Kuril Islands, Russia
The Kuril Islands
Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.
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Kuril Islands, Russia
Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.
Russia
Europe's highest peak is a key pillar of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.
Ayano-Maysky District, Russia
Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.
Russia
Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.
Sakha Republic, Russia
This remote lake in Siberia supposedly contains a fearsome sea monster.
Verkhoyanskiy ulus, Russia
The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.
Russia
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Sosnogorsk, Russia
Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.
Bolshoye Andreykovo, Russia
The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.
Moscow, Russia
The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.
Yakutsk, Russia
The coldest city in the world.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Olkhonsky District, Russia
Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.
Evenkiysky District, Russia
Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.
Khangalassky District, Russia
A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Mirny, Russia
The world's second-largest excavated hole.
Shchyolkovo, Russia
Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Rybachiy, Russia
The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.
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
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.