In any story about Russia, or Russians, the word ‘dacha’ will appear. The Russian Dacha is an important article in their life, not only a ‘summer cottage’ as we might call it, but sometimes their main source of vegetables and food to put away for the winter. Read More
Travelling to Russia was not easy, at least not as easy as most other European countries. We had to apply for a Visa, and pay top dollar to get one after several weeks waiting. Of course, there was always the option of paying extra to ‘facilitate’ or ‘rush’ it through faster. Once that was in hand, we could book airlines and notify our friends that we were coming. At first, we thought we might stay at a hotel or something close to their place, but no, we were to stay with them at their apartment. Read More
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