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Grandfather Frost cashes in

December 30, 2011 Inna Leonova, Olga Dmitrieva, Alexandra Guzeva
Once a Soviet trade unionist, Ded Moroz can now earn $4,700 in two hours with a little help from his attractive granddaughter

Preparing for the holiday season

December 29, 2011 Diana Laarz, Inna Leonova
When you’ve taken down the tinsel and started your January diet, Moscow’s Orthodox Nativity celebrations are in full swing

Forget stereotypes, discover the real Moscow

November 8, 2011 Inna Leonova, RIR
Travel Food is cheap and so is the metro ride. Only hotels are expensive. And yes, it is safe unless you stray onto shady dark streets

Bigger families to be given free land

July 3, 2011 Inna Leonova
As the number of childless couples grows, parents are being offered an incentive to defy the Soviet stigma surrounding larger families.

New law grants teaching rights to foreigners

April 28, 2011 Inna Leonova
Foreign citizens invited to Russia for business or humanitarian purposes, or to work here, may be involved in teaching at scientific organisations and state-accredited universities, with the exception of professional religious education institutions.

Registration rules eased for foreigners

April 1, 2011 Inna Leonova
A law easing the cumbersome process of registration on arrival in Russia has been passed in record time following complaints from the international business community about new guidelines that came into force in mid-February.