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Whenever I consider the prospect of venturing out into a Russian winter, a conversation with a...

“But Siberia is freezing, right?” – that’s what ‘they’ will tell you whenever the vast space east of...

In contrast to St. Petersburg’s relatively merciful weather (perhaps: “less dreadful” would be a better...

Currently, sunrise in St.Petersburg is around 9:40 am, with sunset at 4.40pm (again approximately), giving...

Well, first things first: Happy New Year! Or, “С новым годом!”, if you prefer it in Russian. Whilst most of...

There had been a change of plan. From setting out to cruise the city in ‘V’s car, we had now detoured to...

In this final scan of Russia’s broader low season, we take a glimpse at the most renowned and archetypal...

Last week we looked at some of the factors surrounding the option of low season travel to Russia, b...

What’s a great way to visit Russia whilst offsetting the current devaluation of the pound (assuming that...

It’s time to finish this little soiree with a quickfire round of hints and tips that should help your...