For people looking to travel on the cheap in Russia, lot of opportunities abound as summer rolls in. Thanks to budget airlines like Ryanair and easyJet, it is getting much more cost effective to plan a trip home or jet out of muggy Moscow for the weekend.

Now that summer is here it’s time to grab a beautiful Russian lady and take her out for tapas at Eto Leto, which is located outdoors and only open in the summer. It’s located on the Garden Ring, sitting far enough back in a delightful nook so that fumes and noise won’t bother you.

The city of Moscow has cooled down some since the record-breaking heat in May. In May 2007 was the hottest May in history with temperatures rising above 30 degrees on several occasions. There were five high temperature records set between May 23 and May 30. The highest temperature was reached on May 28th when [...]

This past week marked the beginning of a number of auctions in London featuring imperial and avant-garde art from Russia. Sotheby’s held the biggest Russian sale of art they have ever had while Christie’s set a new price record for an individual lot.

Russia has designed a multiple warhead ballistic missile and tested it successfully. The missile will be used if needed against air defense systems. The announcement comes as the United States continues with plans to move a missile defense shield into the central area of Europe.