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It has become easier for foreign workers to aquire the registration stamp (photo: ld/.rufo)

More time for foreign registration: 7 instead of 3 days

St Petersburg. Foreigners have been given more time to register with the Russian immigration authorities; instead of three days it will now be seven. There will also be an easing of restrictions for foreign workers.

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The Yegorjevsk History and Art Museum is situated in this building.

Yegorjevsk Art Museum: Interactive in the past

Moscow. A private collection was sufficient to establish a history and art museum in Yegorjevsk. Today it displays how merchants lived in Tsarist Russia, how to make glass by yourself and what is hiding in old mirrors.

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Russia straight out of the picture book. Old town Sudal on the golden ring attrackts tourists from all over the world

World Economic Forum: Russia is(n’t) worth a visit

Moscow. Russia has great potential for tourism and many interesting destinations. But in the next ten years the country will still not be one of the most desirable tourist destinations, state experts of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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From Moscow’s rains to the warmth of Southern Europe, or vice versa – by low cost airline, but with connecting flight (photo: archive)

Germanwings: Bringing Russia nearer to Europe

Moscow. At a press conference in Moscow’s Marriott Grand Hotel, representatives of Germanwings explained their new “Smart Connect” strategy: Using flight connections to make even more destinations available at still lower prices.

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This what the Hyatt should look like when it is finished. But at the moment, there is only a giant building site.  (Photo: ati-group)

Hyatt builds its first luxury hotel in the Ural region

Ekaterinburg. The Hyatt luxury hotel chain is currently building its first hotel in the Ural region in regional capital Ekaterinburg. It will be the second Hyatt hotel in Russia. The $107 million hotel is intended to host the meeting of the Shanghai group in 2009.

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KD-avia flies to new destinations in Europe (photo: Archive)

KD-avia has launched 4 new flights to Germany

Kaliningrad. A trip to Russia-on-the-Baltic has just got a whole lot easier: The regional Russian airline KD-avia has launched four new direct flights to West European destinations.

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Kaliningrad airport to become a hub between East and West (photo: http://ru.poezdka.de)

Airport rises from ashes to become hub between East and West

Kaliningrad. Kalinigrad’s Chrabrowo airport is currently undergoing a modernisation programme costing millions of dollars. The regional airline KD-avia intends to transform the airport into an air hub between Russia and Western Europe.

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