Shopping in Moscow
What to bring from Moscow as a gift to relatives and close friends? You can find out the opinion of the relatives and friends themselves, or you can show imagination and surprise everyone with pleasant surprises. And, of course, to bring from the capital of Russia a lot of impressions, photographs, theatrical programs, playbills, posters, posters and fridge magnets, finally.
Earlier, in Soviet times, people went to the capital for fashionable clothes and quality products. And now all this can be found in Moscow in large quantities. And not only in expensive boutiques on Kuznetsky Most, where prices are more similar to phone numbers, but also in large chain stores like MEGA, where prices are reasonable. Sausages from local factories are still in great demand. Delight your family with a bar of smoked sausage from the Klinsky or Mikoyanovsky factories, as well as fragrant Russian cheese. Men will be happy with vodka «Russian standard» in original packaging. Women will be satisfied with the products of factories «Abrau-Durso» or «Massandra». Although the wines of these well-known firms are cheaper and more reliable to purchase at the place of production - in the Crimea. Undoubtedly, raw smoked meat and caviar are welcome as a souvenir.
What to buy in Moscow for your favorite sweet tooth - no need to invent. Various products of Moscow confectionery factories: «Mouth front», «Red October», «Korkunov» and others - can be found both in company stores and in any supermarket in the capital. Factory candy «Slav», halva in chocolate, marshmallow «Charmel» factories «Striker», cranberries in sugar, belevskaya marshmallow in souvenir packaging, roasted nuts in chocolate, soufflé, marmalade - these sweet souvenirs will satisfy the most refined taste.
It is necessary to recall the traditional Moscow souvenirs that are in demand from foreign friends, which can be purchased at the Izmailovsky Vernissage and the pavilions of the All-Russian Exhibition Center. There is a huge selection - from the attributes of the Soviet Army uniform, soldier hats and officer caps, buckles and belts, to electric painted samovars and pennants «Drummer of communist labor». Here you can also find birch bark products, unique forged products, various jewelry made of gold, silver, precious and ornamental stones. You will meet hunting shops on the way - take a look. You will find affordable gifts - lighters, cigarette cases, folding knives, corkscrews, flasks and stacks in original design. In addition to samovars painted in the Khokhloma style and dishes with paintings in the Gzhel style, in numerous souvenir shops you can buy Russian balalaikas, Zhostovo trays of various shapes and sizes, or, for example, an old Russian headdress «kokoshnik», decorated with beads and gold embroidery, bird-shaped whistles, Pavloposad shawls and much more.
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