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Free Speech and Kisses, Moscow Hosts Unique Events
Creating an environment that can only be called "unique," Moscow has moved forward with its plans for "Hyde Park" zones that serve as a platform for free speech and expression. The zones have already played host to some spectacularly odd events and are certainly something to see in Moscow for any wayward travelers looking for a real taste of the famous city.
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Russia Remembers Victory Day With Celebration
Known as V-day, VE-day, or just plain Victory Day depending on where in the world you ask, nowhere in the world is the celebration of the Allies' triumph in WWII celebrated than Moscow, Russia. With thousands of troops and an impressive array of military hardware on parade in the Russian capitol, it would be hard to forget the service and triumph of Russia's veterans.
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Moscow Meets May Museum Madness
Moscow will be the place to be on May 18th as hundreds of thousands pour onto the streets for Museum Night, a cultural festival that brings out the finest aspects of Russian entertainment, history, and atmosphere. Coupled with the Day of Cultural Heritage, a traveler hungry for a real taste of Moscow would be loathe to miss this golden opportunity.
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Moscow to host Europe security conference
Security is has become one of the essential parts of life as there are many unstable people out there who are willing to do just about anything to achieve their goals without considering the consequences that might follow. Moscow will host this years European security conference which should help strengthen everyone security.
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Prestigious pianist dies at 78
Cold War icon Van Cliburn passed away at the age of 78. His stunning pianist performance at the 1958 Moscow competition helped ease the cold war and ultimately end it. He had bone cancer but was fortunate enough to leave this world along the side of his family.
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New Chinese Leader Plans Trip to Moscow
Chinese new leader Xi Jinping has elected to travel to Moscow for his first foreign capital visit as president. This is a great honor for Moscow, as it will make history in china. After this visit president Jinping will immediately travel to South Africa for a summit.
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Iranian Exhibition In Moscow
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow has a display of Persian artifacts from the Islamic world. There are said to be at least 99 artifacts that date back from the ninth to the 19th century. The exhibitions is titled the ninety-nine names of god. Be sure to check this event out.
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The Olympic count down clock
Official countdown clocks will be inaugurated around cities in Russia. One of those cities will be Moscow. The countdown for the Olympics will begin at 364 days 23 hours and 59 seconds just 1 second shy of a full year. The event will take place a year prior to the 2014 Olympics.
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Daring snow boarder to jump of skyscraper
With Moscow’s recent snow storm a daredevil has drafted up the idea of jumping off a skyscraper. As if the idea was not mind-boggling already the man plans to do it while riding a snow board. If all goes to plan then this event will set a new world record.
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Classic Ballet in Moscow
The Moscow City Ballet has decided that they would reintroduce some of the classics to their show. They will now be incorporating the Nutcracker as well as Sleeping Beauty. Both of these shows will be available for a limited time only, so don’t miss the opportunity to live past performances.
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Dancing In The 'Old' Days
Before cell phones and speed dating village people would gather at a common place in their town and mingle with other towns people. Well a place in Moscow is keeping this old tradition alive by offering the common area where people can come out to dance and have a good time.
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Budget Flights to Moscow
With Valentine's Day coming up, there isn’t a better time to plan a cheap, romantic trip to Moscow. There are quite a few amazing deals on flights, hotels and museums to visit while in the grand Russian city that will come alive February 4 with a number of events celebrating the romantic holiday.
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Commuter Trains Coming Soon to Moscow
As of now, Moscow metro comprises 12 lines with a total length of over 300 kilometers. In 2013 another 14 kilometers are expected to be built. Before 2020, Moscow wishes to commission another 150 Kilometers, which will require over a trillion rubles of investment.
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Landmark Hotel Renovated and Ready for Art
This historic Moscow landmark dates back to 1957: However, the building was never renovated before the recent and much-needed beatification. Originally created to rival the sky scrapers built in New York City, this Stalin-era structure used to be a hotel. After the renovations, however, it will house art instead of people.
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Moscow's Residential Market on the Increase
The City of Moscow recently faced a rapid increase on the residential market. The market increased about six percent within the last year and is all continues as is it should continue to grow steadily for the next couple of years.
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Largest Snowboarding Couse Constructed In Moscow
Moscow now hosts the world's largest urban snowboarding park. The park includes two courses for "jibbing" for both beginner and professional levels in the convenient downtown location of Gorky Park.
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Orbit Park Plan Underway
Moscow makes plans for Orbit Park to take the place of an old unused airfield. The beautifully designed park is also the setting for 'The Orbit' which is the Russian National Aviation and Space Museum.
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Moscow Becoming Multi-Ethnic
The face of Moscow is rapidly changing these days as the dominant population of Slavs is rapidly being diluted by migrating ethnicities that are very quickly turning the city into a melting pot. Among these, Muslims from central Asia are becoming the fastest growing and doing well to establish good careers.
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Luxury Property Gathers World Class Momentum in Moscow
After the economic collapse, it was impressive the rate at which luxury property has re-established its pre-crash prices and continued to grow afterwards. Moscow is now predicted as one of the top 3 cities for continued property price growth over the next few years.
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Universal Studios Begins to Set up Shop in Moscow
Since the 1990s there has been plans to build Moscow a giant theme park, and every time the plan has been scrapped. That is not the case this time as Universal Studios has set the location of its first European super park in Moscow on a plot measuring at 22 hectares.
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