People who are planning to buy an apartment in a multi-storeyed building often have the question: which floor to choose? Indeed, what is better for purposes of safety, comfort, convenience – to live on the ground floor, on the last one or somewhere “in the middle”? Let's consider each floor regarding its advantages and weak points.

ColorFest was held in Moscow. Moscow youth enjoyed a new entertainment: showering each other with bright paint during skating. This event came into fashion right from India where the annual spring festival of Holi is celebrated – the representatives of all Indian castes sprinkle themselves with colored powder.

New Year celebrations in Moscow will focus on charitable projects most of all. On of them, “Make a dream come true” website, was launched on December 1. Here the letters to Father Frost written by orphans and children from poor families are published. And everyone who visits the website is able to choose one or a few gifts to pay and deliver to the recipient.

The most delicious and large-scale festival of the year for the whole family will last for three days on the eve of New Year`s festivities in Moscow from November 29 to December 1, 2013. The Gastronomic Festival “FOOD SHOW Christmas” in the Shopping Arcade is the Russia's largest fair of the best products, nutrition technologies, household goods and some exclusive gifts for Christmas.

The history of Russian youth organisations is far from being easy to understand, let alone to trace. However, several observations can easily be made, and the article below looks at the main youth clubs and organisations in Russia that help to involve young people in the societal activity.

The favourite British department store and the UK's second largest retailer network, Debenhams have just opened a store in Moscow at the Belaya Dacha shopping mall. Their Russian PR departmend kindly supplied Russia-IC with information about what awaits the shoppers and how Debenhams plan to develop their presence in Russia over the next 5 years.

Whether you have only just moved to Russia or are planning to come to live, or just in the process of moving houses in Russia, you may be asking yourself where to do your home shopping. So, apart from IKEA, where else can you shop for White Goods or DIY materials in Moscow and St. Petersburg?

Nizhny Novgorod is Russia’s fifth largest city with highly-developed international relations. It has more than ten sister-cities in Germany, USA, Austria, China, Finland, Spain, Ukraine, etc. Thus, a lot of businessmen and tourists arrive to Nizhny Novgorod to enjoy its rich cultural heritage combined with the modern infrastructure and conveniences. As the city is rapidly developing, several superlative shopping centres have been opened here recently.

Perm is a multicultural kaleidoscope. Entering its central street, everyone gets impressed immediately by the unique mixture of the colourful Russian goods and souvenirs in the countless little kiosks, bright Tatar jewelry, Georgian and Armenian original spicy kebabs and shawarma. Being more than a thousand kilometers away from the megalopolises of Moscow and St. Petersburg, it tries to maintain a very calm and relaxed atmosphere with the typically Russian traditions.

The impressive variety of shops in Yekaterinburg may satisfy practically any taste and need. Every district of the city has its large shopping centres and some stores with the lovely national souvenirs.

Kazan is not only the city of unique cultural monuments, but also a great shopping centre, where nearly every world brand of clothes, cosmetics, appliances and sports goods is available. And tourists never stop admiring the national souvenirs, like Kukmor felt boots or Kazan Cat.