Russian Festival - Favorite Links

♦ Pushkin, Russia ♦

Visit our sister city Pushkin, Russia. Puskin is the site of two imperial palaces, Tsarskoe Selo or Catherine Palace, which has been beautifully restored, and Peterhof or Alexander Palace. The town of Pushkin, which surrounds the Tsarskoe Selo estates, is St. Petersburg's most charming suburb. Renamed in Soviet times to honour Russia's greatest poet, the town has numerous sights connected to Alexander Sergeevich, including a museum in the former Imperial Lycee, where he was schooled.
http://www.pushkin-town.net

City of Pushkin - virtual tour http://www.infoservices.com/stpete/pushkin
This is a very interesting and informative Web site about Kalamazoo's Sister City - Pushkin, Russia. Containing a good map and photos of historical sites of the city.

Our partner is Colleagues International, an organization that promotes international understanding and facilitates global business, professional development and cultural exchanges. Visit their website to learn more and see how you can become involved.
http://www.colleaguesinternational.com/

♦ News, Books, and Video ♦

Russian News http://www.einnews.com/russia

Russians Abroad (E) http://www.russiansabroad.com

Russian News in real time. Many Russian connections.
Moscow Times Guide http://guides.moscowtimes.ru/travel/

Russian Internet Radio http://www.russianinternet.com/radio

Russian Books http://www.kniga.com/books

Kamkin Books http://www.kamkin.com

Soviet Gifts http://www.sovietski.com/handcrafted2.asp

Moscow Live Cameras http://dimkin.df.ru/moscow/live.html

♦ Cultural Resources and Information ♦

Russian Cultural Center http://rccusa.org

Friends of the Russian Cultural Center http://www.frccusa.org

Center for Citizen Initiatives (English) http://www.ccisf.org

Russian Michigan (Russian) http://russianmichigan.com
This Web site is very interesting - including articles of interest for Michigan residents.

For those of you interested in Historical Russia, visit our link to beautiful pictures of old Moscow. You will find amazing color photographs that are from the original photos that have been processed by digichromatography and displayed by the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

You can also view beautiful pictures of Moscow of today with this link. You’ll see amazing restoration of unique and world renowned Russian architecture of Moscow.
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/moscow_2007.htm

Intersoft - Treasure Tours From Russia http://www.intersoft.ru/eng/about/about.html
Intersoft's strategy is the development of high quality multimedia titles, based on unique cultural and historical material. All Intersoft titles are developed by the team of Art Experts, Artists, Musicians, Programmers, Video and Sound Engineers, Actors, Translators, Editors and others.

Empire photos http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire
Some of the most beautiful Historical photos of Russia.

Russian Theatre http://www.theatre.ru/emain.html

Russian Seattle http://www.russianseattle.com

Russian American Center in Dallas http://www.russianamericancenter.net

State Hermitage Museum http://www.hermitagemuseum.org

Pushkin Museums (Russian) http://www.pushkin.ru/index1.html

Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/english
There are many additional links at this Web site for Russian Orthodox contacts.

Go to this Web site for fun. http://humor.rin.ru/index_e.html

Vermicomposting in Russia: http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/russia-ezine-july04/russia-01.html A tribute to our friend - Mary Appelhof

Alexander Palace Time Machine
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/mainpage.html

♦ Government, Business, and Travel Resources ♦

Russian Embassy http://www.russianembassy.org

Go to this Web site for all information to obtain your Russian Visa US Embassy in Moscow http://moscow.usembassy.gov

US Embassy in Kiev http://kyiv.usembassy.gov

Dept.of State Travel Warnings http://state.gov/travelandbusiness

Guide to Russia for business travelers http://www.waytorussia.net/business

Russian visas, travel and hotels http://www.russia-travel.com

BISNIS http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/new_bisnis.cfm
Business information services for the newly independent Russia states

♦ Russian Food ♦

For authentic Russian food you can prepare at home, check out our favorite Russian recipes here. Let us know if you have a favorite you would like to share.

Russian Food http://www.russianfoods.com

Natasha's Cafe (recipes - English) http://www.natashascafe.com/html/menu.html

Russian Recipes (Russian) http://www.cooking.ru

Russian Bread http://www.hleb.net

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We hope you have enjoyed our Web Site and will visit us at this year’s Russian Festival.

If you are interested in becoming involved, please contact us. As a strictly volunteer organization, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for visiting!