Massimiliano Montiroli: Russians like the real Italian classics – pizza and pasta Massimiliano Montiroli started his career in the kitchens of Italy and France. He first ended up in Moscow in 1998, when he came at the invitation of Portofino – one of the few restaurants that started the development of Italian cuisine in Russia in the…
This section of the magazine – “Moscow Vocabulary” – was born of remembering … Ronald Reagan, who appeared to be a fan – and collector – of Russian proverbs and sayings. Well, and we would like to guide you into a world of Russian idioms – just as bright and colorful. ВИДНО КАК НА ЛАДОНИ – vidno kak na ladoni.…
Creative clusters in Moscow Today’s creative industry includes jewelry manufacturing, printing, publishing, cinema, television, radio, information technology, program development, the production of musical instruments, architecture, design, photography, creative education, and so on. In many countries, the creative industry is producing a sizeable share of all exports. This share amounts to 4.87% in the UK, 5.46%…
To the park, everyone! This summer promises to break every record in the book in terms of the number of concerts, festivals, and other cultural events in the city’s parks. Have you noticed how much more beautiful Moscow has become in the past few years? How the streets, avenues, and squares have changed? Or…
MOVING UP: From crimson blazers to regular business suits Old habits die hard. Foreign entrepreneurs who want to start a business in Russia are still afraid of the “Russian mafia.” This, of course, is a myth. The criminal squabbles and lawlessness of the 90s have long faded into oblivion. Once, a German, a Frenchman,…
Specialized exhibitions, congresses, and forums / July-September 2019 JULY MOSCOW URBAN FORUM 2019 The Biggest International Congress Dedicated to the Challenges Faced by Global Cities 4-7 July Zaryadye Park The forum has been taking place annually since 2011 and brings together representatives of city administrations from Russia and abroad, along with architects, city planners, developers,…
Russian-Chinese negotiations held at the Kremlin After holding talks with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin announced that relations between Russia and China have reached an unprecedented new level. He talked about the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China. The…
Slava Zaitsev: Clothes say a lot about what’s on your mind It’s tough to find a more famous Russian fashion designer than Slava Zaitsev, both in Russia and abroad. Zaitsev first became popular in the 1960s, when the French magazine “Paris Match” published a sensational article about him, entitled “He Dictates Fashion in Moscow.” Today,…
Gerald Böhm: You understand Russia with your soul, not your brain Gerald Böhm has been interested in Russian culture since he was a schoolboy. He studied Russian, taking part in Austrian and international academic language competitions. So it should come as no surprise that he first came to Moscow as part of a school exchange program, and…
Adrian Gray: The best way that we can attract tourists is to share the warm hospitality of the Russian people Adrian Gray is a hotelier with 30 years of experience in top international hotel chains, 20 of which he spent as a General Manager. Now, Adrian Gray is the General Manager of Lotte Hotel Moscow – one of…