Cities in Russia
Goritsy, Russia
The Goritsky Monastery of Resurrection is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Goritsy, Kirillovsky District, Vologda oblast, Russia. The convent is 15... more
Vyborg, Russia
Vyborg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, 130 kilometers to the northwest of St. ... more
Monino, Russia
The Central Air Force Museum in Monino is one of the world's largest aviation museums, and the largest for Russian aircraft. 173 aircraft and 127 aircraft ... more
Ryazan', Russia
It is argued that the Ryazan kremlin was founded in 800, by Slavic settlers, as a part of their drive into territory previously populated by Finnic peoples. ... more
Peterhof, Russia
The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens... more
Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Sergiyev Posad is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population. It grew in the 15th century around ... more
Kars, Russia
Kars is a city in Eastern Anatolia. It is most frequently visited as a jumping off point for travelers going to Ani, but it is a viable destination in its own ... more
Tver', Russia
Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Located north of Moscow, Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a ... more
Uglich, Russia
Uglich is a small town in Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia, 240 km north of Moscow. Located at the picturesque bank of the Volga River, Uglich is one of few Russia's ... more
Novyy Urengoy, Russia
Novy Urengoy is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population. The city is situated on the Tyumen-Novy Urengoy railway line. Traveling north ... more
Pokrovskoye, Russia
Pokrovskoye is a village in Yarkovsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is the birthplace of Grigori Rasputin. Following the 1917 abdication and subsequent ... more
Syktyvkar, Russia
Syktyvkar is the capital city of the Komi Republic, Russia. It was previously known as Ust-Sysolsk.
Omsk, Russia
Omsk is a city on the Irtysh River in the vast Russian region of Siberia. The central Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts, in 2 pastel-colored buildings, displays ... more
Togliatti, Russia
Tolyatti, also known in English as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. Population: 719,632 ; 702,879 ; It is the largest city in Russia which does ... more
Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Nizhny Tagil is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 25 kilometers east of the virtual border between Europe and Asia.
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Chelyabinsk is a city in west-central Russia, close to the Ural Mountains. Ulitsa Kirova, a pedestrianized street, is lined with statues of figures such as a ... more
Voronezh, Russia
Voronezh is a city on the Voronezh River in southwestern Russia. Landscaped Petrovsky Park is home to a bronze statue of Peter I. Housed in a baroque building, ... more
Rostov-on-don, Russia
Rostov-on-Don is a city in southern Russia. The Rostov Regional Museum of Local History has collections on Cossack lore and war history. Nearby, Rostov Regional... more
Novosibirsk, Russia
Novosibirsk is a city in Siberia, southern Russia, bisected by the Ob River. The Trans-Siberian Railway fueled much of the city's 19th-century growth, ... more
Perm, Russia
Perm is a Russian city close to the Ural Mountains. On the banks of the Kama River, Perm Zoo is home to rare snow leopards and Amur tigers. The collection at ... more
Naberazhnye Chelny, Russia
Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River 225 ... more
Astrakhan, Russia
Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its grounds are home ... more
Kemerovo, Russia
Kemerovo is a city in southwest Siberia, Russia. Kemerovo Regional Museum has a vast collection including prehistoric fossils, and antique weapons and cars. ... more
Stavropol, Russia
Stavropol is a city in southwestern Russia. The central Stavropol State Museum-Reserve includes exhibitions on archaeology, paleontology and Russian history. ... more
Cherepovets, Russia
Cherepovets is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir... more
Arkhangelsk, Russia
Arkhangelsk, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of Western Russia. ... more
Vologda, Russia
Vologda is a city in northwest Russia. It's known for the Vologda Kremlin, whose landmark buildings include the 16th-century St. Sophia Cathedral and its gilded... more
Bryansk, Russia
Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the River Desna, 379 kilometers southwest of Moscow. Population: 415,721...
Surgut, Russia
Surgut is a city on the Ob River in western Siberia, Russia. Its City Park of Culture and Recreation has family amusement rides and natural forest. By the river... more
Listvyanka, Russia
Morning in Listvyanka feels like a quiet song—the hush of pine forest, the briny sting of Baikal’s wind, dogs bark somewhere down a side lane, and the day ... more