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MTV Russia Launches New Gossip Show with Beautiful Russian Lady Host

admin — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:16:11 +0000

MTV Russia has launched a new show hosted by the Russian lady producer, Yana Rudkovskaya. The beautiful blonde-haired woman is featured as the host of “Naked Show Business”, an industry insider gossip show about players in the Russian entertainment industry.

The first episode opened with Yana reclining wearing a highly cantilevered dress. She explained that the show was going to give the viewers real facts as opposed to tabloid rumors. The first story was on rapper Timati and t.A.T.u. singer Yulia Volkova and their suspected encounter in a popular nightclub restroom. Originally, the story that appeared in tabloids claimed that the two disappeared at the Galereya and the Yulia’s ex claimed that they were either having sex or snorting something.

Yana interviewed all three parties who answered, no, no and maybe to the accusations. The ex, who was the “maybe”, stated, “What else could they have been doing in a restroom.” Timati said that they just hung out in a corridor outside the club and talked.

The next story was about a cell phone porn film scandal showing Topalov receiving oral sex. Topalov confirmed that he probably lost the cell phone, which was how the film got into the pubic eye and admitted that he had taken other films on his phone in the past.

MTV Russia Launches New Gossip Show with Beautiful Russian Lady Host

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Live Music Entertainment Options in St. Petersburg

admin — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:14:29 +0000

International superstar and recording artist Elton John will be appearing in St. Petersburg on Palace Square Friday as part of a European tour. The promoters for the concert are PMI who are also bring the Rolling Stones to the city later in July.

Back in 1979 Elton John was one of the first international rock stars to perform in the Soviet Union. He performed four concerts in both St. Petersburg and Moscow as part of an exchange of culture between the British and the Soviets. That time it was a partly solo show with some assistance from percussionist Ray Cooper. John’s next St. Petersburg appearance was at a charity event in 2001 in which he performed for 600 guests at a dinner-jacket-only function at a palace in Pushkin.

Rock group Aerosmith will perform Tuesday at the Peterburgsky Sports and Concert Complex. If you aren’t in the mood for Elton on Friday night, you may want to go check out The Ladybug Transistor which is a Brooklyn-based band that will be performing at The Place.

Other entertainment options in the city include Simba Vibration at The Other Side Friday and Pocola on Saturday; J.D. and the Blenders at Achtung Baby Saturday and Vermicelli Orchestra at the JFC Jazz Club on Saturday.

Live Music Entertainment Options in St. Petersburg

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Have a Berry Good Dining Time at this New Moscow Restaurant

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:09:03 +0000

There’s a new Central Asian restaurant in downtown Moscow and its name comes from a berry which is also using in some of the dishes offered. Barbaris, or barberry, is the name and it is also known as zereshk in dried form.

The restaurant uses zeresk in its regular lamb ploy and in the vegetarian play with the lamb dish going for 350 rubles, the vegetarian at 270 a plate. The berry is also found in a the tea selection, a pot of barberry tea goes for 200 rubles; the cocktail selection, which offers a hat barberry gluhwein for 360 rubles and even the hookah menu includes it in name if not in actual contents.

There are a large number of Uzbek dishes on the menu as well as some Tajik selections. Some of the more interesting Tajik items include the tushbera lamb dumplings with mint which are offered for 310 rubles served in bouillon for an additional 275 rubles. If you are brave, you can sample the khash tongue and tripe soup with Tajik beans for 280 rubles.

Along with grilled dishes and samsa, you can also get wine from 220 rubles a glass and draft beers for 225 rubles a half liter. Barbaris is located at 40/3 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ul. and is open from 9am-11pm.

Have a Berry Good Dining Time at this New Moscow Restaurant

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International Film Festival Comes to Moscow

admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:59:29 +0000

The 29th Moscow International Film Festival opened on June 22nd and will run through June 30th and offers many opportunities to see some international film fare.

There are 20 films in the main competition program, two which have already been viewed in the international circuit. One of those is German Dani Levy’s film about Hitler controversial “My Führer — Truly the Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler”, the other is a French historical drama by Laurent Tirard “Moliere”.

There are also new films including three Russian films and a good number of films with a Russian or Soviet flair. Larisa Sadilova’s “Nothing Personal” is in the main competition as is “Traveling with Pets” by filmmaker Vera Storozheva – both Russian women filmmakers. The third Russian film in the competition is “Putina” by the late Valery Ogorodnikov. Although he did not live to completely finish the film it was completed on a technical level by producer Vladlen Arsenyev.

The competition also features a film from Georgia, “Russian Triangle” by Aleko Tsabadze which is about lives broken by the war in Chechnya and stars Konstantin Khabensky. There is also some Ukrainian flavor in the mix with “At the River” by Eva Neymann as well as a Ukrainian theme in the Italian film “The Unknown Woman.”

There’s still time to catch the festival before it ends!

International Film Festival Comes to Moscow

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Party Options Abound on the Moscow River

admin — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:57:14 +0000

There are many ferry firms around the city offering their boats for private parties and dinner cruises along the Moscow River and reservoirs. Yu can go off for the evening or up to a few days while exploring the river and the peaceful reservoirs to the north of the city crossing the Moscow Canal.

Ship-shop.ru is a good source of information listing the variety of rentals available, from a tiny 10 person boat for 3,000 rubles an hour to a 35 person boat for 4,000 rubles an hour up to 65 kilometers an hour. You can also liven things up with a girly show for the trip at an extra charge of 15,000 or have a Spanish-themed party for an additional charge.

Some of the larger more extravagant options include the Svytatitel Nikolai with 10 staterooms, some lounge chairs, a restaurant, two karaoke systems and seating for up to 120 people. It will cost you 8,500 rubles for a 4 to 6 hour trip on a Saturday. There are also boats that you can rent that come with the option of a catered banquet and bar or private picnic with a chef cooking up the BBQ.

What a great way to see the city from a different point of view perhaps in the company of some single Russian women.

Party Options Abound on the Moscow River

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Moscow Cat Theater May Be Forced To Close the Doors

admin — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:32:00 +0000

The Moscow Cat Theater, an unique Moscow tradition which is world renown, may be shut down soon according to a theater spokeswoman named Irina Vasilchikova. Show says that the Economic Crimes Department has been coming in and stopping shows while demanding to speak to the founder of the theater and it’s chief performer, Yuri Kuklachev backstage.

The UBEP officers searched the safe in the make-up room and then proceeded to accuse Kuklachev of stealing money based in the fact that the ticket sales for the event were 20, but the theater was full. Not only that, but the officers copied the accounts of the theater without his permission while the ownership papers for the building mysteriously disappeared.

Kuklachev says that the audience that day were mostly children from a children’s home who got in for free. He does not want to lose the theater to the State, who e feels wants him out of the building so they can tear it down and take advantage of the real estate value of the space.

Kuklachev began the theater company in 1976 and it has grown to a size of 120 cats who perform on stage with humans in shows like The Nutcracker and Cats From Outer Space.

Moscow Cat Theater May Be Forced To Close the Doors

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Check Out Some International Tapas at Eto Leto

admin — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:26:43 +0000

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 restaurant has a tent set up with different sections. The first section is in an arch located under the restaurant Organic. Behind that section is another section contained in a big tent with open sides. The space features comfortable seating and low tables as well as hookahs starting at 800 rubles.

There is a great selection of munchies listed on the menu as “Tapas in the Style of…” They aren’t so much traditional tapas in the Spanish style, they are international in range. The one Spanish tapas in a baked tomato in a harissa sauce for 300 rubles. Other selections include some Thai tapas, a crispy chicken salad with lemongrass for 250 rubles and a King prawn in almond tempura with a wasabi based sauce for 250 rubles. If you are in the mood for some French flavor, you can try the sea scallops with a Grand Marnier sauce for 300 rubles.

There are other options like pastas and risottos, which are in the 460 to 640 ruble range and main dishes that start at a little under 600 rubles. Wine goes for 280 rubles a glass for starters. Eto Leto is located at 6 Bolshaya Sadovaya Ul., Bldg. 2 and is open from 11am until the last guest leaves.

Check Out Some International Tapas at Eto Leto

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Russian Women and Men Flower Lovers Get Chance to See Peony Exhibit

admin — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:07:40 +0000

There will be an exhibition devoted completely to peonies that runs from June 19th to the 20th at the Timityazey Biological Museum. Its part of the Moscow Florists Club’s “Flowers of our gardens” series. Russian women and men who enjoy flowers and horticulture will not want to miss this.

Not only can flower growers and admirers come in and see a stunning array of up to 250 peonies in shades of red, yellow, pink and white but there will also be experts from the club on hand to give advice on subjects ranging from how to tend the plants to how to plant them and which ones are the best to buy.

The best time to plant the bushes is in the Autumn or Spring, but there won’t be any flowers on sale for planting this spring. According to the museum, the peony came to Russia from China while Peter the Great was ruling Russia. It is also used for culinary and medicinal purposes.

Additional exhibits at the museum include flowering herbaceous plants July 10th through he 13th, a Lily exhibition in August on the 9th-11th and a Phloxes feature from August 13th-15th.

Russian Women and Men Flower Lovers Get Chance to See Peony Exhibit

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Romantic French Dining in the Heart of Moscow

admin — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:17:03 +0000

If you are looking for a place to take sexy Russian women for some romantic French dining, you might want to check out Jean-Jacques. The restaurant offers well prepared food and an authentic French menu selection while the brasserie is very atmospheric with a lot of character. The place is located in the city of the city and is open 24 hours, offering a wide and affordable selection of drinks and food.

You can select one of many excellent wines available in the brasserie while relaxing in the friendly intimacy that the space provides. The accordion music and wine bottles lining the walls makes one feel as if they were in Paris.

The food itself is very good, ranging through the classics like onion soup, filet de boeuf steak and côte de porc. The steak, which goes for 230 rubles is highly recommended, and the pork, at 270 rubles, is said to be succulent and delicately flavored. You can get a nice bottle of Côtes du Rhone for 600 rubles. Jean-Jacques is also known for a tasty and affordable breakfast menu.

Jean-Jacques is located at Nikitsky Bulvar 12. The next time you and your beautiful Russian ladies are looking for a romantic French evening on the town, be sure to go to Jean-Jacques.

Romantic French Dining in the Heart of Moscow

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Russian Women and Men Will Have Change to See Siberian Tigers in the Wild

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:54:03 +0000

A national park has been created in Russia in order to protect and preserve Siberian tigers according to an international conservation group. The park, which has been named Zov Tigra National Park, will be the countries first of its kind in terms of providing protection for a species. The name of the park translates to “Roar of the Tiger.”

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the 200,000-acre park will provide an opportunity for Russian women and men to experience the Siberian tiger in natural while at the same time will protect the animal’s habitat while simultaneously allowing for nature tourism.

The WWF has been lobbying for the creation of the park for 10 years and as part of that process had to develop an economically feasible plan to justifying preserving such a large area of land. That means that Zov Tigra will become an ecological theme park in a sense, trying to turn a profit on its natural resources while maintaining areas along the Chinese border and southern coast where no humans are allowed.

The Siberian tiger is threatened by poachers who hunt them for the bones and skin that are used in Chinese medicine.

Russian Women and Men Will Have Change to See Siberian Tigers in the Wild

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Drag Queen Hosts Talk Show on NTV

admin — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:45:00 +0000

One of the more bizarre acts on NTV is a new talk show called “Bitch Love” which is hosted by a drag queen named Zaza Napoli who also performs as a cabaret act at gay clubs. On the TV show, Zaza talks to people who had been famous in the early 1990’s to get their confessions of love, treachery and obsession. And then throws in some freaks who are missing a limb or two.

The show last week had a singer named Polina Griffis from the musical group A-Studio. She claimed that her Danish singer ex-husband was a drunk and use to beat her up. Then the footage cut to a scene of him with a new girlfriend talking about how much in love they were.

Then Zaza went to meet a woman with no legs. The segment, called “All Your Life on Your Hands” focused on the sex angle of the relationship between her and her husband. Lyuba was shown being washed by her husband and he talked about their great sex life.

It is hard to understand why Zaza is the hostess as NTV is known for more “macho” programming. While she pranced around in sparkly blue eye shadow and high heels, she didn’t really get to present any campy humor.

Drag Queen Hosts Talk Show on NTV

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World’s Symphony Orchestras Converge on Moscow for 10 Days

admin — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:05:52 +0000

The 2nd annual Festival of the World’s Symphony Orchestras began Friday, June 1st, in Moscow. While the Vienna Philharmonis Orchestra will not be among the orchestras performing at the Kolonny Zal of the House of Unions, there is still a very impressive slate of conductors and orchestras on hand.

Friday night saw the Orchestre National de France from Paris perform to open up the festival, led by the distinguished Italian Riccardo Muti. They performed Franz Schubert’s final two Symphonies; No. 8, the “Unfinished and No. 9, the “Great C Major”.

On June 5th, Russian women and men can hear the performance of the Dresdner Phillharmonie as they perform the music of Richard Wagner and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Led by maestro Rafael Fruehbeck de Burgos the concert will take place 40 days after the death of the cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich so it will broadcast live on radio and television in his honor.

A group from Rome will be featured June 7th. The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia will be conducted by its artistic director, Antonio Pappano. They will perform music by Hector Berlioz, Peter Tchaikovsky and 20th-century Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.

World’s Symphony Orchestras Converge on Moscow for 10 Days

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Propose to Your Future Russian Bride in St. Petersburg

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:38:00 +0000

If you are in St. Petersburg and looking for the perfect restaurant to wine and dine your sexy Russian date or propose marriage to a beautiful Russian lady you may want to try Enoteca Divina. The restaurant, located inside the famous archway that leads into Palace Square which is considered by many to be one of the most romantic places in the city, features elegant design, a laid back atmosphere and helpful staff although the food and service are not its strong points.

The name is translated as “divine wine tasting room” and not only does the restaurant offer a fabulous selection of wines, it also features a great experience in relaxation with low lights, candles and soft spoken wait staff. The wine selection runs from decent low priced options like Alcamo for 190 rubles a glass and Valpolicella for 150 rubles a glass to a three liter bottle of Masseto Tenuta Dell’Ornellaia for 160,000 rubles.

The food selection, while nothing outstanding, does feature a wide selection of risotto with an entire menu page of risotto dishes. The wild mushroom risotto at 450 rubles is worth a try as is the veal chops in tomato sauce for 500 rubles.

Enoteca Divina is located at the Arch of the General Staff, 2 Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa and is open daily from 12 a.m. through 11 p.m.

Propose to Your Future Russian Bride in St. Petersburg

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Take a Beautiful Russian Lady Out for a Romantic Thai Dinner

admin — Sun, 27 May 2007 04:15:40 +0000

The Blue Elephant is a Thai restaurant chain that has been in Moscow for two years now. Located on the western edge of the Garden ring off Novinsky Bulvar among the expensive shops on Novinsky Passage, the Blue Elephant offers a great opportunity to take a special Russian woman out for a quiet exotic meal.The restaurant features teak furniture in a large interior. You can sit near the entrance of the restaurant and view the fountain and statue castes located below the second floor of Novinsky Passage and relax in style while dining on delicious Thai food.

The Satay chicken is very tender and has a wide range of flavors and spices along with a variety of accompanying sauces. A Dim Sim dish brings out the Chinese influence in the food but the Blue Elephant chefs make it their own with their unique blend of spices and flavorings. The Pad Thai is nice and spicy with a combination of noodles, seafood and chopped peanuts. You also might want to try the Thai Green Curry or the Paneng Nua, both on the hot side with some excellent curry that comes with the meals.

There is alcohol available; however, you would be well served to try the Thai and Chinese teas that are available with the meal. The food is high quality so it is on the expensive side. Smaller dishes are $10-12 with main dishes from $20 and up. This will also be sure to impress your date, that you are willing to spend a nice sum on her for dinner. You can find the Blue Elephant at Novinsky Bulvar 31.

Take a Beautiful Russian Lady Out for a Romantic Thai Dinner

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Time Running Out To See Azeri Photography Exhibit!

admin — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:00:33 +0000

You’re almost out of time to see Azeri photography currently on display at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. “Contemporary Azeri Photography” features the works of photographers from Azerbaijan. The recurring themes running through the photographs are mountains, oil derricks and crumbling brickwork.

Even though the artistic opportunities in Baku are limited, there is still a culture of photography and what the photographers lack in technical ability they make up for with raw talent and a willingness to learn and experiment with the art form. A number of the featured artists are members of “Wings of Time”, a contemporary art association. Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts offers photography classes.

The exhibit is being held in conjunction with the Fashion and Style in Photography festival and the Days of Azeri Culture in Moscow. Art seems to be developing in Azerbaijan along the same lines as it did in Moscow; the organizer of the Fashion and Style in Photography festival, Moscow House of Photography, started out 10 years ago by featuring photography. Baku has also started an international photography festival and is holding for the second time this spring.

The “Contemporary Azeri Photography” (Vystavka Sovremennoi Fotografii Azerbaidzhana) exhibit will run to May 20 at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art which is located at 25 Ulitsa Petrovka. You are running out of time to take that beautiful Russian lady on a cultural adventure.

Time Running Out To See Azeri Photography Exhibit!

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Take Your Sexy Russian Women Out for Italian Dining

admin — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:49:25 +0000

There’s a new location in Moscow for the Mi Piace Italian restaurant chain, on Tverskaya. The two-story restaurant features huge windows which make for great people watching. The modern interior design leans toward the simple, with large black and white photos of people eating.

The chain is known for its pizzas and this particular one has 18 varieties on the menu, and calzones and focaccia too. The prices range from 100 rubles for focaccia to 490 ruble for a marino seafood pizza. An interesting menu item is the dessert pizza, there are four types that go for 290 rubles each. You can put together your own personal pizza and mix and match ingredients also.

Other options from the menu include salads and pasta dishes. The “Mi Piacae” salad has oak leaf lettuce, ruccola and latuca with passionfruit, pear and grilled salmon and goes for 350 rubles. Tartares are 290 rubles while carpaccios run from 230 to 290 rubles. A favorite pasta dish is delightful vegetarian lasagna for 290 rubles as well as all the classics that range from 180 to 390 rubles.

While the menu lists a variety of alcoholic treats, as of recent days the restaurant was only serving beer in a bottle – Heineken, Corona and Erdinger.

Mi Piace Tverskava is located at 7 1^st Tverskava-Yamskava Ul and is open from 11 a.m. to midnight.

Take Your Sexy Russian Women Out for Italian Dining

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Looking for a Romantic Getaway for the Beautiful Russian Ladies?

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:08:45 +0000

Look no further than Arcachon – a charming little French restaurant in Moscow. A place like this could quickly become a favorite secret meeting spot for a rendezvous with a sexy Russian woman. Arcachon is located around the side of the Aerovokzal on Leningradsky Prospekt and is not likely to pick up much walk in traffic since it is off the beaten path.

The front of the building features a large enclosed veranda while the inside has a country design which is very cozy and not tacky in any way. There’s also a VIP section in the back that has armchairs and a fireplace with soothing background music playing to set the mood.

The menu consists of a selection of French and European dishes that focus on seafood. All the fish is sold by weight and the prices listed in the menu are for 100 grams. Some of the menu highlights include whole mussels in their shells served with white sauce for 390 rubles, sterlet with spinach for 515 rubles and bouillabaisse fish soup with croutons for 490 rubles. The wine selection starts at around 800 rubles a bottle. There is also some German and French bottled beer along with Budweiser and Hoegaarden.

Arcachon is located at 39 Leningradsky Prospekt, Building 30 and is open from noon to midnight.

Looking for a Romantic Getaway for the Beautiful Russian Ladies?

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Moscow Women and Men Get Chance to See New Eugene Onegin Production

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:44:32 +0000

Five years after the Tchaikovsky opera “Eugene Onegin” was removed from the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater’s repertoire, it is back with a new, intimate staging done by Alexander Titel.

The opera was originally written as a small scale work; however, as the years progressed the production became more large scale cumulating in the Bolshoi version which ran from 1944 to 1990. The latest versions of the production have returned to the original intent of the composer, both with this production and the updated version that returned to the Bolshoi last September.

The set features four pairs of columns that are set at a steep angle across the stage with a plain pastel background. The columns are white halfway around and black the other half and they revolve around to reveal one color or the other to highlight the action. There is also a set of metal bridges that come down and are used for acting space, or a coat rack and shield in a ball scene.

The opera so far is being performed excellently by both the orchestra and cast. The second performance in May will feature the soprano, Olga Guryakova, singing Tatyana, which she is world renown for.

Eugene Onegin will be playing this plays Thursday and on May 20^th at 7 p.m. The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater is located at 17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. It’s a great chance for Russian women and men to see this uniquely Russian opera.

Moscow Women and Men Get Chance to See New Eugene Onegin Production

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New Magazine Issue and Exhibition Highlight Soviet Style

admin — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:14:59 +0000

For those that remember the Soviet era or those that want to learn more about it, an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary History is running through May 13^th that features the styles of the Soviet era. The name of the exhibit is “Fashion and Socialism: A New View” and it has been timed to go along with a magazine issue of “Fashion Theory” that is devoted to the academic study of Soviet fashion.

One of the more humorous aspects of Soviet style is that the clothes were all manufactured in countries other than the Soviet Union. Eastern bloc countries like Poland, East Germany, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia were where the desirable fashions came from – wearing clothes made in the Soviet Union was a big fashion faux paux. Materials like Kapron, the nylon of socialism, were highly sought after as well as being highly flammable.

Russian women and men that enjoy fashion history will like the trip back through time, with items like a bobochka tennis shirt and Czechoslovak nighties on display.

One of the articles in the magazine is about Leonid Brezhnev and the memories of his tailor, Alexander Igmand. Brezhnev wore a size 56 and favored imported boxers shorts.

The Museum of Contemporary History is located at 21 Tverskaya Ulitsa.

New Magazine Issue and Exhibition Highlight Soviet Style

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Moscow Restaurants Getting into Spirit of World Hockey Championships and Spring

admin — Tue, 01 May 2007 20:26:27 +0000

Some of the local restaurants are promoting the World Hockey Championships that are taking place in Moscow through May 13^th. Some are offering new items on their menu just in time for spring. If you are looking for a place with the guys to check out some hockey, or looking for a place to take a sexy Russian lady on a date, one of these places could fit the bill.

Dymov No. 1 grill and beerhouse chain is showing hockey games from the championships on the screens in their restaurants around the city. There are specials on the menu including a special six person sausage selection made up of Venetian-style, Munich-style, cheese-and-poppy-seed, lamb, four-pepper and miniature truffle sausages. The special comes with boiled potatoes, sauerkraut and server mustards and sauces and goes for 1,950 rubles. Dymov No. 1 is located at 34 Sofiiskaya Nab and 6 Ul. Malaya Dmitrovka.

The Goodman (www.goodman.ru for locations) steakhouse chain is serving up a “guest steak”, the T-Bone Champion which is a 650 gram T-bone steak for 1,480 rubles with a specially chosen wine, the Formulae Barone Ricasoli 2004, to go with it.

The Nedalny Vostok, located at 15 Tverskoi Bulvar, Bldg 2, is offering a new dish, dim sum, which comes in 6 varieties. Each serving comes with six dumplings and costs 650 rubles.

Moscow Restaurants Getting into Spirit of World Hockey Championships and Spring