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The Labor Day

May’s holidays in Russia are one of the longest ones (of course after the New Year). Following days will be holidays:The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th of May will be consecrated to the Labor day The 9th, 10th, 11th of May will be consecrated to the Victory DayThis week-end will be more that interesting! We choose for you the best festivals and Soviet style places. Stay Turned to know about the special celebrations of the Victory day in Russia in the next digest.

For many countries, "Labour Day" is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day, which occurs on May 1st• Some countries vary the actual date of their celebrations so that the holiday occurs on a Monday closiest to May 1st• In Russia Celebrations of May 1st lost their political meaning after 1991. Some political parties and labor unions may have demonstrations on this day, but most Russians use Spring and Labor Day for gardening or spending time with their families.

May 1st was a symbol of class struggle in Russia for about 100 years (1890-1990). Workers held annual protests on this day from 1890 to 1917, demanding better work conditions and higher wages. In 1918, May 1st became an important public holiday, known as the Day of the International Solidarity of Workers, in the Soviet Union. Most Soviet cities had parades and obligatory workers’ marches on this day until 1990. The Russian Parliament renamed the holiday as Spring and Labor Day in 1992.The most common symbols of Spring and Labor Day are:

Flowers, especially tulips and lilacs – symbols of late spring.Blooming branches of fruit trees – a symbol of approaching summer.Balloons – a symbol of celebration.

Images of �owers, tree blossoms and balloons often appear in artwork related to Spring and Labor Day in Russia.

Festivals

Festival "Moscow Spring"

Festival Velo & Segway Show.

Brass Band Festival

Flea Market in the center of Moscow

During May holidays, residents and tourists will be able to return to childhood thanks to the festival "Moscow Spring". Machines with lemonade and ice cream, which are now no longer can be found, bicycles and other speci�c attributes of the Soviet era - all waiting for holiday guests. On the streets of Moscow will be placed 23 stages that will host the brightest and most fun fairs.

When: May 1-11, 10:00 - 18:00Where: Stoleshnikov PereulokFreeMore information about the festival "Moscow Spring".

Grand festival of cycling culture will be held in Sokolniki Park. Guests will be able to see exhibits dedicated to bikes. The park will operate entertainment venues. Especially for visitors will be organized demonstration of the latest innovations in the eco safety transport industry. "Cycling Imaginarium" deserves special attention: there are unusual bicycles, on which, incidentally, guests will be able to ride.

When: May 1st, 12:00 - 20:00Where: Sokolniki Park, 1 Sokolnicheskiy Val Free

In the "Muzeon" Park will be held an unique event - Brass Band Festival. To participate in the festival in the capital will come such foreign ensembles such as «CQMD» and «Apples». The festival will also be attended by Russian bands: «1\2 Orchestra» and «Big Bend». The festival will feature a number of concerts and even musical battles!

When: May 1st & 2nd, 12:00 - 20:00Where: "Muzeon" Park1 Sokolnicheskiy Val FreeMore information about Brass Band Festival

In the heart of the capital will unfold Fair for May holidays where people will be able to walk, take a look at all sorts of wonderful things and choose something for themselves. Fair promises to be interesting and very «hipsty». Furthermore, trade fairs will be divided into zones by periods, for example, period of the Great Patriotic War, the Brezhnev period, and so on.

When: May 1-7Where: Stoleshnikov PereulokFree

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TOP5 Soviet style places in Moscow

«Pobeda» Arbat has the unique cafe that returns visitors to the Soviet era. It has all the trappings of classic Soviet cafe: carpet on the wall, old books and photographs, telephones, desktop lamp with a green canopy, Olympic bear's �gure. In the cafe you can taste delicious dumplings (rus. «vareniki»). There are 17 species of them: with potatoes, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, liver. For dessert, sweet stu�ed with cherries, cottage cheese and strawberry. There, of course, plays the music of the last century.

Average bill: 500-1500 rubles

Pancake house on Vorontsovskaya Street.Pancake house with more than half a century of history best captures the spirit of the Soviet past. Muscovites have many stories about their childhood associated with this cafe. Since then, little has changed. Here are cooking the same delicious pancakes with condensed milk, honey, cream, meat. In addition to pancakes, there are soups, noodles, dumplings, rice, cakes and snacks under the Soviet alcohol - herring with onions, eggs and mayonnaise.

The cafe is open around the clock.Average bill: 500 rubles.

Restaurant «Zhiguli»Restaurant «Zhiguli» was a favorite place to drink beer in Soviet times. The main feature of the menu is still freshly brewed beer «Zhiguli» - dark, light and un�ltered. Here you can taste dishes of Russian, German, Uzbek, Japanese and Chinese cuisines. The restaurant atmosphere is reminiscent of the era of 70-80’s.

Average bill: 1500-2500 ruble

«Specbufet №7»

«Specbufet №7» is located in the "House on the Embankment" and is made in Soviet-style: the walls are decorated with portraits of Lenin and campaign posters on the marble �oor red carpets, kitchen utensils on shelves with the symbols of the USSR, typewriter «Underwood», old gramophone and an in�nite number of �gures of Lenin. In the menu you can �nd assorted cheeses "Paris Commune", a snack from the Ukrainian comrades, "Greetings from Che Guevara" and "Murmansk whaler."

Average bill: 500-1000 rubles.

Beerhouse "Kamchatka"Inexpensive Moscow bar, stylized 90’s of the last century. Bar with self service and Soviet style interior (uneven paint on the �oor, curtains made of beads). In "Kamchatka" you can also taste the salad "Olivier", "Herring under a fur coat", "Mimosa", a sandwich with anchovies, caviar. The most expen-sive dish "Chicken Tabaka" will cost 200 rubles. Vodka is poured for 60 rubles, cognac - 150, and beer - 70 rubles per half liter.

Average bill: 500 rubles.