Traditions and everyday life in Russia

Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Russia. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.

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Food celebration
Tradition

Food celebration

In march all Russia celebrate "maslenitsa" During this event people cook pancakes ("blinis") and enjoy spring together

Shared by Xlorka
Nature and handmade.
Activity

Nature and handmade.

I am creating field for playing rugby and soccer. And yet having gasoline business (filling station). Love playing guitar and reeding books.

Shared by Serjio
gate pie
Tradition

gate pie

Kalitka pie is a traditional dish of our region. It goes either with millet or potatoes in the filling. It is very tasty to eat it with milk

Shared by Valyushka
The Urals - Russia
Everyday life

The Urals - Russia

The Ural Mountains are gorgeous and beautiful. The nature is wonderful in these places. One really should visit the places at least once

Shared by Crazzy Cat
iron ore of Magnitogorsk
Activity

iron ore of Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk is famous for the Ural Mountains and MMK on its territory. Here people smelt iron ore and there is even such a monument

Shared by Star347
Kaliningrad
Place

Kaliningrad

This truly beautiful city is separated from Russia itself. It used to be called Königsberg and belonged to Germany until 1758.

Shared by Soft_Divan
Lunch at the summer house
Tradition

Lunch at the summer house

We come to see each other at our summer house so all our big family have a lunch and a great day together. Stock photo below

Shared by Jamjamjam
Chinese New Year
Event

Chinese New Year

I would like to visit the Chinese New Year so that it remains as a memory. It looks so large-scale and beautiful to me.

Shared by Why_Not
Funny monument
Place

Funny monument

Have you ever seen cucumber monument ? See please! It is on the old small Russian town Lukhovitsy (Moscow region).

Shared by Dedaka
Home Church
Faith

Home Church

Every week on Wednesdays and Sundays, we gather together to praise God, to read the Bible and pray together.

Shared by Finees
Altai mountains
Place

Altai mountains

Mountains in Central Asia where borders of Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia converge

Shared by Haelrail

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