Sun 12th Oct 2008
- Russia Travel & City Guide
Russia :: Bashkortostan Dagestan Ekaterinburg Irkutsk Kazan Kizhi Krasnodar Moscow Murmansk Novgorod Novosibirsk Orel Ossetia Pyatigorsk, Siberia and the far east Ryazan St. Petersburg Suzdal Tula Ulyanovsk Vladimir Vladivostok Volgograd Yakutsk - so many things to do....
Russia has for many years been a land of mystery and intrigue to Westerners. For hundreds of years, depending on the direction of political winds, Russia has been an enigma, a friend, or an enemy of the West.
It is a miraculous country and still mysterious to many foreigners, with many cultural and historic treasures, unspoiled nature; and industrious, bright and hospitable people. Russia mothered Peter and Catherine the Great, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Tchaikowsky, Nabokov, among others, who have contributed to the rich cultural heritage.
Russia is geographically enormous, far larger than Canada or the United States. It is still the biggest country in the world, stretching from Poland to Korea and from the Polar Regions to the deserts of Central Asia. It is also the country with the most number of neighbors in the world.
On this huge landmass there are many of the worlds greatest sights to discover. St. Petersburg and Moscow are surely exciting places to start your sightseeing of Russia, with world class museums, churches and other historic centers well worth exploring.