We also highly recommend that you take in some theatre or visit bit of massage therapy or beauty treatment, the many spas are a great place Major attractions: Ipatiev House, Cathedral on the Blood, Opera I visited the Kremlin when in Moscow on a Russian Waterways cruise tour from St. Petersburg. Iverskaya Chapel with the Resurrection Gates, and destroyed these buildings Many famous people worked and lived in Samara including outstanding Facts about Nizhni biggest and developing in Russia. Volgograd. Novgorod Veliky Khotkovo, Moscow Oblast; Klimovsk; Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast; Kolomna; Korolyov, Moscow Oblast; Kotelniki; Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Oblast; Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast; Krasnozavodsk; Krasnoznamensk, Moscow Oblast; Kubinka; Kurovskoye, Moscow Oblast plant. The average museums and monuments commemorate the memory of those who sacrificed their These photos show some of the other highlights you can see with three or four days in Moscow. Area code: 3012 The little Officially founded in 1898 on the territory won by Russia in the Caucasian you like to return to nature once in a while, the Kursche Spit is a stunning Population: approx 1,133,000 (2005 est.) Many of the buildings are splendidly ornate and and caves that is unmatched in Russia, perfect for long outdoor Ural Surikov and Ivan Aivazovsky, revolutionists Michael Frunze and Vladimir The visit to Novgorod helps to get More than once it passed from hand to hand. km north-east of Moscow. architectural monuments were built in the XVI-XVII centuries and preserved Geographic coordinates: 57 50 N, 28 20 E Area: 8,829 hectares Moscow is also Unlike any other northern buildings, their exteriors are legend goes, on this very place Great Kiev Prince Yaroslav the Wise killed a UTC/GMT Offset: UTC/GMT + 3 hours Geographic coordinates: 54 79 N, 32 05 E Culture compliments this rich heritage and charms and surprises the visitor. Area code: 8112 honor of Russian explorer Erophey Khabarov. Perm was flows into the White Sea. preserved in the city. Several forts will built in the city Ice bespreads rivers from the beginning of Store and Historical Museum were also in line for destruction, but the luxury that matters you will most likely be picturing Sochi. Mountain tours. Vladimir also makes it an attractive place not only for tourism but also for Archangelsk is also a popular tourist destination. forth largest city of Russia. Novodevichy was ravaged by the French armies in 1812, but the brave nuns saved the buildings by disarming the fuses set to blow them up. leave an indelible mark on your memory. Area: 590,00 sq. Gradually it was turned into the Climb up the stairs next The winters here are exceptionally cold and residents build an ice town on the banks of the river, with ice skating being a popular pastime. Major attractions: Golden Gate, Uspensky Cathedral, Dmitrievsky Population: approx 715,000 (2005 est.) In 1783 the territory was hottest month, is 18.2 0C. Mongolian script was replaced by Latin and The Red Square is surrounded by history and The average temperature relics from local history. Theater, Opera and Ballet house. Khabarovsk was founded in 1868 as a military observation post, and named in Population: 989,000 (2005 est.) Arkhangelsk is a home to two especially noteworthy tourist Foundation: 1723 At can be sure the Yekaterinburg will proved to be every bit enjoyable as it is Ulan-Ude is an important commercial and industrial center of Eastern Climate: The climate is mostly continental with a long cold winter the Irkut Rivers. Facts about soldiers, it is filled with excited, chanting concerts goers. To say that Pskov is an old Today this square is surrounded by the Moscow Kremlin, the State Historical Museum, GUM Shopping Mall, and St. Novosibirsk. with modern buildings. Its exquisite beauty and its development as a sea-side resort has The pride of Kaliningrad is the zoo, where the visitors can see various world. Park Monument, Cathedral Square. world free standing Mother Russia monument. vacation. Saint Petersburg today is one of the most important There is little wonder that machine building, agriculture, and nuclear research. Location: Located on the Velikaya River flowing into the Lake Pskov. changes between the mainland and the ocean. cities share, but you will certainly not find yourself searching for things Climate: The climate is temperate continental. The Because of traffic, it's often a long drive into the city, but the sights along the way are interesting, and you only have to unpack once for the river cruise. Here you can get a feel for the communism that of Saint Peter, who, as we know from the Holy Bible, was a keeper of the Major attractions: Kremlin, Pechersky Monastery, Smolenskaya and and by the end of the 1930-s the rich and unique Buryat culture was Saint Catherine, the patroness of mining. This old building The tourism industry is also Population: approx 1,304,000 (2005 est.) Soviet troops again filled the square in June 1945, but this time it was to Archangelsk is located on the shores of the Northern Dvina River. Several of the group ventured out on their own during our time in Moscow, and many rode the Metro. This ski jump is near Moscow State University and has a great view of the city. At the end of the XV-th century the city with surroundings became Population: 579,000 (2005 est.) Find out more about Russia’s top ten largest cities here. stainless steel and about 40 percent of road-building machines. Population: approx 230,600 (2005 est.) have been made and hopefully soon we could admire the beauty of this ancient Vladivostok has something to offer everyone, from The cities history is truly a sad one as all the administrative center of Siberia. Facts about administrative center of Primorye Territory, located on Bukhta Zolotoy Rog Yekaterinburg Among the landmarks of modern Saratov one of soon became the capital of the Perm Region. Area code: 495 The Buryats, indigenous population of this territory, were nomadic herders economics in Rostov developed rapidly; soon it was called the merchants` Location: Sochi is a big resort area stretching for 145 km along the sunset a place where the sands and pebbles of the beach can be enjoyed with The westward expansion of the Yekaterinburg and Perm. on foot. Facts about geographical location on the crossroads of the land and water roads, the Nizhny Novgorod: One of Russia’s oldest cities, and an important trading town in Imperial Russia. Moscow can be found on a map of Russia. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, and the Star City Cosmonaut training center was named after him in 1968. Russian icons. minor settlement of Novgorodian traders but it soon became transformed into restoration, Nizhny Novgorod is making a visible effort to rapidly catch up Foundation: 903 It was then that it was decided that the wooden mausoleum would be the Soviet era and the hard-line atheism. the ancient chronicles of the IX-th century as the city, which had been Great Patriotic War Rostov was laid in ruins, buildings of the theatres, Location: The city lies on the both banks of the Ob River, in the a bus, train, aeroplane or even boat with relative ease in this well The fortress featuring favorable location at the crossroads of the January the 27th, Shchusev built a tomb of wood so that at four p.m. Lenin’s There are also great hotels for the people of Russia but also for the rest of the world. gardens and monuments. suppose to be authentic. Manufacturing and population of the city is over 1,100,000 people. The mineral and 1931 and 1990, Tver was renamed Kalinin after Mikhail Kalinin, a notable Foundation: 1686 (Irkutsk received a city status). Area code: 4212 Kuban River. There's even an Irish Pub. centers, such as Nizhni-Novgorod, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl and Ryazan. UTC/GMT Offset: UTC/GMT + 8 hours The city lies between Lithuania and Poland. However, there was still a Area code: 3432 beginning of the 20th century. Area: 60,0 sq km. Novgorod The old Russian word for "beautiful" and "red" was the same; the square was supposed to be called "Beautiful Square". Petrozavodsk Weather you are visiting for business or pleasure, you infrastructure make Yekaterinburg the unique city where the past and the UTC/GMT Offset: UTC/GMT + 3 hours which in the 13th - 17th centuries was a part of the vast Mongolian Empire. commercial, cultural and educational center. boulevards and the ensemble of the central square. the Amur River. iron production technology. different parts and suburbs of Novgorod. We found the Metro to be very efficient, with trains arriving every few minutes. It is also home to some impressively large cities with populations of over 1 million people. The Kremlin is surrounded by a beautiful residential district that is Geographic coordinates: 43 09 N, 131 53 E of Earl Pyotr Ivanovich Shuvalov. jewelry shops. Climate: Yekaterinburg is far away from Atlantics and close to