SkyExpress will take you to Sochi for 500 rubles

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Sky Express

Sky Express, Russia’s first discount airline company, has opened its doors and is selling tickets from Moscow to Sochi for 500 rubles (~20 USD). They plan to add other cities to their destinations in the near future, starting with Rostov-na-Donu, St. Petersburg, Murmansk, and Ekaterinburg.

Hermitage Theft

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Staff at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg were involved in the theft of over 220 pieces of art, valued at over $5 million. UPDATE: Now it’s being reported that the stolen art is valued at over 130 million!