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St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow
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A dazzling array of churches and buildings within Moscow's Kremlin
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View from a bridge on Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg's main street
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A modern style Russian hotel - characterless but functional
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The "neo-gothic" Stalin skyscraper
that comprises the Hotel Ukraina in Moscow
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The stunningly extravagant beauty of the Hermitage museum
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The Bronze Horseman in front of St Petersburg's Admiralty building
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Typical city street scene
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Another typical suburban street scene
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The Eternal Flame Memorial to the Unknown
Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin wall
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The "cold war" is over and Russia is now at peace,
both with its own people and with the outside world. Countries and people that have been,
for the last 75 years, suspicious and fearful of Russia can once more relax and appreciate
the incredible beauty of the country, its ancient towns and cities, its stunningly opulent
palaces, its ornate and fantastic churches.
Finally free from oppressive rulers dating back many
centuries, the Russian people are now rediscovering their freedom, their identity, their
creativity and their humanity.
Especially outside of Moscow, travel values can be very good
indeed, and for the first time in anyone's lifetime, now is a great time to visit Russia
and to enjoy her many attractions. We're proud to present the finest that Russia has to
offer, and to help make Russia convenient, safe, and easily accessible for ordinary people
to visit, to experience, and to enjoy.
If you're like most people, your knowledge of Russia is probably based on information
that is no longer current or accurate. Please read the
section about "Russia Rediscovered" to get an up to date briefing about the
social, the political, the cultural, the business, the everything renaissance that Russia
is currently undergoing and experiencing. It will help you to better understand the
current truths about travel to this country - the "do's" and the
"don't's" and how best to plan and structure a safe and enjoyable vacation.
General Information - Countrywide
An up to date explanation of what Russia is really like, today, for foreign visitors.
We suggest this is essential reading for any potential traveler to Russia.
How to Get a Russian Visa
Current Weather and General Climatic Information
Coming to terms with the Russian alphabet and language (its easy!)
Wow - an encyclopaedic listing of just about every
Russian themed web site anywhere
An attractively laid out electronic newspaper about Russia
A massive site with links to just about everything to do with Russia, and
some original content as well
A good repository of photo-journalistic articles about Russia
Stunning gallery of pictures and info relating to Russian royalty
A Russian site with links to many local regional web sites with tourist type info
 SAS Scandinavian Airline Systems
An excellent airline to Russia from the US
Interesting information about Russia's major international airline, which these days
is much better than its unfortunate reputation would suggest
Regional Information
Created by Peter the Great; the beautiful former
capital of Russia (known as Leningrad in communist times)
Russia's largest city and national capital
Ekaterinburg 
Located on the divide between Europe and Asia,
Ekaterinburg is another grand city created by Peter the Great (known as
Sverdlovsk in communist times)
Irkutsk/Lake
Baikal
An area of outstanding natural beauty comprising a
World Heritage region and the world's largest freshwater lake
An interesting city in Russia's Far East
Located on the shores of the Pacific ocean, this
city was closed to foreigners during communist times and now is once more open
to visitors. The eastern terminus of the Trans Siberian Express.
Miscellaneous
A pot pourri of general links about Russia that
didn't make it to this page
The Trans Siberian Express
One of the truly great railway journeys in the
world, stretching some 6000 miles (9300km) between Vladivostok and Moscow,
with optional extension on to St Petersburg.
This is a fascinating and compelling collection of
color photographs taken around the turn of the century (the
nineteenth/twentieth, that is!) by Russian photographer Sergei
Prokudin-Gorskii. The images have been lovingly restored by the US
Library of Congress.
News, current events, etc from the Heritage Foundation
A friendly company offering a great range of Russian related books and things
An excellent collection of Russian language books for sale
Expensive but fascinating stuff for sale from Russia
More Russian souvenirs and such like for sale
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