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Red Square   Moscow

Red Square, Moscow

 293 Reviews  16th century Place of execution (Lobnoe mesto). Any gude will tell you that but do not trust this information, please, because it's a prevailing MISTAKE... No one person was executed on this... 

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Cathedrals and Churches   Saint Petersburg

Cathedrals and Churches, Saint Petersburg

 269 Reviews  After having a good look inside, it was then time to walk the whole way around the outside. The construction of the church was almost entirely funded by the Imperial family and thousands of private... 

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Mamayev Kurgan   Volgograd

Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd

 22 Reviews  Visiting the WWII memorial complex is a must in Volgograd. The complex is called To the Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle and it is well-known all over FSU countries as Mamayev Kurgan. It attracts lots... 

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The Kremlin   Moscow

The Kremlin, Moscow

 342 Reviews  The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль, Moskovski Kremlin) is the geographical and historical... 

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Hermitage   Saint Petersburg

Hermitage, Saint Petersburg

 265 Reviews  The Hermitage is a State Museum, said to be one of the world's largest and most prestigious museums in the World. There are over 3 million items in its collection, from Impressionist masterpieces to... 

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The Panorama and Mill   Volgograd

The Panorama and Mill, Volgograd

 8 Reviews  Beside the Stalingrad museum in Volgograd is a red brick building full of bullet holes. This is the only (to my knowledge) remaining building from the former Stalingrad. Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov is... 

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Red Sq. - Kremlin area/Manezhnaya Sq.   Moscow

Red Sq. - Kremlin area/Manezhnaya Sq., Moscow

 150 Reviews  St. Basil (Russian: Покровский собор, Pokrovskij Sobor) or Basil's Cathedral (Храм... 

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

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

 117 Reviews  For some reason, the statue of Peter the Great is one of the most controversial monuments to be erected in St. Petersburg in the last 10 years. An American sculptor of Russian descent created the... 

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Moscow Metro   Moscow

Moscow Metro, Moscow

 72 Reviews  In niches of each of arches, a station hall, 76 bronze figures representing the Soviet people (author Matvej Manizer) are established. 80 sculptures was at first , but in 1947 in connection with... 

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Palaces   Saint Petersburg

Palaces, Saint Petersburg

 135 Reviews  Located on the southern corner of Nevsky Prospekt and the Fontanka river, is the pink Belozersky Palace. This was the last private palace constructed on this multi-palatial street and was completed... 

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ex-KGB headquarters/Lubyanka   Moscow

ex-KGB headquarters/Lubyanka, Moscow

 33 Reviews  Lubyanka Square in downtown Moscow is the site of the site of the Lubyanka head-quarters of the KGB. KGB directors from Lavrentiya Beriya to Yuriy Andropov had their office on the third floor of the... 

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Rivers and Canals   Saint Petersburg

Rivers and Canals, Saint Petersburg

 90 Reviews  Summary..... Seeing a lovely Orthodox Church was a nice finish to a wonderful canal tour. I have told you about as much as I can, there were more sights but I can't find out what they were. It was a... 

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Bolshoi Theatre   Moscow

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

 49 Reviews  Not all Russian girls are mail-order brides. What you seek is what you get, folks. Ekaterina Shcherbachenko is The Singer of the World 2009 She is Micaela in Temirkanov's Karmen at the Bolshoi,... 

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St.Isaac's Cathedral   Saint Petersburg

St.Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

 69 Reviews  St. Isaac's Cathedral was originally St. Petersburgs main church and the largest cathedral in Russia. It was built between 1818 and 1858, and still is an amazing sight to see, especially the big... 

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Christ the Saviour & other churches   Moscow

Christ the Saviour & other churches, Moscow

 92 Reviews  The original of a temple was will erect in gratitude to God for rescue of Russia from Napoleonic invasion. The temple has been constructed under the project of architect Konstantin Tona. Building... 

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Museums   Saint Petersburg

Museums, Saint Petersburg

 147 Reviews  Interested in Russia art from the 12th century to the mid-20th century, then you had better come to this Museum, second only to the famous Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. We were on tour, so didn't go... 

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Arbat Streets   Moscow

Arbat Streets, Moscow

 40 Reviews  Arbad street was the art center during the communist period .Russian Artists tried to sell thair hand made works to the few tourists who visit the city .After the prestroika this place become very... 

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Nevsky Avenue   Saint Petersburg

Nevsky Avenue, Saint Petersburg

 77 Reviews  What we call the main street! Nevsky Prospect is St. Petersburg’s main avenue and one of the best-known streets in Russia. We were driven through here so we could see the historical center of the... 

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VDNKh (exhibition)   Moscow

VDNKh (exhibition), Moscow

 45 Reviews  At first this statue became for an exhibition in Paris.1937 . The idea to crown the Soviet pavilion of the World Parisian exhibition of pavilion monument « Worker and Farmer», executed of metal,... 

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Theaters and Concert Halls   Saint Petersburg

Theaters and Concert Halls, Saint Petersburg

 82 Reviews  The next important building we see on the Cruise, is the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre, situated in a beautiful building near the Fontanka River. The building was constructed between... 

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Tverskaya Street   Moscow

Tverskaya Street, Moscow

 38 Reviews  Yes , this was my impression about Tverskaya Ulitsa. At the same time , Stalin let his fingerprints in Moscow at a so strong way , he could also create so beautiful places. This avenue was part of his... 

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Other Attractions   Saint Petersburg

Other Attractions, Saint Petersburg

 105 Reviews  We are now on the Moika River and viewing another massive Palace located close to the beautiful Mariinsky Theatre. Yusupov Palace is only one of two surviving St. Petersburg residences of the wealthy... 

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Gorky Park   Moscow

Gorky Park, Moscow

 20 Reviews  This famous park is named after the Russian writer Maxim Gorky. It was immortalized by the film "Gorky Park" although the film was actually filmed in Finland because of the political climate in... 

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Monuments   Saint Petersburg

Monuments, Saint Petersburg

 72 Reviews  The Alexander Column is a monument to the Russian military victory in the war with Napoleon. The coloumn is named after Emperor Alexander I, who ruled Russia between 1801 and 1825 (during the... 

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Moskva river/Boat trips   Moscow

Moskva river/Boat trips, Moscow

 22 Reviews  If you are talking about just a couple hour ride on the Moscow river, yes it's worth it.Just look at a map for the nearest dock, get on and take it to any other dock. If you are talking about a Moscow... 

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St. Petersburg

by Maria81

My travels to St. Petersburg:I first went to St. Petersburg with my grandparents when I was about 10, and later on a winter school trip. My last - to date - trip to St. Petersburg has been for business, in winter 2009.What to do in St. Petersburg:At least half a day in the Hermitage museum - one of Europe's treasure houses. The Cathedral of the Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul - the first Orthodox church of the city and the burial place for Russian tsars. Pushkin museum and a walk along many canals. Excursions to suburban palaces of Russia's rulers - Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo, Oranienbaum and several others. Alexandro-Nevskaya Lavra - the city's largest monastery (be sure to follow the dress code, especially if you are a woman!). A boat trip along the canals - if possible during the white nights month of June. In the evening, unless its company is on tour, a performance at the Mariinsky...

Temple on Blood (Nikolai II death)

by jorgejuansanchez

When the communists took over power in Russia, they sent the Tsar family first to Tobolsk, and later to Ipatiev House, in Yekaterinburg.After the murder of Nikolai II and his whole family (by direct order of Lenin), the Bolsheviks destroyed Ipatiev House, where today stands the Temple on Blood.The night from the 16th to the 17th July 1918, the communists murdered the whole Royal family in a gold mine in Ganina Yama, at 15 kilometres distance from Yekaterinburg, burned their corpses with petrol and then destroyed them with sulphuric acid. In that place there is today a lovely monastery called Holy Royal Martyrs, with seven churches erected without using nails (unfortunately I only had one day time to spend in Yekaterinburg and could only manage to visit Ipatiev House, and did not go to that monastery, but the visit is very advisable).

Yekaterinburg

by bijo69

Yekaterinburg is kind of a border town between Europe and Asia. The borderline is just a few km west from the city in the Ural mountains. The city is generally known for two reasons: as the place where the Romanov family was killed in 1918 and as the birthplace of Boris Yeltzin. Main sights are the new built churches dedicated to the Romanovs. Found the best Italian food in Russia here!!!Difference to Moscow time: +2

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Moscow

by nepalgoods

Of course Moscow is the top "must see" in Russia!!! When I visited Moscow in 1992 the city was still without many cars. Wonderful churches, big museums and the beautiful metro are highlights of this city.

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Golden Ring

by nepalgoods

A tour to the cities of the Golden Ring brings you to the most beautiful cities in Russia: Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Ples, Suzdal are only a few of them. This cities got their wealth from international trading already in the late Medieval times.

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Leningradskaya Oblast'

by bugulma

First of all the region is rich with the former residence of the Russian Emperors such as Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo, Pavlovsk and others that are situated around Saint Petersburg. I visited Peterhof in 1988, 2005 and 2010 and every time I enjoyed the famous fountains. In 2010 I visited Pushkin twice as well as Lomonosov and Pavlovsk. In 2011 I visited Gatchina. So, if you have a week at least staying in Saint Petersburg, find the time that to visit some places around.In 2006 I visited Vyborg town, not far from Finish border. It has the old fortress and some other sight-seeing that could be interesting to see.By the way, keep in mind that officially Peterhof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk and Lomonosov are the farthest districts of Saint-Petersburg in spite of you need 30-70 minutes by train to get them. Cause of distance I mentioned towns in Leningradskaya Oblast' tip.

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Lake Baikal

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Baikal is easily the largest lake in Eurasia and the deepest lake in the world (1,620 metres). It's nearly four hundred miles (636 km) long and almost fifty miles (80 km) wide.The lake is renowned as one of the earth's most impressive natural wonders.Baikal is situated in a region of surpassing beauty, its forested shores surmounted by the jagged, snow-clad peaks of the Barguzin mountains. The lake region is home to an enormous variety of plants and animals, most of which (like nerpas, the lake's freshwater seals, and its trademark delicacy, the omul salmon) are found nowhere else in the world. Bears, elk, lynx, and sables abound in the surrounding forests.

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Kremlins

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A kremlin is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. Everyone knows Moscow Kremlin, but Russia has 24 Extant Kremlins, 10 more are in ruins, 8 more - unwalled, and we have only traces of 27 Kremlins.List of Russian cities and towns with kremlins:World Heritage Sites: Moscow Kremlin Novgorod Kremlin (with the first stone cathedral of Russia - the Sofia Cathedral)Kazan Kremlin Suzdal Kremlin Solovetsky Monastery Extant: Astrakhan Kremlin Kolomna Kremlin Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin Pskov Kremlin Rostov Veliky Kremlin Smolensk Kremlin Tobolsk Kremlin (the sole stone kremlin in Siberia) Tula Kremlin Zaraysk Kremlin Troitse Sergiyeva Lavra (Monastery) Ivangorod Fortress Oreshek Staraya Ladoga Alexandrov Kremlin Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery Korela Fortress New Jerusalem Monastery Izborsk Kremlin

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Moscow Kremlin - Buildings in the Kremlin

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List of the Buildings in the Kremlin:The Church of Our Lady’s Nativity The Assumption Cathedral The Church of Laying Our Lady's Holy Robe The Annunciation Cathedral The Faceted Chamber The Archangel's Cathedral The Ivan the Great Bell-Tower complex The Golden Tsarina's Chamber The Terem Palace The Upper Saviour’s Cathedral and Terem Churches The Patriarch’s Palace and the Twelve Apostles’ Church The Fun Palace The Arsenal The Senate The Grand Kremlin Palace The Armoury Chamber The A.R.C.E.C. Kremlin Military School The State Kremlin PalaceFor detail info see our Moscow page.

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Kremlins - Moscow Kremlin

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Moscow Kremlin is a symbol of the Russian State, one of the greatest architectural complexes in the world, a treasure house of magnificent relics and monuments of art.Towers of the Moscow Kremlin:The Secret (Tainitskaya) Tower The Beklemishev Tower The Water Supplying Tower The Annunciation Tower The Peter Tower The 1st Nameless Tower The 2nd Nameless Tower The Borovitskaya Tower The Sts. Constantine and Helen Tower The Saviour Tower The St. Nicholas Tower The Corner Arsenal Tower The Senate Tower The Alarm Bell Tower The Middle Arsenal Tower The Commandant Tower The Armoury Tower The Trinity Tower The Kutafiya Tower The Tsar's Tower For more info about each tower see our Moscow page.

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A: Don't know about Nanotrip but have done a Golden Ring tour and can thoroughly recommend it. We went to Vladimir, Suzdal', Ples, Kostroma, Yaroslavl', Rostov Velikiy, ,... 

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