Moscow, Russia Travel News

Courtesy photo Remy Lamping, an Aspen native who is participating in a three-year program with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, poses in Red Square.

A vast wasteland close to St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square that once housed a giant Soviet hotel is set to become a landscaped park, Moscow officials said Tuesday as they revealed details of a 10 billion-ruble regeneration plan.

Beijing, June 18: The Shaolin Temple, known as the cradle of Chinese kung fu, is preparing to stage its first cultural festival in the US as part of efforts to expand its global clout.

Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, chairperson of the Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia Leyla Aliyeva has initiated a charitable blood donation campaign in Moscow.

Mr Ambassador, Armenia and Belarus celebrate an anniversary 20 years of establishment of diplomatic relations.

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting with members of the government in Moscow, June 13. The political impact in Russia is likely to be limited by the fact that it was former president and current prime minister Medvedev, not Putin, who is named as the target of NSA spying.

Moscow is one of the world's most expensive cities. But now EasyJet offers low-cost flights from Gatwick and Manchester to the Russian capital, it is fast becoming a budget destination.

RBTH has compiled a listing of the top food festivals and farmers' markets to be found in Russia this summer.

Out of America: One of Hispanic America's great heroes, soon to get a Hollywood biopic, was no friend to illegals Known for his commentary on international relations and US politics, Rupert Cornwell also contributes obituaries and occasionally even a column for the sports pages.

Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut, is now an MP for Putin's party.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at a ceremony marking the handover of the Schneerson library at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow, on June 13, 2013.

The Real Deal Vacation package to Russia includes airfare from New York City on Swiss Air, four nights at Hotel Katerina Park Moscow , and daily breakfast, from $899 per person including all hotel and air taxes and fees.

A man who died while flying in the wheel well of a Russian charter plane is shining a spotlight on the issue of airplane stowaways and, by extension, routine maintenance and pre-flight inspections.

ARMENIA, SPAIN INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS IN ALL SPHERES http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/11/armenia-spain-interested-in-the-development-of-relations-in-all-spheres/ 17:52 11.06.2013 Today, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain Jose Ignacio Carbajal Garate presented his credentials ... (more)

Moscow blogger Dmitry Berdasov creates a photo project Metro 365, where he unveils his photos of the subway.

MOSCOW, June 9 Japanese man Masahito Yoshida has walked about 40,000 kilometers around the world with a two-wheeled cart and is preparing soon to complete his journey that has lasted for 4.5 years, local media reported on Sunday.

A cruise liner curves elegantly across a printed sea; above it, the large, red letters USSR blaze out of a yellow sky.

The truth about Miami is that there are many faces to Miami: Miami - as the residents know it and Miami - as the tourists get to see.

VERIA, June 7 A monument to Paul the Apostle by controversial Georgian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli was unveiled in the Greek city of Veria on Friday in a ceremony attended by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Every person in the RBTH team has his/her own view of the Russian reality. We glance through it, scrutinize, feast our eyes upon it.