Annual fair took place in Yenisseysk town

Last Saturday, 04.08.2012, in Yenisseysk there took place a traditional historic August fair

XI International Kansk video-festival is about to start in Kansk

The festival opens on 17th of August in Kansk. It will last 9 days

Festival of Slavic languages to take place at Baikal Lake

From 13th to 21th of August in Irkutsk region Festival of Slavic languages at Baikal

Transaero and Aigle Azur Launch Paris – Moscow Flights

Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest carrier, in cooperation with the French airline Aigle Azur launched scheduled flights between Paris and Moscow 

President Putin signs a historic USA-Russia visa agreement

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow welcomes President Putin’s signing of an historic U.S.-Russia visa agreement 

Treasures found in forest near Novosibirsk

More than 70 ancient ornaments and rare Iranian coins of the 5th- 6th centuries have been found not far from Novosibirsk

The French can now fill in a Russian visa application online

The consulate department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Paris and regional Russian consulates in Marseille and Strasbourg will launch the electronic visa applications starting from August 6, 2012

The first all inclusive e-guidebook will be launched in Moscow

By the end of the year Municipality of Moscow will launch a tourist-navigation service, which will be activated by QR codes on historical buildings and monuments 

Luggage will no longer get lost in Russian airports

A new labeling system for luggage will be tested in airports next year 

Russian female skydivers set world record

Russian female skydivers of the Zhemchuzhina Rossii team have set a world record for eighty-eight people linked together in a single flying arrangement