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Town Centre
The oldest part of town is along the river, as evidenced by the ramparts of the old fort, which dates from 1410. The hill is topped by the simple 1699 Assumption Cathedral (Успенский собор), one of Levitan’s favourite painting subjects. From the cathedral the road winds down to the
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Alexander Garden
The first public park in Moscow, Alexander Garden sits along the Kremlin’s western wall. Colourful flower beds and impressive Kremlin views make it a favourite strolling spot for Muscovites and tourists alike. Back in the 17th century, the Neglinnaya River ran through the present g
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Glinka Garden
At the east end of this shady garden with fountains, an 1885 statue of the composer Glinka is surrounded by a fence with excerpts from his opera A Life for the Tsar wrought into the iron. Opposite is the concert hall in which he performed. The north side of the garden is bordered b
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Ploshchad Mira
The southern end of ‘Peace Square’ is easily identified by its WWII tank memorial , one of the original involved in liberating Oryol from German occupation in August 1943.Opposite the square’s northwest corner is the elegant Dom Knigi building, constructed in 1955 with an exterior
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Moscow Museum of Modern Art Tverskoy
This small exhibition space, known as the ‘Zurab’ Gallery, was formerly the studio space of sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. As such, the space has seen many talented artists, musicians and writers among its guests. Nowadays it is a branch of the main MMOMA outlet on ul Petrovka, and cont
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Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki
This little gem of a church, built in the 1630s, is an exquisite example of Russian baroque. Its onion domes and tiers of red and white spade gables rise from a square tower. Its interior is covered with 1650s gospel frescoes by Simon Ushakov and others. A carved doorway leads into
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Vorobyovy Gory Nature Preserve
Vorobyovy Gory, or Sparrow Hills, is the green hilly area south of the Moscow River, opposite the tip of the Khamovniki peninsula. This wooded hillside is a less developed, less crowded extension of Gorky Park. The paved path that originates near Gorky Park continues along the rive
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Stalin’s Bunker
A branch of the Armed Forces Museum, this secret bunker was built under a sports stadium in the late 1930s in anticipation of the conflict with Germany. You must make advanced arrangements for a group tour of this facility, which includes the command room, dining room, an elegant m
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Museum of the Russian Icon
This museum houses the private collection of Russian businessman and art patron Mikhail Abramov. He has personally amassed a collection of more than 4000 pieces of Russian and Eastern Christian art, including some 600 icons. The collection is unique in that it represents nearly all
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Polar
Russia’s vast, northernmost botanical gardens and its special hothouses nurturing tropical plants can be accessed by tour only (book in advance) at 9.30am, 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm (2pm on Saturdays), while the 2km summer-only eco-trail climbs to the alpine tundra. Take buses 1, 12, 16
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Park Gagarina
If you only have a couple of hours to kill, take a strolll though this oasis of green just north of the train station. It contains a bust of a jolly-looking Yury Gagarin, a mothballed planetarium and the constructionist (and now empty) Kommunar Theatre , which once housed Siberia’s
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Seafarers’ Museum
Located within the stop-you-in-your-tracks-striking Church of the Entry into Jerusalem , this museum highlights Totma’s unlikely contributions to marine exploration (one-fifth of all Russian mid-18th-century expeditions originated here) and the discovery of strategic islands off Al
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Oceanarium
That one of Europes largest aquariums can be found in a shopping centre in a landlocked town synonymous with Black Earth may seem a little odd, but youll find the huge collection of marine life even more astounding. There are over 200 fish species, including tiger sharks (feeding s
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Multimedia Art Museum
This slick, modern gallery is home to an impressive photographic library and archives of contemporary and historic photography. The facility usually hosts several simultaneous exhibits, often featuring works from prominent photographers from the Soviet period, as well as contempora
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Pushkinskaya 10
This now legendary locale is a former apartment block – affectionately called by its street address despite the fact that the public entrance is actually on Ligovsky pr – that contains studio and gallery space, as well as music clubs Fish Fabrique and Fabrique Nouvelle , plus an as
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Fortress Museum
To secure Russia’s new southern frontier, Catherine the Great built a line of forts along the Caucasus mountain range. Kislovodsk was one of them, and the Fortress Museum is within the remaining walls of that 1803 fort. The museum traces the city’s history. Noteable Russian writers
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Ioanno Bogoslavski Chapel
On the northern edge of the Varota Sartikpayev Gorge, a wobbly footbridge leads across a stunning canyon to a craggy island in the Katun River on which is perched the tiny wooden Ioanno Bogoslavski Chapel, rebuilt in 2001 to the original 1849 design. Beside it, the rock miraculousl
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Old English Court
This reconstructed 16th-century house, white with wooden roofs, was the residence of England’s first emissaries to Russia (sent by Elizabeth I to Ivan the Terrible). It also served as the base for English merchants, who were allowed to trade duty free in exchange for providing mili
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Pushkin House
After Alexander Pushkin married Natalya Goncharova at the nearby Church of the Grand Ascension, they moved to this charming blue house on the old Arbat. The museum provides some insight into the couple’s home life, a source of much Russian romanticism. (The lovebirds are also featu
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Vladimir Vysotsky Alpine Museum
This small but interesting museum is named after the Soviet-era singer-songwriter and actor Vladimir Vysotsky, who was a great fan of the Elbrus region. The museums exhibits arent exclusively devoted to Vysotsky, however, and also include a number of fascinating photographs of Sovi
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