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5 practical and adorable gift ideas from St. Petersburg

5 practical and adorable gift ideas from St. Petersburg

Expats and Russians agree: Everybody loves gifts from Russia

The life and times of modern Kumandins, the Swan People of Altai

The life and times of modern Kumandins, the Swan People of Altai

Hope remains for one indigenous nation that has lost nearly everything.

In search of the perfect souvenir from Russia

In search of the perfect souvenir from Russia

Our guide will show you where to look

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Borders, locals and other fears to overcome when traveling to Russia

5 common fears foreign tourists have when coming to Russia

Several recent travelers share some worries that turned out to be either...

A smooth and carefree visit to Russia depends on doing your homework: Conquer visas, registration and other bureaucratic hurdles with our special guide

Everything you were afraid to ask about Russian visas

Many foreign travelers hesitate coming to Russia due to its stringent visa ...

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Russian cities for foreign tourists: Expectations versus reality

Sometimes a city’s reputation is deserved, while other times it is...

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Top 10 amazing reasons to visit Crimea this summer

RBTH presents 10 spectacular human-and naturally-made gems that are worth...

The Lover’s Bridge

The bourgeois charm of Siberia's oil capital

A stop in Tyumen provides an interesting glimpse into how modern Russia’s...

Money does not always guarantee a memorable adventure under sail

Yachting on a budget: best Russian route for Frugal Mariners

A yachting voyage is traditionally perceived as a luxury class vacation –...

Yeniseisk: Heritage landmark on Siberia's central river

The history of Yeniseisk covers fur trappers and exiles of all stripes

The Swallow’s nest

Crimean estates: architectural gems of the Peninsula

The favorite getaway of the Romanov family, a point of inspiration for the ...

To survive in tundra, you have to earn to distinguish between reindeer

Tips for adventurers: How to survive in the tundra

If you love extreme tourism, welcome to Russia! Please keep in mind that...

A traveler’s guide to Baikal’s sacred sights of the shaman

Shamanic trips to the shores of the greatest lake in the world will...

Cliffs at Herald Island, Chuckchi Sea, Russian Far East, Unesco World Heritage Site

The 12 top best-kept-secret islands of Russia

‘It’s the end of the world as we know it’…and you’ll feel fine! Looking...

Russia’s only Marine Reserve in the Far East

Siberian subtropics: The land of tigers, sharks and lianas

The last ice age spared the territory of the present Primorsky Krai. That...

Church in Kem, Archangelsk region

5 Russian gems on the edge of disappearing

Ancient wooden churches, medieval cities in peril and disappearing...

The best routes through the Urals for all seasons

The ‘Great Ural’ tourism brand covers an enormous territory, incorporating ...

Plyos is one of the oldest towns in Russia

Old-fashioned fun: iconic landscapes on the Volga banks

Plyos is one of the oldest towns in Russia. It has acquired a special...

The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery Complex

Yeniseysk: Siberian baroque in stone and wood

In 2019, Yeniseysk, one of the oldest cities in Siberia, will celebrate...

Architect Schröter's private house

Taking a stroll through the historic district of Kolomna

Despite its out-of-the-way location, Kolomna is one of Petersburg’s oldest ...

Kholmogory: Russia’s first window to the West

The arrival of an English ship helped put Moscow on the map of Europe

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Kamchatka Ice Cave

5 amazing Russian Caves to see before you die

Glaciers, lava streams, salt corrosion, chalk mountains, sinkholes and...

Under the warm glow of the Kremlin, a woman wades into the Kazanka River

Double life: Kazan seen through an American lens

After spending several years in the multicultural city of Kazan in...

Tobolsk Kremlin

Tobolsk: the last outpost on the edge of nowhere

Here you can imagine the sense of frontier spirit that lured early Russian ...

The tents of reindeer herders in Sweden

You would never believe these 9 places are NOT in Russia

Ha-ha. A proverb says that a joke told twice is not funny anymore. But...

Dudinka is the northernmost international seaport in Russia

Dudinka: the Far North’s Northernmost Town

Dudinka, which lies almost 2,000 kilometers from the capital of...

The State Tretyakov Gallery

The top 5 Moscow museums worth paying a visit

The best exhibitions in the city with valuable information about art and...