Russia is a relatively new country, deeply rooted in old traditions.
Travelling through the Russian winter in Dec is the best. One sees snow amid the golden onion domes of Orthodox churches, Christmas markets, and numerous real Christmas trees put up in front of civic buildings and boulevards.
In our recent trip from 18 to 28 Dec 2025, we were enchanted by the festive Christmas mood in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Murmansk.
Though Christmas 2025 falls on 7 Jan 2026 under the Russian calendar, the spirit of Christmas was palpable in the air.
Portraits of Old Russia is a wonderful collection of articles on the imagined lives of Russians during the reigns of the Tsars.
Written by experts on old Russia, these experts recreate the lives of each category of Russians, from nobles and boyars to serfs, from memoirs and historical records.
LWH, en route to Manila for the ASEAN Judicial Workshop.
26 Jan 2026.
