This woman is 103 years old. Her name is Munya, and she was born in Ukraine in November, 1903. She has survived three revolutions (and at least one attempted coup), two world wars, Stalin's purges (she's Jewish), the economic crisis, food shortages, floods and fevers.

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Ah, the Festive Season! People everywhere go a little crazy. Russia, of course, is no exception. Russians don't really celebrate Christmas, except for those who keep the Orthodox faith closely. Here it is acknowledged on 7th January, a hangover from the Julian Calendar (13 days behind the Gregorian), but for most people the really important festival is New Year's Day.

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The main difference between Way to Russia and all other travel guides is that we constantly monitor the quality of our advertisers’ customer service. There’s a lot of work done by our managers, who check the correspondence, send in “mystery shopper” requests, and nag the providers who don’t reply within 24 hours just to ensure that when you book through Way to Russia you get the best experience possible.

In order to make all the results of this work transparent and to inform you which companies perform the best, we put together this bi-monthly report that tells nothing but the truth about the service providers’ customer support. Be sure to check the most recent report before you book.

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A really weird and somewhat psychodelic video found on Live Journal. It lists all the famous people from Tatarstan, a republic within Russia, and then the chorus goes "Tatarstan Super Good!"



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Two guys are jumping from the top floor of Moscow State University building (150 m) saying "goodbye" to their proffessors...

Check out this reggae track feating MC Putin made up from his parlamentary speeches: