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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 ...

Illustration: Alena Repkina

Russian cities for foreign tourists: Expectations versus reality

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

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The nature of Kalmykia (video)

Russian Travel Guide TV presents a documentary film about the nature of...

Photos by William Brumfield

Miracle of Light: the Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery

Despite the area's tortured history, the sites of Solovki exude a...

Tour of Kaliningrad

Königsberg forts and Königsberg klopses, colony of Amolinau villas, the...

The Sun Stone

This is in Kaliningrad Oblast where 90% of world's reserves of amber is...

Trubezh river

Lakeside idylls at Pereslavl Zalessky (+multimedia)

With five monasteries, nine museums and a lake so big that Peter the Great ...

Photos by William Brumfield

Kargopol: Star of the Russian North

The small northern town of Kargopol has treasure richer than its size...

Photos © by William Brumfield

Veliky Ustiug: Northern Jewel

Among the many beautiful towns of the Russian North, Veliky Ustiug stands...

See beauty everywhere (+slideshow)

Abramtsevo, the artists' colony outside of Moscow, has no shortage of...

Wooden miracles in Kizhi

Karelia will return in your dreams

A land of lakes, forests and varied post-glacial landscapes, Karelia was...

Ferapontov monastery, southwest view.<br>© All photos by William Brumfield

Ferapontovo: medieval treasure in the Russian north

Tucked away in the Vologda Region is one of Russia’s most revered cultural ...

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High walls and honey wine

Kolomna, an easy day trip from Moscow, features monasteries, estates and...

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Tourism chiefs to tout Russia’s regions

The Federal Tourism Agency is hoping to bring foreign tourists to regions...

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A very merry Moscow

Holiday: Russia’s capital makes an unforgettable winter destination

Photo by Tatiana Andreeva

Crossing the divide

Yekaterinburg sits on the border of Europe and Asia, but that’s only one...

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A Volga voyage

Travelers can explore Russia in different ways, for example, by taking a...

7 animals you can only find in Russia

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Discoveries on the Eastern Railroad: Irkutsk, Baikal and Vladivostok (Part ...

When I boarded the next train, I was more excited about getting away from...

Church in Yekaterinburg

Discoveries on the eastern railroad: Yekaterinburg, Omsk and Krasnoyarsk...

About 30 minutes from Yekaterinburg, as I got ready to leave the train, I...

Source: Ferran Mateo

Discoveries on the eastern railroad: Nizhniy Novgorod and Perm (Part 2)

I stepped out of Nizhniy Novgorod's Gorky railway station and found myself ...

Source: Elena Senao

Discoveries on the eastern railroad (Part 1)

"I think I will leave this behind. I already have one and it's almost...

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Cycling all the way to London

A jet airliner covers the distance between the Russian city of...

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It's Nice in the Far East

The next Russia-EU summit will be held in Khabarovsk, a city of unexpected ...