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Academic Gallery
The Academic Gallery is perched above the eastern terminus of pr Kirova. It was built in 1851 to house one of Pyatigorsk’s best-known springs, No 16 (currently closed). It was here that Lermontov’s antihero, Pechorin, first set eyes on Princess Mary.Inside the Academic Gallery, a n
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Resurrection Gate
At the northwestern corner, Resurrection Gate provides a great vantage point for your first glimpse of Red Square. With its twin red towers topped by green tent spires, the original 1680 gateway was destroyed because Stalin thought it an impediment to the parades and demonstrations
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Ostankino TV Tower
When the Ostankino TV Tower was built in 1967, it was the tallest free-standing structure in the world (surpassing the Empire State Building). At 337m, the observation deck is open for visitors. A super-speedy lift whisks passengers up in less than 60 seconds. From the top, there a
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Centre of Asia Monument
If you take a map of the world, cut out Asia and balance the continent on a pin, the centre of gravity would be Kyzyl. Well, only if you’ve used the utterly obscure Gall’s stereographic projection. However, that doesn’t stop the city from perpetuating the ‘Centre of Asia’ idea firs
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Singer Building
The former headquarters of the Singer sewing machine company, which opened a factory in the Russian capital in 1904, is one of St Petersburg’s most marvellous buildings. The Style Modern building, designed by Pavel Suzor, and toped with a glass tower and scuplture. also housed the
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Tsaritsyno Palace
On a wooded hill in far southeast Moscow, Tsaritsyno Palace is a modern-day manifestation of the exotic summer home that Catherine the Great began in 1775 but never finished. Architect Vasily Bazhenov worked on the project for 10 years before he was sacked. She hired another archit
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Tula Samovar Museum
‘To take one’s own samovar to Tula’ is a Russian idiom coined by Anton Chekhov, denoting a pointless activity. Local production of this essential part of the Russian tea-making tradition was started in the late 18th century. This small museum showcases that history with a collectio
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Transfiguration Monastery
To the left, souvenir stalls line the short road that leads, via short-cut steps, up to Valaam’s main attraction. The monastery is radiant in gleaming white and sky-blue, topped with red crosses. With a sturdy spire and five domes, it appears more Catholic than Orthodox at first gl
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Saviour Gate Tower
The Kremlin’s ‘official’ exit onto Red Square is the stately red-brick Saviour Gate Tower. This gate – considered sacred – has been used for processions since tsarist times. The two white-stone plaques above the gate commemorate the tower’s construction in 1491. The current clock w
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Church of St Nicholas in Khamovniki
This church, commissioned by the weavers’ guild in 1676, is among the most colourful in Moscow. The ornate green-and-orange-tapestry exterior houses an equally exquisite interior, rich in frescoes and icons. Leo Tolstoy, who lived up the street, was a parishioner at St Nicholas, wh
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This Whiskey Class Soviet submarine was built in 1954, and – incredibly, once youve looked around inside – served in the Soviet navy until 1990. It has been renovated, repainted and can be visited if a big cruise ship is not docked on the next door Lieutenant Schmidt Passenger Term
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Yelokhovsky Cathedral
Built between 1837 and 1845, the Church of the Epiphany in Yelokhovo has been Moscow’s senior Orthodox cathedral since 1943. With five domes in a Russian eclectic style, the cathedral is full of gilt and icons, not to mention old women kneeling, polishing, lighting candles, crossin
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Architecture
This museum is located near Khokhlovka, about 45km north of Perm. Its impressive collection of wooden buildings includes two churches dating from the turn of the 18th century. Most of the structures are from the 19th or early 20th centuries, including an old firehouse, a salt-produ
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Church of the Saviour on the Waters
This gold-domed church, built in 2002 from public donations, is part of a memorial complex dedicated to the memory of Murmansks seamen who perished in peacetime. Just below is the lighthouse monument , and next to it is part of the ill-fated submarine Kursk , whose entire 118-man c
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Metro Museum
Bring your passport with you to access this small but interesting museum, which recounts the history of St Petersburgs metro. Sadly theres no signage in English, so this is strictly for enthusiasts, but there are nice touches, such as a metro escalator taking you between floors and
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Rosphoto State Photography Centre
This gallery showcases rotating exhibitions of photography, videography and other mixed media drawn from across Russia and around the world. It’s definitely one of the best spaces for seeing contemporary photographic work in St Petersburg. Note the beautiful stained-glass windows o
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City History Museum
Despite its palatial 19th-century home (built by wealthy merchant Sibiryakov in 1884) what should be Irkutsks main repository of the past is in fact a rather limited exhibition on the citys history with absolutely nothing in English. Highlights include some interesting pre-Russian
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Tolstoy Estate
Leo Tolstoy’s winter home during the 1880s and 1890s now houses an interesting museum dedicated to the writer’s home life. While it’s not particularly opulent or large, the building is fitting for junior nobility – which Tolstoy was. Exhibits here demonstrate how Tolstoy lived, as
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Arkhangelskoe Estate
In the 1780s the wealthy Prince Nikolai Yusupov purchased this grand palace on the outskirts of Moscow, and turned it into a spectacular estate. Now his palace displays the paintings, furniture, sculptures, glass, tapestries and porcelain that Yusupov accumulated over the years. In
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Water Avenue
Criss-crossed by bridges and bedecked by smaller sprays, the Water Avenue is a canal leading from the hydrofoil dock to the palace. It culminates in the magnificent Grand Cascade , a symphony of more than 140 fountains engineered in part by Peter himself. The central statue of Sams
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