Russia is a country with centuries-old history, rich culture, and marvelous nature.

If you love deserts, mountain lakes and peaks, waterfalls, warm seas, vast expanses of steppe, dense forests, the wildest or the quietest rivers, edelweisses or daisies, heat or cold, ancient East or modern buildings, mushrooms or fish, hunting or hiking, � then Russia is the country you need to go to.

In order to find out more about Russia, please select a city or a region from two lists below. Make sure to check out menu on the right: you will find more information about the city or region there.

Don't miss the following places: Moscow, the capital of Russia, and St. Petersburg, the former capital. Also if you plan on visiting Russia, don't forget to visit the cities of the Golden Ring: Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Suzdal, Vladimir, Sergiyev Posad, Yuryev.