CSKA Moscow play PSV Eindhoven in this Champions League group game at the Dynamo Stadium.

Moses Pendleton, artistic director of Momix for 25 years, brings his company of dance illusionists to St Petersburg's Music Hall Theatre, promoted by the Musical Olympus Foundation. In this…

Moses Pendleton, artistic director of Momix for 25 years, brings his company of dance illusionists to the Theatre Hall of Moscow's International Performing Arts Centre, promoted by the Musical…

New Year's Eve, or Noivy God as it is in Russian, tends to be celebrated amongst family inside homes until midnight. As New Year arrives, people take to the streets and go calling on friends…

Solemn wreath-laying ceremonies commemorate the creation of the Red Army at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, after which the monument is surrounded with a spectacular carpet of flowers.

Chelsea and Manchester United meet in the 2008 Champions League final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

On the first Sunday in June every year, lovers of Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin from all over the world congregate at the Mikhailovskoe Estate, now the Pushkin Estate Museum.

Re-enact imperial times at the Musical Olympus charitable ball, attracting international visitors, just as the Strauss brothers Johann the Younger and Josef used to visit St Petersburg in the…

First held in 1996, the Musical Olympus International Festival invites worldwide competition winners in classical music to perform in the historic city of St Petersburg. Venues include the…

The Moscow Yacht Festival in Gorky Park features charity concerts, boat racing, competitions and entertainment for the whole family. Yachts are on offer to buy and owners can even bring their…

Young artists from Russia and beyond gather at Qui Vive? International Biennale for Young Art. Held at various art institutions around Moscow, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, the…

Icelandic quartet Sigur Ros are on an extensive tour in support of new album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (With a Buzz in our Ears We Play Endlessly). This date is at B1 in Moscow.

The magical Kremlin in Izmailovo is a cultural entertainment complex bustling with things to do for the whole family. Museums, palaces, markets and restaurants are just a few of the…

Follow in the footsteps of the old Silk Route and visit Sochi on the Black Sea coast, nestled beneath the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Caucasus mountains. Modern Sochi - the world's…

One of the Second World War's fiercest battle sites, Stalingrad, at the heart of Russia's steppe, was the beleaguered city where the Soviet army withstood Hitler's final onslaught in the east.…

Both an arthouse cinema and a club, Spartak goes from strength to strength. With its unusual selection policy, it can feature foreign films, a festival of Celtic music and a Goa Trance night…

The Vladimir-Suzdal Art & Historical Museum Reserve encompasses a number of separate museums in Vladimir, nearby Suzdal and Gus-Khrustalny, all part of the famous - and ancient - Golden Ring…

The deepest lake in the world - with an average depth of 730 metres and a maximum of 1620 metres - Lake Baikal is so large that it contains one-fifth of the world's surface fresh water. It is…

This is a break that is quite literally out of this world. Sub-orbital space flights are no longer something of comic book fantasy - you can book up for one now.

One of Russia's oldest, the Nikulin Circus boasts big feet, white faces and side-splitting laughter. It was named after Russia's most famous clown, Yury V Nikulin, and has hosted the best…