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Repin Museum
The Repin Museum has a nice selection of Volga River paintings, including some Repin reproductions. The appeal lies less in seeing the art, however, than in experiencing this quintessential Volga village.
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Spa Research Institute
The striking, classical-style Spa Research Institute, built in 1828 and rebuilt in 1955, was once Restoratsiya, the town’s first hotel and scene of the balls described in Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time .
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Former Soviet Builders Club
Guarded by two more statues of Soviet workers, wielding a hammer and a plasterer’s board, the one-time cement workers’ club is now used as a cultural centre. Take the first left after the Mayakovsky statue.
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Nurullah Mosque
The Nurullah mosque, one of the most historic of the 41 surviving mosques in Kazan, has been rebuilt several times since 1849. A shop sells Islamic paraphernalia. Remove your shoes and donate during the visit.
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Voskresenskaya Church
Reopened in 2011 following painstaking restoration, the brilliant-white Resurrection Church is the last outpost of European Christianity before Mongolian Buddhism takes over. Take marshrutka 1 from ul Lenina.
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Saviour’s Church
Saviour’s Church is structurally similar to Znamensky, but unfortunately lacks the quiet backstreet location.
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Kornilov Mansion
The grand Kornilov mansion, named after a 19th-century statesman and philanthropist, is closed while being converted into a museum dedicated to the Romanovs, but is still worth a look for its lavish exterior.
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Arboretum
Sochi’s lovely arboretum, with more than 1500 species of trees and shrubs, including numerous species of palm, makes for a relaxing wander. For a scenic overview, take the cable car to the top and walk back down.
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Teberdinsky State Natural Biosphere Reserve
This park, near the reserve office in Teberda, has a small museum with stuffed animals and info on wildlife and geology. It also has stiflingly small enclosures with deer, foxes, wolves and other local fauna.
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Altes Haus
Get a taste for Königsbergs genteel past at this new museum, where youre free to touch lovely period pieces, sit on the gorgeous antique furniture and generally carry on – politely – as if you owned the joint.
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Lermontov Statue
On the east edge of Kurortny buls plaza, up some steps, is a Lermontov statue. Caged in a grotto below is an effigy of the demon from Lermontov’s famous poem, ‘The Demon’, believed to be his troubled alter ego.
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In the World of Fairytales Museum
One for the kids, where theyve smashed the boring dont-touch rules. Its a wonderful, creative space full of activities and interactive exhibits based around Russian fairy tales. Even Baba Yaga is there: yikes!
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Prospekt Chumbarova
Arkhangelsks appealing pedestrian street is lined with a a few surviving traditional timber houses that are in the process of being restored, as well as a score of whimsical statues that passers-by rub for good luck.
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Great Count’s Church
Built during the early 1900s, this inventive piece of religious architecture has distinctly modernist, art nouveau flair, with an exotically tiled interior of metallic hues. The cross on the top is made of crystal.
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Castle Prison Museum
At the eerie 1855 Tyuremny Zamok you can get a sense of the grim life behind bars in both Tsarist and Soviet times. The Tsarist exiles were temporarily incarcerated here awaiting a final destination for their banishment.
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Puppet House
A remarkable and somewhat creepy collection of handmade creations by one of Russia’s foremost puppet mistresses. Storybook heroes, mythological creatures and folk-tale evildoers are re-created here and each doll is unique.
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Goldwork Embroidery Museum and Factory
Torzhok is famous for its stunning gold-wire embroidery, found in artwork, insignia and royal clothing. There are exquisite displays at this museum; the attached shop sells superb crafts and clothing made on the premises.
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Church of the Twelve Apostles
From inside the Patriarch’s Palace, you can access the five-domed Church of the Twelve Apostles. The pretty little chapel contains a gilded wooden iconostasis and a collection of icons by leading 17th-century icon painters.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign
While the outside of this 17th-century Moscow-style complex has seen better days, the interior is festooned with frescoes done by masters from Kostroma in the Golden Ring. The cathedral occasionally hosts choral concerts.
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