanding soloists.
The cast of Monday’s production includes Bulgarian baritone Vladimir Stoyanov in the role of Gryaznoy [...]

Category: Nightlife

Government Paying Russian Wives To Have More Children

Friday, February 16th, 2007

The Russian government is offering cash incentives to Russian women across the country due to a drastic decline in the population. The offer is around $9000 for having more than one child. That’s about two years income for most Russian citizens.
Russia is experiencing a drop in population because of a combination of many [...]

Category: Politics

Club Brings Together Foreign Women and St. Petersburg Women

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

The International Women’s Club in St. Petersburg has been helping acquaint new arrivals for 20 years now and will be celebrating its anniversary at Yusupov Palace on March 10th.
Originally founded when St. Petersburg was still called Leningrad, the non-profit IWC has both international and Russian women as members. Their goal is to welcome English-speaking [...]

Category: News by City

St. Valentine’s Day Is Being Celebrated By More Russian Women and Men

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Ten years ago St. Valentine’s Day was not celebrated or recognized in Russia – now more than half of Russian women and men are partaking in the Western holiday.
The independent Levada Center took a survey which shows that 58 percent of the respondents regard St. Valentine’s Day to be a holiday and up to 40 [...]

Category: Business

Take Those Single Moscow Women Out for A White Russian

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

If you’re looking for a good date destination or maybe a place to meet sexy Russian women, check out Moscow’s Good News, a bar that serves the cheapest black and white Russians in town. They are only 120 rubles, and the bar dares you to find them cheaper anywhere else.
You can also find other cocktails [...]

Category: Nightlife