Moscow Articles

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #53: Police Racism in Russia: A New Age Buddhist Preaches the Bible to a Corrupt Policeman in Red Squar

Such a beautiful day to return to Moscow was nothing to prepare Wee-Cheng for a nasty yet amusing inciden

Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #51: Moscow: Three Nights on a Bus Looking for Lenin\’s Corpse – Moscow, Russia

A three-night bus journey from London to Russia moves across the past, present and future of Europe.

The Trans-Siberian Railroad from Beijing to Moscow – Russia

Undertaken in the right spirit of travel, the Trans-Siberian will be your greatest journey yet, according to Matthew Gill.

Where Are They Now?

Have you ever wondered what happened to people you

Uzbekistan 2000 – Moscow, Russia

First stop: Moscow – Friday, September 1

There is one image of Moscow that sticks in my mind – St. Basil’s. It’s that cathedral on Red Square with the delightfully screwy onion-shaped domes – I’m sure you have seen pictures of it. When I found out I would be passing through Moscow on [...]

Moscow, Russia – September 2000

Eating Out
Surprisingly, there are a lot of good options for eating out in Moscow, and they’re easy on the wallet too. (I’ve given a rough idea of price in US$, but you’ll have to pay in rubles.)

The only problem is that some of them are rather difficult to find, but hey, that’s all part of [...]

Moscow, Russia – Transport

From the Airport
Most international flights arrive at Shermetyevo-2 airport. If you’ve booked accommodation, they might arrange to pick you up – confirm this and make sure you have their phone number!

On your own? The very best bet is to call Taxi Blues at +7 095 128 5957 /9477 /7763. Give them your flight [...]

Moscow, Russia – Money and Laundry

Money

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Moscow, Russia – Accommodation

There are three basic types of accommodation in Moscow: hostel, Soviet hotels, and expense account. The best thing, of course, is to stay with friends.

For a wealth of information, try G&R International, they can organize every type of accommodation.

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Moscow, Russia – June 1999

Celebrate Two Centuries of Pushkin in June
June 6 is Pushkin’s two hundredth birthday, and every shop in Moscow is already displaying his picture. There will be lots of celebrations around the city that day. A sure spot to hear people reciting Pushkin (and see lots of flowers) is at the base of the Pushin statue [...]