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In the third and final batch of winter leisure recommendations from interns of the HSE University website team, Sofa recommends a popular flea market in the eastern part of the city, while Sofiya talks about where to enjoy imperial Russian architecture and the quietness of a natural park at the same time.

As spring unfurls its colours across Moscow, the city becomes a haven for those seeking the sweet aroma of lilac. From parks to gardens, there are several spots where one can bask in the scent of this flower.

Spring is officially here, and Moscow dwellers are ready to make the most of it. The city’s parks have lots of attractions, events, and blooming flowers for visitors to enjoy.

Geek Picnic festival is an open-air event for everyone interested in technology, science, and the arts. This year it is taking place in Russia’s two capital cities: on June 13^th and 14^th in Moscow, and on June 20^th and 21^st in St. Petersburg. The festival’s latest theme is Human-Machine. In Moscow, the festival will be in Krasnaya Presnya Park.

If you are in Russia for the week of February 16-22 this year, you are particularly lucky, since you’ll have the opportunity to participate in Maslenitsa, one of the most popular Russian festivals.

On the coldest weeks of the year, the Apothecary Garden invites you to submerge yourself into the atmosphere of the tropics. Three small Southern countries will be open in the Botanical Garden hothouses — a tropical forest with unique orchids, an equatorial swamp with pitcher plants, and a small desert, which brings together some remarkable flora from faraway arid lands. The festival is open until March 31, 2015.