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We all here in Russia feel deep regret and sympathy
with the victims of the unbelievable tragedy that happened in the USA. We
hope none of your relatives and friends suffered from this
terrible terrorist attack.
Dear Sir or Madam,
It has been a long month for all of us. But life seems to be getting back to normal, and
we hope that things are only going to get better. So does our famous
traveller, Peter, and he has joined us again to tell you about his adventures
here, and some interesting news on Russia. But, first he will continue
with Russian lessons because... Well, he will tell you why right now.
Russian Lessons from Peter
Or how not to get lost in St.Petersburg:
For a couple of days I was quite happy to be able to say
"Hello" and "Good-Bye" as the only Russian words in my
vocabulary. It worked fine with people I was
meeting, especially the ones I didn't want to keep in touch with.
"Privet" and "Paka" - that was it. But this was definitely
not enough to actually survive in Russia. Whenever I
was going out, trying to hold a conversation with people, or simply buying
food in the markets, lack of knowledge of some basic words could lead to a
catastrophe. You need to know how to be polite if you want to have a truly
pleasant holiday!
I think, "Thank You" is one of the most
useful words, especially when you are in a foreign country. Russian people
will definitely like you much better if you can thank them in Russian for
their services and help. The way to say "Thank you" in Russian
is "Spasiba". There are also two main expressions to
reply when somebody is thanking you: "Pazhalusta",
or else "Ne za shta" (an equivalent of an English
expression "Not at all")!
So good luck with being polite while in Russia
and
More Russian lessons from Peter in our future Newsletters!
Of course, I haven't forgotten
to check what's new in my favorite travel company "Russian St.Petersburg
Tours". And here is what I found out!!!
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!!!HOT DEALS!!! from
"Russian St.Petersburg
Tours"
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NEW!!!
Russian
- We made it easy!
Russian Language Page
of the RST web-site is now open! As you may know "Russian St.Petersburg"
is working very closely with their partner company EducaCentre which
is one of the biggest Russian schools in St.Petersburg. I am studying
Russian there at the moment too. Now all the information on Russian
courses can also be found on the Russian St.Petersburg web-page,
just
follow this link, and find the best original combination of
language courses and travel. You can even enroll for a Russian course
right there!!!
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NEW! Russian
Moscow only $590
This
new offer was a great experience for me and my friends, and I will
definitely recommend it to anyone who's coming to St.Petersburg but
wants to see Moscow as well. Awesome deal: three days in Moscow for
only US$590. You will see the most famous Moscow attractions, Holy
Trinity St.Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, and even the place where
all Russian crafts and souvenirs are actually made. Nice hotel
accommodation, your private guide for all three days,
transportation, and return train tickets to Moscow are already
included in the price. You can find complete tour description here.
*Please, note that this tour is available only
together with one of our tours to St.Petersburg.
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More Apartments are now available! Russian
St.Petersburg Tours is expanding its apartments and homestay database.
Now they can offer 10 new luxury apartments on Nevsky prospect, Vladimirsky
prospect, near St.Isaacs square, and other great locations. Check
out all RST accommodation options at the Accommodation
section of the web-site.
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St.Petersburg happenings:
October has brought even more of the cultural life back in St.Petersburg
too. Big news is that all the theatres are back in town after their
summer vacation! Plus now when the weather is getting a little cooler, all
the students and other young people are back in the dance clubs of
St.Petersburg. Definitely, more fun to go out and be a part of a big
crowd.
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BIG OCTOBER NEWS!!!
On October 6th Mariinsky Theatre is opening its 219th Season
with
"Othello" opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The
premiere of the new version by Valery Gergiev and Yury Alexandrov
was performed during the Festival "Starts of White
Nights". During the summer tour of 2001 it was also performed
in Covent Garden Theatre in London, and Baden Baden Festival. I am a
lucky guy to be there on October 6th, but Mariinski will be open the
whole winter, - great time to travel to Russia!
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Don't even look for me
on the streets of St.Petersburg
from October 22 till October 28, 2001:
VII International Tennis Tournament
"ST.PETERSBURG OPEN"
The
stars of the world tennis are playing in one of the most beautiful
cities of the world. Come
and join me, see you favorite players and this great city. Tickets are now available!
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One thing I really like
about he Hermitage museum is that each month, in
addition to its permanent collection, it is offering some
great temporary exhibitions. Now, throughout the end
of December the Hermitage, for the first time in its
history is holding the exhibition "The Treasures
of the Golden Horde". Exhibition is dedicated
to the artistic heritage of the Golden Horde and features
more than 1000 objects dating back to the 13th to 15th
centuries that were created by the masters of the
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You know, when I came to
Russia, I realized that I there is a lot more in our modern
culture than we think there is. The internationally acclaimed
festival of avant-garde composers who experiment with
classical music would be a perfect place to learn about
this culture.
13th International Contemporary music Festival "Sound
Ways"
will take place in St.Petersburg on
November 18-25 2001
The festival will feature premiers by St.
Petersburg composers, Russian premieres of major Western and Russian
Avant-garde composers, including Sofia Gubaidulina, Sergei
Slonimsky, Edison Denisov, Alfred Schnitke and others.
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And for the whole October, from 1st till 31st, St.Petersburg
State Circus is hosting "Starts of Circus - 2001".
The program features some of the Winners of the National premium
"Circus-2001" as a part of their World Tour 2001. I felt
like a little kid again when I went there.
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In November St.Petersburg is hosting the 5th stage of
"International Grand Prix of Figure Skating":
"Cup of Russia"
November 22 - 25th, 2001
As a big fan of Russian figure skating, I could never miss a
competition like this one. Especially now when I can watch it in the
"Ice Palace", one of the best skating arenas in
Europe.
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New club is open!
On Friday September 21st, I went to see the opening of the new rock club
in the city - "Red Club". Excellent location (right
behind the Moscow railway station), plenty of space, good equipment,
and more importantly, great music and very interesting crowd. I have
been dancing the whole night, met some interesting people there too,
and planning to go there again this week-end. It would be great to see
you there one day!
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!!! More of my stories next month !!! |
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