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Russia is a land rich in literature, philosophy, classical music, ballet, architecture and technology. A huge number of great literary works come from Russian writers such as Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov, Tolstoy and Turgenev. Russian is the most widely spoken 'Slavik' language in the world, spoken by over 300 million people worldwide. It is also one of the five official languages of the United...

Russia is a land rich in literature, philosophy, classical music, ballet, architecture and technology. A huge number of great literary works come from Russian writers such as Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov, Tolstoy and Turgenev. Russian is the most widely spoken 'Slavik' language in the world, spoken by over 300 million people worldwide. It is also one of the five official languages of the United Na...

Russia is a land rich in literature, philosophy, classical music, ballet, architecture and technology. A huge number of great literary works come from Russian writers such as Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov, Tolstoy and Turgenev. Russian is the most widely spoken 'Slavik' language in the world, spoken by over 300 million people worldwide. It is also one of the five official languages of the United...

Learn Russian, and make sure you are up to speed with Russian “Formalnost” (Formality) Russia is expected to be the largest consumer market in Europe by 2025, and Russians are travelling and spending a significant amount of money overseas. Russian consumers are well educated, demanding and skeptical in relation to the information provided, so make sure you focus on facts when talking abo...

Learn Russian, and make sure you are up to speed with Russian "Formalnost” (Formality) Despite the recent wobble with the rouble, Russians are Europe’s fastest growing outbound travel group, reaching 31.5 million trips in 2013. According to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, 54% of Russians stay up to 14-21 nights on a single vacation, spending most on hotels, food outlets and sho...