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Moscow Events

Moscow 2012 events

March
01
Maslenitsa (Blini Day)

Maslenitsa is a blend of pagan beliefs and Christian traditions and is the Russian equivalent of Mardi Gras - the last period for feasting before...

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March
08
Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) is an internationally recognised celebration of women and their social, economic and political achievements. In...

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April
01
Fashion Week in Moscow

Obsessed by haute couture at the best of times, Moscow goes fashion crazy for this annual design extravaganza.

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April
24
Paskha (Easter)

The main holiday of the Russian Orthodox Church, when Russians end 40 days of fasting with midnight church services and a feast of special cakes...

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May
01
White Nights Festival

A riot of music, theatre, fireworks and street performances.

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May
09
Victory Day

Each year on 9 May Russia celebrates Victory Day which commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. The German army signed the...

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June
01
Moscow International Film Festival

Muscovites celebrate more than 100 years of Russian cinema with screenings of new and classic films at theatres all over Moscow.

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June
12
Russian Independence Day

Russia declared its sovereignty on 12 June 1990 as a way of distancing itself from the crumbling Soviet Union. The following year when the Soviet...

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September
03
Moscow Day

Held over the first weekend in September, Moscow celebrates the birth of the Russian capital with a series of parades and entertainment events....

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December
25
Russian Winter Festival

Muscovites get into the Russian winter spirit with all sorts of special events and rides in troikas (sleighs drawn by three horses). Ice sculpture...

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Moscow 2013 events

January
06
Russian Orthodox Christmas

Celebrated according to the Julian calendar, the Russian Orthodox Christmas falls on 7 January and is a huge celebration for Orthodox Christians...

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