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Prices are going up in Kaluga too, but Svetlana Nikolskaya, 36, has learned to be flexible to make a sale. Nikolskaya, a former accountant and vegetable saleswoman, started selling wedding dresses from her home three years ago, after the birth of her son. It took her three months to sell the first one. Today she has a cramped boutique on Lenin Street next to a hat shop. In the wedding season, she sells as many as 20 dresses a month at prices of $100 to $400 apiece. Is she confident about the future? What does she think of Putin...
...GRIGORI PUNANOV, managing editor, Big City magazine To get a feel for this city of glamour and totalitarianism, start with the Bosko Café facing Lenin's Tomb across Red Square, which may well have the best olives in Europe, and order a cappuccino. Walk out into Nikolskaya Street, and turn into posh Tretyakovsky Proezd Street, where Bentleys sell like hotcakes opposite the FSB (former KGB) headquarters. Walk up Petrovka Street and turn left to Pushkin Square, Moscow's real heart. Go to the Pushkin, the best Russian restaurant in town, pictured. Trust your waiter's taste-and order your...
...Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder across Red Square, which may well have the best olives in Europe, and order a cappuccino. Walk out into Nikolskaya Street, and turn into posh Tretyakovsky Proezd Street, where Bentleys sell like hotcakes opposite the FSB (former KGB) headquarters. Walk up Petrovka Street and turn left to Pushkin Square, Moscow's real heart. Go to the Pushkin, the best Russian restaurant in town, pictured. Trust your waiter's taste...
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