The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
Murmansk (Russian: Му́рманск, IPA: [ˈmurmənsk]; Kildin Sami: Мурман ланнҍ; Northern Sami: Murmánska; Skolt Sami: Muurman) is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia. It sits on both slopes and banks of a modest ria or fjord, Kola Bay, an estuarine inlet of the Barents Sea. Its bulk is on the east bank of the inlet. It is in the north of the rounded Kola Peninsula which covers most of the Oblast (semi-autonomous region). The city is 67 miles (108 km) from the border with Norway and 113 miles (182 km) from the Finnish border. The city is named for the Murman Coast; an archaic term in Russian for Norwegian.
Far East Russia is a world apart from the country’s west – almost literally, lying thousands of miles and many time zones away from it. A huge area with rugged mountains and spectacular Pacific Ocean coastline, Far East Russia borders China and North Korea on its south and nearly touches the United States to the northeast. Cities like Vladivostok and Khabarovsk are here, but the glorious natural wonders (like the volcanoes and national parks of the Kamchatka Peninsula) are what draw many.
Stary Oskol (Russian: Старый Оскол, IPA: [ˈstarɨj ɐˈskol]) is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located 618 kilometers (384 mi) south of Moscow, on the Oskol River. Population: 221,085 (2010 Census results); 215,898 (2002 Census); 173,917 (1989 Census).
Discover the best top things to do in Krasnogorsky District, Russia including Russian Empire and the USSR: Victory Museum and Arkhangelskoye, Day trip from Moscow to Sorochany Ski resort and Dmitrov medieval town, Moscow Culture Tour: 'Russian Versailles' Arkhangelskoye Park and Palace, Admission ticket to the Arkhangelskoye Estate and Museum, Admission ticket to the Vadim Zadorozhny's Museum of Equipment, Arkhangelskoye.
Discover the best top things to do in Lake Pleshcheyevo, Russia including Pokrovskaya Church, Holy Spring of Nikita Stolpnik, Goritskiy Monastery, Church of Aleksandr Nevskiy, St. Volodymyr's Cathedral, Goden's Cross, Church of the Presentation of the Lord, Chapel Cross, Stolp-Chapel Nikity Chudotvortsa, Krest Chapel of Feodor Stratilat.
Discover the best top things to do in Siberian District, Russia including Stolby National Park, Altaiskiy Reserve, Tunkinsky National Park, National Park Alkhanai, National Park Shushenskiy Bor, Pribaikalskiy National Park, Baikal State Biosphere Reserve, Jerga Wildlife Preserve, Zabaykalskiy National Park.
Kaluga (Russian: Калуга, IPA: [kɐˈluɡə]) is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River 150 kilometers (93 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 324,698 (2010 Census); 334,751 (2002 Census); 311,319 (1989 Census).
The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
Discover the best top things to do in Shchelkovsky District, Russia including Space Museum named after Y. A. Gagarin, Church of St. George, Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center, The Central Air Force Museum, Cosmonaut Training Center Museum, Temple of Xenia of St. Petersburg, Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Grebnevo Estate, Church of Saint Nicholas, Church of Our Lady of The Inexhaustible Cup.
Discover the best top things to do in Karelian Isthmus, Russia including Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral, Orthodox Shrine of the Nativity of Mary, Church of St. Nicholas, Church of Peter and Pavel, Svyato-Ilyinskiy Church, Church of Saints Konstantin and Elena, Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Lutheran Church of the Transfiguration, All Saints Church, Alexander Nevskiy Church.
Smolensk (Russian: Смоленск, IPA: [smɐˈlʲɛnsk] ( listen)) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow. Population: 326,861 (2010 Census); 325,137 (2002 Census); 341,483 (1989 Census).
Balashikha (Russian: Балашиха, IPA: [bəlɐˈʂɨxə]) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) east of Moscow Ring Road. Population: 215,494 (2010 Census); 147,909 (2002 Census); 135,841 (1989 Census); 92,400 (1970).
Perm Krai (Russian: Пе́рмский край, tr. Permsky kray, IPA: [ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm is the administrative center. Population: 2,635,276 (2010 Census).
Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к, IPA: [vlədʲɪvɐˈstok] ( listen), literally ruler of the east) is a city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located around the Golden Horn Bay, not far from Russia's borders with China and North Korea. The population of the city as of 2017 was 606,589, up from 592,034 recorded in the 2010 Russian census.
Moscow Oblast (Russian: Моско́вская о́бласть, tr. Moskovskaya oblast, IPA: [mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]), or Podmoskovye (Russian: Подмоско́вье, IPA: [pədmɐˈskovʲjə], literally "around/near Moscow"), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 7,095,120 (2010 Census) living in an area of 44,300 square kilometers (17,100 sq mi), it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and is the second most populous federal subject. The oblast has no official administrative center; its public authorities are located in Moscow and across other locations in the oblast.
Ivanovo (Russian: Иваново, IPA: [ɪˈvanəvə]) is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located 254 kilometers (158 mi) from Moscow and approximately 100 kilometers (62 mi) from Yaroslavl, Vladimir, and Kostroma. Population: 408,330 (2010 Census); 431,721 (2002 Census); 481,042 (1989 Census).
Discover the best top things to do in , Russia including Church of The Ascension, Saint George Church, Chapel of Trinity, Chapel of Macarius of Unzha, Chapel in Honor of St. George.
Discover the best top things to do in Middle Volga, Russia including Thai Sabai, Zvezda Marocco, Bath Complex Derevenka, Sauna Kiev, Fitness Centre Venets, Usadba, Teremok, Sauna Medvedeff, Bath Complex Derevenka, Spa List.
Discover the best top things to do in Lower Volga, Russia including Mirror Maze Pikabolo, ExitGames, Igry Razuma, Claustraphobia, Claustrophobia, Morpheus, Quest INSIDE, GoodZone Club, Graviti Follz, Lockacia.
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