Destination guide — Russian Federation

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IN MOSCOW AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES STATE SHOPS, PRIVATE
ENTERPRISES, STREET MARKETS EXIST AS PLACES TO SHOP.
GUM, IN RED SQUARE IS MOSCOWS BIGGEST DEPARTMENT STORE.
STARY ARBAT IS A WELL KNOWN PEDESTRIANISED SHOPPING
STREET IN MOSCOW.

IN ST. PETERSBURG THE MAIN SHOPPING STREET IS NEVSKY
PROSPEKT. OSTROVSKY SQUARE IS THE PLACE TO BUY PAINTINGS
OF ST. PETERSBURG. DUTY FREE SHOPS CAN BE FOUND IN MOST
OF THE HOTELS, THESE OFTEN SELL SOUVENIRS AND MANY
IMPORTED GOODS.

OTHER SOUVENIRS INCLUDE, PALEKH & KHOLUI LACQUERED BOXES
MAKE ATTRACTIVE SOUVENIRS. TRADITIONAL AND SATIRICAL
MATRYOSHKA WOODEN DOLLS. KHOKHLOMA WOODEN CUPS, SAUCERS
AND SPOONS ARE PAINTED GOLD, RED AND BLACK.
DYMKOVSKAYA IGRUSHKA ARE POTTERY FIGURINES BASED ON
POPULAR FOLKLORE CHARACTERS. ENGRAVED AMBER, GZHEL
PORCELAIN, VOLOGDA LACE AND FABERGE EGGS & JEWELLERY ARE
HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER.
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