Easter is just around the corner, and the pressure is really building to get something organized. It's a well timed festival, heralding Spring after the bleak post-Christmas months. Plus a holiday is always welcome. The problem is, what exactly do

As the warmer weather and the May holidays draw nearer - International Workers' Day, Victory Day and Russian Independence Day - employees all over Russia await with baited breath the chance for a few extra days to rest and recuperate.

On March 26, the official Year of China in Russia was inaugurated during Chinese President Hu Jintao's Moscow visit. The opening, attended by both the Russian and Chinese Presidents, included a gala in the main concert hall of the Moscow

After 6 long weeks of Lent, Russians are ready to cut open the Easter cake and indulge themselves.According to Orthodox tradition, fasting Christians must wait until Thursday to start making the traditional Kulich Easter cake and complementary Paskha fresh cheese

Anglican English St Andrews Anglican Church, Voznesensky Pereulok 8 Good Friday (April 6) 12 noon - 3pm Vigil with Ecumenical Service of Stations of the Cross

Easter is just around the corner, and the pressure is really building to get something organized. It's a well timed festival, heralding Spring after the bleak post-Christmas months. Plus a holiday is always welcome. The problem is, what exactly do