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Tsereteli Gallery
Housed in the 18th-century Dolgoruky mansion is this endeavour of the tireless Zurab Tsereteli. The gallery shows how prolific this guy is. The rooms are filled with his often over-the-top sculptures and primitive paintings. If you don’t want to spend the time or money exploring th
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House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries
Studded with seashells, this ‘Moorish Castle’ was built in 1899 for an eccentric merchant, Arseny Morozov, who was inspired by a real Moorish castle in Spain. The inside (not open to the public) is sumptuous and equally over the top. Morozov’s mother, who lived next door, apparentl
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Popov Island
Just beyond Russky Island, Popov Island is better regarded for its beaches and filled with many guesthouses and dachas. You’ll probably need to stay overnight if you head out here, as there is usually only one boat per day (R100, 1½ hours), departing in the early evening from Vladi
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Historic Centre
It’s worth a wander around the de facto centre of town, where Lenin stares out at the bay from pl Lenina. Along the bay is a stone beach with great views of Mt Vilyuchinsky, and nearby some cafes serving beer. Looming over the downtown area to the north is Mt Mishennaya (382m), an
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Chesme Church
East off Moskovsky pr is the striking red-and-white 18th-century Gothic Chesma Church , built from 1774 to 1780 in honour of Russia’s victory over the Turks at the Battle of Çesme (1770). Its relatively remote location is due to the fact that Catherine the Great was on this spot wh
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A.V. Anokhin National Museum of Altai
This well-put-together museum offers a good introduction to Altai culture with a range of ethnographic exhibits, wildlife displays and local art and artefacts, including a room dedicated to the Altai landscape painter Grigory Choros-Gurkin. Also houses the mummified Siberian Ice Ma
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Archbishop’s Chambers
Within the Kremlin, the Archbishop’s Chambers houses the Suzdal History Exhibition , which includes the original 13th-century door from the cathedral, photos of its interior and a visit to the 18th-century Cross Hall (Крестовая палата), which was used for receptions. The tent-roofe
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Mars Field
Named after the Roman god of war and once the scene of 19th-century military parades, the grassy Mars Field is a popular spot for strollers, even though in the early 20th century it was used as a burial ground for victims and heroes of the revolution. At its centre, an eternal flam
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War of 1812 Museum
Part Russian Revival, part neo-Renaissance, this red-brick beauty was built in the 1890s as the Moscow City Hall and later served as the Central Lenin Museum. It was converted into the War of 1812 Museum in honor of the wars 200-year anniversary. Artwork, documents, weapons and uni
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Statue of Yury Andropov
Unveiled to protests and arrests in 2005, a youthful statue of Yury Andropov commemorates the USSR’s 1982–84 supremo and chief of Petrozavodsk’s Komsomol (Communist Party youth wing) some 50 years earlier. Andropov was a long-term KGB director and some believe that had he not died,
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S
Perched near the waterfront, the S-56 submarine is worth a look. The first half is a ho-hum exhibit of badges and photos of men with badges (all in Russian). Keep going: towards the back you walk through an officers’ lounge with a framed portrait of Stalin and then onto a bunk room
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Сhambers
The grand 18th-century court building between the two cathedrals is known as Palaty – the Chambers. It contains a children’s museum, art gallery and historical exhibition. The former is a welcome diversion for little ones, who may well be suffering from old-church fatigue. The art
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Dostoevsky Houses
Dostoevsky lived in three flats on this tiny street alone. From 1861 to 1863, he lived at No 1. In 1864, he spent one month living in the faded red building at No 9, before moving to No 7. Here, he lived from 1864 to 1867 and wrote Crime and Punishment; indeed, the route taken by t
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Funicular
Vladivostok’s well-oiled funicular railway makes a fun 60-second ride up a 100m hill every few minutes. At the top, cross ul Sukhanova via the underpass to a great lookout over the bay. It’s next to a statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius (inventors of the Cyrillic alphabet) on the
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Fortress
Inside is the small 14th-century Church of St Nicholas and a stone tower (Башня Луковка, R40) with a viewing platform at the top. A path behind the fortress leads to the tranquil Gorodishchenskoye Lake . The locals toting water bottles are coming from the Slovenian Springs (Словенс
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Bashkortostan National Museum
Housed in a renovated art nouveau building behind the government office, the National Museum has two rooms downstairs dedicated to the natural environment and upstairs rooms on culture. The exhibits on Bashkir history and current events are the most interesting; all descriptions ar
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Swedish Relics
As well as the castle, other relics of Vyborg’s Swedish times are found in the squat Round Tower , which now houses a restaurant; the remains of the 15th-century Town Hall , with its distinctive white tower crowned with what resembles a giant metallic wizard’s hat; and the Clock To
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Souvenir Shops
The souvenir shops around the start of the bridge sell all manner of interesting items, from Altai honey (R100 a small jar), Altai pop and traditional music, maps, half-litre bottles of deer blood (R1100 pure, R300 if cut with cow blood), Altai T-shirts and Altai instruments such a
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Kuskov Museum
Beyond the beautifully proportioned Church of the Nativity of Christ (Церковь Рождества Христова) and just off ul Lenina, this small log house is the birthplace of Ivan Kuskov (1765–1823), a wooden-legged explorer of Alaska, who went on to found Fort Ross, California. Fort Ross rem
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Pryanik Museum
Tula is renowned Russia-wide for its pryaniki (inscribed ginger cakes). The sweet-toothed can find out all about them at this one-room museum in a bakery that has been churning them out in all shapes and sizes – check out the monster 16kg loaf! – since 1881. It’s more of a prelude
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