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St. Petersburg Travel Guide Information
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city’s other names were Petrograd (1914–1924) and Leningrad (1924–1991). It is often called just Petersburg and is informally known as Peter. Saint Petersburg ceased being the capital [...]
Continue reading...Sochi Visitor General Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sochi is a Russian resort city, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border. It sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea and against the background of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. At 145 km (90 mi), Greater Sochi is claimed to be the longest city in Europe. The [...]
Continue reading...Slyudyanka Tourist Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Slyudyanka is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the southern tip of Lake Baikal 127 km south of Irkutsk. It is a stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Slyudanka is the administrative center of Slyudyansky District. Population: 25,000. A railway station of Slyudyanka and a settlement around it were established in 1905. Town status since [...]
Continue reading...Petrozavodsk Tourist Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Petrozavodsk is the capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, with a population of 266,160 (2002 Census). It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some 27 kilometers. The city is served by Besovets Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsk Urban Okrug. Petrozavodsk is most easily reached by train. It is about [...]
Continue reading...Moscow Travel Guide Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest city in Europe, with Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is the country’s political, economic, religious, financial, educational and transportation centre. It is located on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, [...]
Continue reading...Kazan Tourist Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Kazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russia’s largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in central European Russia. Kazan is easiest to reach by [...]
Continue reading...Irkutsk Travel Guide and Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, situated 5,185 kilometers by rail from Moscow. Irkutsk is capital of the Russian province of Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. The city proper lies at the Angara River, a tributary of the Yenisei, 72 kilometers (45 mi) below its outflow [...]
Continue reading...Ekaterinburg Travel Information
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Yekaterinburg (also romanized Ekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk) is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District. Its population of 1,293,537, makes it Russia’s fifth largest city. [...]
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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