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Red Square/Kremlin Moscow

161 Reviews The 70 m (230 ft) high Saviour Tower is the most magnificent of the Kremlin towers, the very symbol and emblem of Moscow. From time immemorial it has been the principal entrance to the Kremlin. The...

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Canals and Rivers Saint Petersburg

38 Reviews Why not have a boat trip along the city canals and rivers, which will allow you to see the buildings from different angles and to enjoy the city sites - the splendid samples of the old Russian...

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Battle of Stallingrad Volgograd

13 Reviews The main statue of the complex is Mother Homeland Statue. It is situated on the so name Point 102 (Mamaev Kurgan is 102 meters high). The statue is 85 meters high (the figure 52 meters and the sword...

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Streets of Moscow Moscow

42 Reviews The wide street Kutuzovskiy Prospekt used to be a prestigious residential area for very important people of the Soviet Union. The building at number 26 was known as the Politbuero block, where...

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Museums Saint Petersburg

26 Reviews Hermitage Museum - I did the cruise ship visit to St Petersburg last month. We visted Catherine's Palace in Pushkin first in the morning so we arrived to the Hermitage in the afternoon. The cruise...

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The Volga Embankment Volgograd

5 Reviews Volgograd is great at May. It is bright, green and clean. Unfortunately internet could not transmit smells of spring flowers and blooming trees. Chestnuts, lilacs and bird cherry trees - a must...

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Monuments & Buildings Moscow

43 Reviews Yury Nikulin was the great movie artist and clown in soviet time. He was like a a breath of fresh air... "I always believed that those circus people who compel others to burst out laughing are the...

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Personal Observations Saint Petersburg

46 Reviews St. Petersburg is a wonderful city, but I suggest that you go there either with a group, or go on your own if you know Russian. There are no English signs and it is really difficult to move around if...

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General impressions Moscow

73 Reviews Moscow is well worth seeing by night. So a stroll through the city centre of Moscow in darkness is highly recommended. Not only the illuminated red stars on the top of the Kremlin Towers look...

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Cathedrals and Churches Saint Petersburg

57 Reviews One of impressive buildings of Saint Petersburg is Isakievsky Cathedral. It is well seen from Neva River and is situated not far from the monument to Peter I (the Copper rider). In XVIII century on...

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Other places to see Moscow

44 Reviews The nearest vicinities of the Red Square, including Manezhnaya Square are the places most attended by Muscovites for the last four centuries. In XV century in the old Moscow here lived...

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Monuments Saint Petersburg

22 Reviews Our first stop where we got out to take pictures was along the river at what the guide said were lighthouses (there were two) but which the travel literature called Rostrums. Apparently several times...

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Moscow Metro Moscow

18 Reviews Moscow's metro was inaugurated in 1935 and since then the network grew to 11 lines and covers a distance of about 300 km. Many of the stations from Soviet times are fine examples of socialist realism...

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St.Peter and St.Paul's Fortress Saint Petersburg

15 Reviews The church in the St. Peter and Paul Fortress (Petropavlovskaya Krepost) is where all the tsars and their wives are buried although what structures that show in the church are not really the tombs...

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Cathedrals & Monasteries Moscow

40 Reviews This impressive structure isn't that old. Rumor has it that it used to be a very nice swimming pool until just a few years ago. The interior is extremely well decorated, and the crypt houses quite a...

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Weather Saint Petersburg

8 Reviews St. Petersburg gets all four seasons, sometimes a bit unpredictably. The long days of white nights in June do not mean it will be always warm, carry a sweater and umbrella! It can rain most any time...

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Parks/Estates Moscow

13 Reviews The park was completed in 1995 to celebrate the 50-th anniversary of the Soviet Union's World War Two victory. The park itself is laid out around a grand fountain-lined axis with a huge white...

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Architecture Saint Petersburg

40 Reviews St. Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, so it celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2003. The tsars employed the best architects and artists from Western Europe to build St....

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Parks and Squares Saint Petersburg

25 Reviews In the northern part of the park there are a lot of sculptures, it is real open air museum. I heard that almost a half of it is originals of XIX century. Besides, there is a monument to the famous...

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Nevsky Avenue Saint Petersburg

10 Reviews I spent almost a whole day sightseeing along St. Petersburg's main avenue Nevsky Prospekt. It leads from the Admirality in the west via Moskow Railway Station to the Aleksandr Nevsky Monastery in...

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Bridges Saint Petersburg

13 Reviews Troizky Bridge was open in 1903, to 200 years anniversary of the city. It is 500 meters long. The bridge is a part of the ensemble of buildings and bridges of Neva River area in front of Hermitage...

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Hermitage Saint Petersburg

27 Reviews Hermatage, Peterhof, Catherine Palace. St Petrsburg was all that I expected and more. We only had 2 very long and wonderful days there on our Baltic Cruise but I was so impressed with it. Our trips...

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City Environs Saint Petersburg

13 Reviews For the early birds: come to Peterhof before 9 a.m. and enter the Lower Garden free of charge. That is what I do. I love the nature and solitude. Have some seeds and feed the squirrels. They switch...

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Guidebooks Saint Petersburg

15 Reviews Most facilities in the center are portable toilets. Sometimes on Palace Square you will see toilet buses. Generally WC are all 10 rubles. For free in 5-star hotels, McDonalds and other restaurants....

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Visas and Documents Saint Petersburg

5 Reviews We were on a Cruise ship, for one very long day in Port. We usually do our own thing, but this is one place where you can't. You either have to do a Ship's tour or a privately booked tour, otherwise...

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Tourist Visa

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To visit Russia, one has to have a tourist visa. http://www.visatorussia.com/russianvisa.nsf/index.htmlYour hotel can provide you with an invitation letter (visa support paper) which you will have to submit to a Russian visa processing center/embassy/consulate along with two applications and one passport photo. The visa support paper that comes from your hotel, you'll have to apply for. Our hotel requires copy of my credit card (both sides) and the dates we will be in country. I am kind of leery about giving them a copy of my credit card as my signature will show. But my other option is through the above website and that will cost $30.00; payment is through a secure website.The website has links to visa processing centers in different countries. And yes, this takes time. You'll have to have it even before you embark on your travel, otherwise, you will not be allowed entry into Russia.

Russia

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Russia many believe is not safe and welcoming place.Where by my experience is different.You are always welcome in Russia if you can smile,have patience and some street smartness to understand behaviour.You must be an elite or russian,if you can read any single notices on street but its more or less same in Europe.I have heared abt more than 10 pronounces of Champs Ellesys(bear with spelling) and Erron Polytechnieu.Finding hotel in Russia is not difficult if you have contacted travel agent before hand otherwise finding one will be miracle.And most hotels are like pensions and costs more than double in Moscow.Down south near black sea,some really nice places one must visit.Like Novorossisk,Krasnodar,Anapa, etc.But only if really interested in Russia and how things were in former CCCP.

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by AngieMae

The Architecture!! Awesome! of the subway, the buildings...everything. Lo que más me gustó fue el arte que hay, lo increíble de todas las arquitecturas, edificios, museos, el hermitage! y a esto se une la preservación de los rusos hacia todo esto. Todo está bien cuidado

VISAS - The law has changed

by BlueMenagerie

I've just got back from Russia (October 2007), and although I thought I knew all the visa laws with regards to getting one and registering it after 3 days, when I asked at the hotel, they said the law has now changed and that Visa registrations are no longer necessary.

Money exchange

by salisbury3933

Money exchange outlets are all over the place in Russia, and most hotels offer this service as well.$US and Euros are most easily changable, but there are some bureaus in St Pete and Moscow that will change a huge range of currencies.

A country of amazing diversity.

by morgenhund

I would direct people to Red Square - a trip to Russia (or Moscow specifically) is not complete without going there. The first time you see the Kremlin, St Basil's etc. in Moscow - or one of the Vytsoki (Stalin's Seven Sisters) is something you will never forget - especially not if you see them as the sun is setting.

The Russia Experience

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(Ignore the headings.) We used The Russia Experience in 2004/5 to help arrange an overland trip we did from London to Hanoi, via Moscow, Vladivostok, Harbin, and Beijing. Details in VT, more details at Surface Travel, Phase II.This travel company is based in London and can only handle visas for residents of the UK.Over-all, they were good and we would recommend them to others. They took care of most of my visas, answered our many questions and handled our many alterations to the itinerary before the trip, and all services and bookings were delivered as promised. All hotels were expecting us, all train tickets were delivered, and all agents we there to greet us when expected.At any given time, we only had train tickets for the next immediate leg of the journey. We would pick up the next tickets either from their local agents or directly from the hotel.Our first contact with an agent was...

Onion dome

by kris-t

An onion dome is a type of architectural dome that frequently adorns Russian Orthodox Churches. These bulbous structures taper smoothly to a point, and strongly resemble the vegetable after which they are named.The domes are often brightly painted; the colours symbolise different aspects of religion. Green, blue, and gold domes represent the Holy Trinity, the Spirit of God, and Jesus, respectively. Green domes (representing submission) appear on monasteries. The inner surface of the onion domes are often vividly painted with frescoes and murals.Onion domes often appear in groups of three or five, representing the Holy Trinity or Jesus and the Four Evangelists, respectively. Domes standing alone represent Jesus. The domes reflect the influence of earlier Byzantine architecture, evolving from the broader, flatter domes of the helmet-like style to a form particularly suitable for northern...

Dual Pricing

by JohnniOmani

Although dual pricing is not as bad as in the past it is still noticable in Russia. Foreigners always pay double the Russian rate. Hotels and museums always have a higher rate. It is often fair game for taxi drivers and in the markets and bargaining and prices depend on your Russian skills. Museums charge about 10 times the price of a local so expect to pay a lot ot enter and take photos.

Visa Agencies and Processing Fees

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Visa AgenciesIf you are really pressed for time, or bothered by the politics of getting a visa yourself then you can obtain assistance is getting your visa. The following are reputable agencies:Travel Document Systems(info@traveldocs.com) USAThames Consular Services (www.visapassport.com) UK30 British Pounds for 10 business days for British Nationals$85US for Ozzies and Canadians and takes 15 days

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