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This gorgeous 'concept store' offers six storeys of high fashion and fun design. Huge win-
dows framed with heavy drapes, an embossed tin ceiling and plush furniture provide an ex-
quisite setting for edgy and exotic (and expensive) clothing.
DEPARTMENT STORE
TSUM
TsUM stands for Tsentralny Universalny Magazin (Central Department Store). Built in 1909
as the Scottish-owned Muir & Merrilees, it was the first department store aimed at middle-
class shoppers. These days it's filled with designer labels and luxury items.
HOUSEWARES
DOM FARFORA
10am-9pm;
Belor-
usskaya)
The 'house of china' sells the world's most famous brands of fine china, including Russia's
own
Imperatorsky farforovy zavod
(Imperial china factory). Designs are tasteful, traditional,
whimsical and wonderful, and sometimes all of the above. A Moscow-themed tea set makes
a perfect souvenir.
SOUVENIRS
RUSSIAN BRONZE
9am-9pm;
Kuznetsky
Most)
The factory outlet for the Vel metallurgical company is chock-full of bronze sculptures and
figurines, as well as office accessories, tableware, teaspoons, candelabras, piggy banks and
other potential souvenirs.
BOOKS
DOM INOSTRANNOY KNIGI
The House of Foreign Books is a small place with a wide selection of literature in foreign
languages. Most books are in English, though there are smaller selections of German,
French and other European languages.
CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES
YEKATERINA
One of Russia's oldest furriers, this place has been manufacturing
shapky
(fur hats) and
shuby
(fur coats) since 1912. While Yekaterina has always maintained a reputation for high-
