Visitors' Views
What do you need to know about living in Ekaterinburg? Short stories from our foreign contributors.
Visitors' Views
Visitors's Views of the Ural.
Annual Events
While in Ekaterinburg, do not miss the opportunity to learn more about local culture, entertainment and sport events & holidays. Among them are rock-festival "Old New Rock", Tourist and skiing rally near the borderline between Europe and Asia, V-Day celebration and Military Parade, and the Ekaterinburg City Day.
Annual Events
List of annual culture, entertainment & sport events in Sverdlovsk region.
Feb 3, 2010, 2:58 PM
Ekaterinburg to Meet a French Woman, Holder of Legion of Honor
Famous Russian theatre critics invited to the Puppet Theatre for the World Opening Night.
Feb 8, 2010, 4:30 PM
Maslenitsa dedicated to the end of winter and the beginning of spring, is being celebrated in the country.
Feb 8, 2010, 10:04 AM
Voices from Russia's Cold War "friendship" university
Fifty years after the Patrice Lumumba University for the Friendship of the Peoples opened in Moscow. The BBC's Russian Service has tracked down former and current foreign students to find out what it was like.
Feb 8, 2010, 9:50 AM
Putin Warns United Russia to Hear the People
In comments seen as a reaction to growing anti-government sentiment, the prime minister told United Russia deputies that they should not make promises they cannot keep, and that they should admit their mistakes.
Jan 28, 2010, 11:15 AM
"What Сan I Do for You?" or "What Can You Do for Me?" Comparison of Values in US and Russia
Dr. Eberhard Scheiffele, PhD.
04.02.2010 14:31
Sergey Smirnov’s Eccentric Ballet - Premiere; Grand Prague Night at The Opera House; Philharmonic Hall Presents - Les Belles Lurettes, French Accordion; Photo Exhibition - «Boris Smelov's Personal Petersburg»; Salvador Dali & Francisco Goya Works in Ekaterinburg; The Ural Ravioli Festival.
After working in many other countries before, Ural is one of the most interesting place.
Ekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia and the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Region.
Ekaterinburg was founded in 1723 as an industrial settlement due to its unique geographical location.
Why is Ekaterinburg considered to be the capital of Constructivism avant-garde style of art and architecture?