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START OF NAVIGATION IN ST. PETERSBURG

17 April 2024

The long-awaited event for residents and guests of the city - the beginning of navigation in St. Petersburg! This year navigation will start on the 27th of April. It means that from the 27th of April it will be possible to enjoy excursions along the rivers and canals of the city again.

WHERE TO FEEL THE TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN LIFESTYLE?

22 March 2024

MIR Travel Company will tell you where and how to get there! The excursion is called the Golden Ring of Russia and passes through several Old Russian cities. The route itself was developed in 1967 with the inclusion of 8 cities: Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir. 

EXHIBITION RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN MOSCOW

19 April 2024

From the 3rd of December 2022 the exhibition Russian Empire opens in Moscow. It is part of a series of projects that the State Historical Museum launched for its 150th anniversary. The exposition is dedicated to the history of the Russian Empire. The first of the sections will tell about the formation of the state in the epoque of Peter the Great, the expansion of its territory. Several halls will present models of warships, maps, weapons, and much more. Among the exhibits, the uniforms that belonged to Peter the Great stands out.

In another section of the exhibition, visitors will see court and military costumes, portraits of emperors, as well as such unique objects as the men military caftan worn by the future Empress Catherine II during the palace coup and the children's uniform and children's saber that belonged to prince Alexei, the son of Nicholas II - the last tsar of the Russian Empire. Especially for the project, to the State Historical Museum was temporarily transferred one of the main regalia of the royal dynasty - the Great Imperial Crown.