Russian Kafe

February 26th, 2007

A recent photo of Moscow State University. By Sergey.

• moscow , photos

February 8th, 2007

Moscow-City (aka Moscow International Business Center) is a huge construction project in downtown Moscow. The goal of the project is to create a city within a city where with space for living, working, and entertainment. It is one of the most ambitious construction projects in recent European history.

While the project is far from complete, Moscow-City is starting to look more like a city every month. Here are some interesting photos that show the progress made so far.

Link: Wikipedia article about Moscow-City

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• architecture , moscow

January 31st, 2007

It was 17 years ago today, the day the first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Moscow. Here is video of the CBC news report from Moscow on January 31st, 1990.

Link: Muscovites mad for McDonald’s

• food , moscow , video

January 25th, 2007

Yuri Mamchur over at Russia Blog has posted a series of photos called “Night Drive through Moscow: Where Tourists Go.” It’s the first set in a series of photos he took on a four hour drive around Moscow early this month. Head on over to Russia Blog and take a picture tour of Moscow.

Link: Night Drive through Moscow: Where Tourists Go

• moscow , photos , tourism

January 24th, 2007

A temporary ice skating rink was built on Red Square this winter. Many special events and shows have been held there and the rink has also been open to the public. Here’s some footage from EuroNews showing some of the events.

• moscow , video , winter