Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A Marxist summer camp full of fantastical statues lies tucked away and forgotten in the forests of Moscow.

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

Back in the tiny USSR.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

A museum dedicated to controversial Russian pianist Alexander Scriabin.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.