Moscow, Russia
Romanov Boyar Residence
Home of the future Emperors of Russia.
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Moscow, Russia
Home of the future Emperors of Russia.
Volgograd, Russia
The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
Sosnogorsk, Russia
Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.
Novosibirsk, Russia
This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.
Yakutsk, Russia
The coldest city in the world.
Olkhonsky District, Russia
Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.
Mirny, Russia
The world's second-largest excavated hole.
Rybachiy, Russia
The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Odintsovsky District, Russia
A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Moscow, Russia
This Russian locomotive museum was once devoted just to Lenin's funeral before expanding to encompass Moscow's entire train history.
Moscow, Russia
A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.
Moscow, Russia
The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
A 360 degree battlefield experience.
Moscow, Russia
Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.
Moscow, Russia
Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.
Moscow, Russia
The tallest hotel in Europe.
Moscow, Russia
An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
Moscow, Russia
Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.
Moscow, Russia
Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.