Comments on: November Snow: Winter in Russia

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:48:30 +0000

Humph, you’ve changed my mind! Your arguments are convincing indeed. Despite I’m not a person who is easy to be convinced.

By: John

John — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:52:56 +0000

Ahhhhh! Winter in Russia, nothing like it!
I am a transplanted mountain man living in the middle east coast of the U.S. I have been to Moscow and St. Petersburg in the winter and summer. I have also been to Murmansk in the Winter and Summer. I like summer better above the Arctic Circle, but, to visit in the Winter is absoultely beautiful. The Russian people are wonderful and extremely hospitable. Maya Dacha, Bbi Dacha etc… Russians are accustomed to the winter and changing weather. Once I was walking from the Kremlin up toward Pushkin Square and nearly froze to death as the wind whipped up and blasted us with pounding snow in an instant. After that I brought proper clothing. Even going to Murmansk, I would rather pay extra baggage and have the right clothes. I once walked from the Polyarnie Zori Gahsteneetsah(hotel)to the outdoor “flea market” in January and it was sure invigorating. Aeroflot knows how to drive in the snow as well. Business and pleasure continue in the snow. It makes summer that much more pleasurable. (White nights in St. Pete etc….) So long and stay warm.

Ivan Victorivich

By: Norman Wiebe

Norman Wiebe — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:09:45 +0000

We have been to Russia many times at all seasons and can attest to everything said here. One young Russian man told us that the reason they eat ice cream in winter is because it is warmer than the weather!

By: adrian hughes

adrian hughes — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:05:10 +0000

I like this message, and perhaps I would say to Mike, people like me are not anti fur , just that the fur looks better on a live animal. I wonder how many chinchillas it takes to make a coat and just how they are killed, the thought fills me with as much disgust as the misery inflicted on animals farmed for their fur. I live in Liverpool, England we don’t get much snow here, maybe once every few years, so the prospect of a visit to see the show is very appealing. If I did visit I know that to keep warm I don’t have to wear fur, which is mostly worn for fashion. Respect is a word I would not use for people who wear fur. In England we recently banned hunting for foxes, the pastime is known as the ‘unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible’. However it will take time to change peoples attidudes to animal welfare, compasion in farming, and indeed to respect ourselves. Finally Best wishes for Russia in Euro 2008 !!! You derved to qualify.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:10:42 +0000

I really enjoyed this article and found it very informative. I am travellng to Russia to marry in Moscow and will be there December through early February. I will also be visiting St. Petersberg and Helsinki, Finland. Being Australian I have not yet experienced snow and I look forward to it.