Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Pegrema
An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.
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Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.
Sosnogorsk, Russia
Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.
Kazan, Russia
This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.
Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia
Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.
Moscow, Russia
The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Yakutsk, Russia
The coldest city in the world.
Yagodninsky District, Russia
Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Moscow, Russia
This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.
Evenkiysky District, Russia
Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.
Rybachiy, Russia
The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.
Moscow, Russia
Back in the tiny USSR.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Moscow, Russia
A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.
Kronshtadt, Russia
Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.
Moscow, Russia
Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Moscow, Russia
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Moscow, Russia
Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.