{"id":77231,"date":"2017-01-05T12:29:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T11:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=77231"},"modified":"2017-01-18T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T11:41:09","slug":"feel-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feel-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Feel like a Russian in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a very different environment to <strong>Russia<\/strong>. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-weather-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>climate\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>it\u2019s vastly different, the people speak a <strong>Latine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/language-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">language<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0here and politically, the two are polls apart. So at first glance, you could be fooled into thinking that it\u2019s hard to feel like\u00a0<strong>Russian<\/strong> whilst in Barcelona. Yet in truth, it can actually be easier than it seems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/live-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to make Barcelona feel like home<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feel-russian\/#Food_and_drink\" title=\"Food and drink\">Food and drink<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feel-russian\/#Vodka\" title=\"Vodka\">Vodka<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feel-russian\/#Language\" title=\"Language\">Language<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feel-russian\/#MeetUp\" title=\"MeetUp\">MeetUp<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_and_drink\"><\/span>Food and drink<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_77233\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77233\" class=\" wp-image-77233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/6388475849_84b4f7cb2a_b-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer via VisualHunt\" width=\"175\" height=\"263\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order the<strong> feel like a Russian<\/strong> from a <strong>culinary<\/strong>\u00a0perspective, there are two options;<strong> Russian markets<\/strong> and <strong>Russian restaurants<\/strong>. The <strong>Tienda Rusa Troika Delicatessen<\/strong> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Tienda+Rusa+Troika+Delicatessen\/@41.379883,2.1716653,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a25810985211:0x95cf6ae390c56541!8m2!3d41.379883!4d2.173854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong> Las Ramblas<\/strong><\/a> is a whole store dedicated to <strong>traditional Russian products<\/strong>. In this store, not only can you buy <strong>Russian food<\/strong>, but also souvenirs such as flags, maps, dolls and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books<\/a>. The owner is <strong>Russian<\/strong> and will be more than happy to talk to you regarding any of the products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also a couple of <strong>Russian restaurants<\/strong> in the city. <strong>Yalta Crimea<\/strong> is located down by the beach, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Yalta+Crimea\/@41.3808696,2.1886374,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a307685e4a19:0xd4451b225315615a!8m2!3d41.3808696!4d2.1908261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Barceloneta<\/strong><\/a>, but the slightly superior one is up in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Souvenir+Restaurante+Ruso\/@41.3901203,2.1580884,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28de444a0f3:0x130b46267890bd36!8m2!3d41.3901203!4d2.1602771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Eixample<\/a>, <\/strong>and it&#8217;s called <strong>Souvenir Restaurante Ruso<\/strong>. This is a brilliantly run restaurant in which you can also buy traditional Russian products, helping you feel like you are in <strong>Moscow<\/strong>, right in the heart of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vodka\"><\/span>Vodka<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most, if not all, supermarkets and corner shops in Barcelona sell<strong> vodka<\/strong>. In these sorts of establishments, you can usually find a huge range of this drink at amazingly cheap prices. In fact, Barcelona has some of the <strong>cheapest vodka<\/strong> in the entirety of Western Europe. If you want a great night of <strong>Russian<\/strong> drinking with your friends, head on down to the local store and pick your liquor of choice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/russian-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where to Find Russian Food in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Language\"><\/span>Language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to feel like a <strong>Russian<\/strong> anywhere in the world, it is important to speak the language. <strong>Language<\/strong> and <strong>culture<\/strong> are, after all, interlinked. <strong>BCNLIP<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/BCNLIP+LANGUAGE+SCHOOL+SL\/@41.380351,2.1767093,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2560351d0c5:0xaeb64b2fa865b30c!8m2!3d41.380351!4d2.178898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Barri Gotic<\/a> offer <strong>Russian language<\/strong> courses; from 2 to 10 hours a week. Their classes are small, with no more than 10 students at once, enabling you to have the best chance to learn. Not only will you be taught the language, but also the history of the great country that is\u00a0<strong>Russia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MeetUp\"><\/span>MeetUp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_77234\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77234\" class=\" wp-image-77234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ballet-ballerina-performance-don-quixote-dancer.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via VisualHunt\" width=\"283\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MeetUp<\/strong> is a website dedicated to getting people to get\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">together<\/a>\u00a0to perform whatever kind of\u00a0activity you can think of. Whatever you want to do, they will have a meetup for it. Just type the word &#8220;Russian&#8221; into the search box of the website and find the group that most attracts you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So whether you want to make\u00a0<strong>Russian-speaking friends<\/strong>, discuss<strong> Chekhov<\/strong> plays or have an <strong>Okroshka<\/strong> cooking contest, there are many different ways you can feel Russian whilst here in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"77231\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a very different environment to Russia. The\u00a0climate\u00a0it\u2019s vastly different, the people speak a Latine\u00a0language\u00a0here and politically, the two are polls apart. So at first glance, you could be fooled into thinking that it\u2019s hard to feel like\u00a0Russian whilst in Barcelona. Yet in truth, it can actually be easier than it seems. 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