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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. 

TCHAIKOVSKY STILL THE MOST POPULAR EVEN IN 21ST CENTURY

20 April 2024

Spotify has named the most popular Russian musicians abroad. By a wide margin, the list of the most listened to Russian performers abroad was headed by the Russian composer and conductor P. Tchaikovsky. He became the most popular Russian artist among foreign users of the Spotify platform at the end of 2020. His masterpieces the Waltz of the Flowers, the Swan Lake and others are enduringly popular abroad. Tchaikovsky's compositions performed by various soloists and orchestras were taken into account. Currently, the service has over a hundred playlists with the composer's works. Tchaikovsky is internationally renowned for his music in such operas and ballets as the Queen of Spades, the Swan Lake, the Sleeping Beauty, the Nutcracker, etc. The immortal masterpieces staged in the best theatres all over the world, including the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.