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The long-term development program of Russian Railways is finally approved
From 2019 to 2025, 8.66 trillion rubles will be invested in Russian railway projects from which 4.67 trillion rubles will be invested from the funds of the Russian Railways. This is suggested by a baseline scenario for the Long-Term
Russian airport first received the highest mark for service
International airport Platov which is located in Rostov-on-Don received 5-star rating from the British agency Skytrax. The Russian airport has been awarded such a high rating for the first time since its existence from 1989.
Rates of importing duty-free goods for personal use into Russia will significantly drop from January 1, 2019
The Federal Customs Service of Russia recalls that the rates of importing duty-free goods for personal use into Russia will significantly drop from January 1, 2019. According to the information posted on the website of the Federal
City environment in Russia: the small Almetyevsk is on the top
City environment in Russia still repeats the mistakes of the entire world of the last century, but the outflow of people from the regions has already achieved a crucial scale – good specialists are escaping from the expansion of
Japanese ballet dancers share impressions about Moscow
"Afisha Daily" likes to speak with foreigners who live and work in Moscow. This time we spoke to Japanese dancers - MGAH graduates, who came here to conquer the ballet scene and unexpectedly got Russified.
Indonesian Puspita Atirennu shares her impressions about endless museums, stereotypes about Muslims and dislike for frozen vegetables
  Indonesian Puspita Atirennu received her bachelors in Russian literature in her native Jakarta five years ago. During her studies, she had been imagining St. Petersburg as it was described by the classics of the 19th century.
The outcomes of the World Cup for Russia
  A fan of the World Cup in Russia has become one of the most expensive fans since the games on the football stadiums of Japan and South Korea in 2002. However, the investments have been justified - visitors were impressed
"Your irony is too smart": a Japanese artist shares her impressions about Russian enigma, salo and jelly meat
  "Afisha Daily" conducts a regular series of conversations with foreigners living in Russia. Japanese artist Keito Yamaguchi shared her perception of the confrontation between Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russian food and human
Dmitry Medvedev: Further improvement of business climate in Russia is necessary
  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spoke about the achievements of the Russian economy and called for maximum digitization of the interaction between business and the state. He  considers it to be necessary to
Moscow Economy Conference Bangkok 2017 - Post Release
December 14th 2017 marked another important milestone in the history of economic cooperation between the twin cities of Moscow and Bangkok. As part of the Days of Moscow Culture in Bangkok event at the Grand Hyatt Erawan, which took