(Grammar help)
An Interactive Online Russian Reference Grammar. By Robert
Beard (Bucknell University).
See the section on genitive case.
Food and Drink. From the Fresh Guide to St. Petersburg. (Includes notes on such topics
as "street foods," "hospitality," "food related terms."
Down on the Farm. An article by Yelena Utenkova in Russian
Life (c. Sept.,1996). [Agriculture in Russia]
(In Russian)
The Bread Museum of St. Petersburg. From museum.ru (Internet inc.).
[Don't drool on the computer as you look at these pictures! Text in Russian]
Cooking. Includes a chat room, recipes, misc., specialty dishes, useful
links.
Very colorful site. [in Russian]
Tastiness. Site maintained by G. Kiselev. [in Russian]
Cooking recipes. From Russia-on-Line. [Look for the Russian site links]
Food. Categories are: fruit, vegetables, grains, meat, milk products,
desert, drinks. (Copyright c 1996 Sarah Withee.) [pictures and sound]
Russian for Tourists. ("Submit" the "shopping/dining" category)
Vocabulary + pronunciation. (Created and maintained by Michael C.
Martin and by travlang. Copyright c 1995-1998.)
[Includes vocab quizzes - though in transliterated Russian]
Vodka. A series of articles on vodka from "Zhiwriter."
The Little Water of Life. An article by Paul E. Richardson &
Mikhail Ivanov for Russian Life (c. April, 1998) [On vodka]
Russian Beverages. An article by Andrey Sebrant.
Vodka is a Russian Word. Another article by Andrey Sebrant.
First Annual Russian Life Taste Off Results. Another article
from Russian Life (c.1998) [On vodka]
Money to the Wind. Article by Anne Hoare from Russian Life
(c. October, 1997). [On Russian beer drinking]
Booze Boosts Budget In Russian Region.
October 15, 1996, United Press International.
Vodka-Mad Russians Find Cure For Evil Spirits.
May 15, 1996, Reuter.
Grand Duchess Steps Into Russian Vodka Battle.
July 18, 1996, Reuter.
A Timely Tonic For Vodka Makers?
October 15, 1996, Business Week.
Russian Distillery to Pay Tax In Vodka.
September 18, 1996, United Press International.
Russia's Moonshine Makers Fall On Hard Times.
July 6, 1996, Reuter.
Making Jam. By Elena Utenkova. (Interesting description and a little
history of jam making.)
Bliny, pelmeny, and other tasty things. A feature article by
Andrey Sebrant. Includes some links.
Russian Cooking and Cuisine. Links to many sites, including
some with recipes.
Little Russia: Recipe Exchange. A place to get help with
your Russian cooking!
Russian Cookbook. From Friends and Partners Site. [Lots of
recipes]
Russian Cuisine. Introductory information with more information
on the design of the Russian oven and on appetizers, soups, other
dishes (recipes). A page from the site: "Association for International
Education."
Hold the Aunt Jemima: these are blini. Information and a recipe
from Russian Life, March, 1996.
My Little Cooking Book. Russian recipes gathered by
Dmitry Nekhayev (mostly from a cookbook of Anne Volokh "The
Art of Russian Cuisine").
Russian food. Some recipes, e.g. for "quick pirozhki" and "Russian
black bread." From Funet Russian Archive.
*Moscow Guide - Restaurants. [Visit some of the restuarants
and check out their decor!]
Dining in Moscow. Guide to eating. From Andrey Sebrant's
site "Russia for Visitors."
Maxim's. A fancy restaurant in Moscow at the National Hotel
(with two pictures).
Luxor. Club-Restaurant in Hotel Metropole, Moscow. (Includes
pictures of the restaurant and some of the food they serve.)
Food & Beverage. At the Novotel, near the airport in Moscow.
Restaurants & Bars. In the Grand Hotel Europe in St.
Petersburg.
The Red Mansion. Chinese restaurant in St. Petersburg.
(Includes a menu). Site is in Russian as well as English.
Restuarant Sibir. In the Hotel Sibir in Novosibirsk. (With pictures.)
The Literary Cafe. St. Petersburg establishment.
Central House of Literary Scholars (CDL). This Moscow restaurant
is now open to anyone; it used to serve only the Union of Soviet Writers.
(Also comes in
Russian version.)
(In Russian)
Pizza Pronto. Homepage from St. Petersburg pizza establishment.
Includes pictures and menus (in English and Russian). [What will your
order be?]
Senat Bar. Restaurant in St. Petersburg. (Bill Clinton ate there!)
Restaurant "Nemo". In St. Petersburg.
Gentry's Nest Restaurant. In St. Petersburg. (Russian and
English text.)
Picnic on the Roadside. Restaurant in St. Petersburg.
Photo: Moscow market. From Andrey Sebrant's page. [Talk about
what you see in this photo.]
Photo: street vendor selling puppies. From Andrey Sebrant's page.
[Talk about what you see in this photo.]
Photo: street vendor selling kittens. From Andrey Sebrant's page.
[Talk about what you see in this photo.]
Photo: selling souvenirs at GUM. From Andrey Sebrant's page.
[Talk about what you see in this photo.]
Photo: GUM Dept. Store. From Andrey Sebrant's page.
[Talk about what you see in this photo.]
Photo: Mall at Manezh Sq.. From Andrey Sebrant's page.
[Talk about what you see in thsi photo.]
Paradise for Souvenir Shoppers. Photo essay by Andrey Sebrant.
Shopping at Moscow Malls. Feature story by Andrey Sebrant.
Shopping. From the Fresh Guide to St. Petersburg. Includes
such topics as "supermarkets," "shopping for food," "laundry," etc.)
Hottest Store in Moscow. September 14, 1996, The New York Times.
Bakeries. An introduction to bread and a listing of bakeries
(from Traveller's Yellow Pages On Line - St. Petersburg).
Shopping. ROL: Fresh GUIDE to St. Petersburg takes you shopping;
check the additional topics there.
Moscow Guide - Shopping. Art stores, fur coats, souvenirs...
Yule, Once Taboo, Now Adoration of the Monetary. December 24,
1996, The New York Times.
"At Moscow Mall, 'Tis The Season To Spend" December 17, 1996,
Associate Press.
"Supermarkets Invade Moscow's Suburbs...And So Does A Gang Of New
Capitalists" (Int'l Edition). September 6, 1996, Business Week.
Russian Women Rushing To Direct-Mail Marketing.
August 15, 1996, The New York Times.
(In Russian)
Record label. (From funet website.)
Paying in Russia. Feature story by Andrey Sebrant.
Currency converter. Check the currency rate on the ruble (or
any other currency).
Money. from ROL: Fresh GUIDE to St. Petersburg.
[Read also the sections: "Bringing Money In" and "Exchanging Money"]
The Russian Mint. Take a trip into the mint. Coins, icons,
Medallions, etc. [Very graphical, therefore a bit slow...but
beautiful...site]
Banking System of Russia. Everything you want to know. You can
even see what Russian money looks like.
Russian Business and Trade Connections. A monthly journal.
[Russian version available too]
BISNIS. Home page for Business Information Service for the
Newly Independent States. (From the U.S. Department of Commerce.)
Russia Tax Laws: A Hodgepodge Cheaters Love. Article by Howard Witt
for The Chicago Tribune, December 1, 1996.
Gangsters Said to Run Nearly Half of Russian Economy. Article
by Jonathan Lynn for Reuter, March 19, 1997.
(In Russian)
International Business, Trade and Investing. Articles. [in Russian]
(Economic news) from Russia. Article reprints [in Russian] on the
"Friends and Partners" web site (posted by Richard B. Paine, manager, August
27, 1998).
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