Scathing British stand-up comic Eddie Izzard comes to Russia, bringing with him hope for the future of the genre. The polyglot comedian may even break out some Russian words so get ready.
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Depeche Mode return to the capital, this time playing at the Lokotomotiv football arena, which makes its big debut as a concert venue with this show.
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In a city where there are now as many steak houses as there are sushi places, who would have thought a restaurant focusing on meat could bring something so fresh to the table? Head Chef Dmitry Shurshakov of Bifshteks, that’s who.
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Restaurateur Kirill Gusev has a knack for making projects that suit the tastes of both bureaucrats and the high-heeled women that trail them, but his new Cafe 21 is decidedly more appropriate for the biznesmen than their female companions.
In some cases, size really does matter. And in terms of Georgian restaurants, it turns out the smaller is often times the better, or at least so is the case with microscopic Mizandari — a petit restaurant that just popped up in trendy Krasny Oktyabr.
Usually here at element we view “something for everyone” as a bad sign. Baga Bar, a cafe and bar that hopes to act as a piece of Goa in Moscow, is one of the very few exceptions we have found. It’s got no pretension and a lot to be proud of.
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flower power 
snap shot
out and open
mature punks
not a sample
business special 
small treat 
