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Menshikov Palace
The first stone building in the city, the Menshikov Palace was built to the grandiose tastes of Prince Alexander Menshikov, Peter the Great’s closest friend and the first governor of St Petersburg. It is now a branch of the Hermitage and while only a relatively small part of the pa
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Anna Akhmatova Museum at the Fountain House
Housed in the south wing of the Sheremetyev Palace, this touching and fascinating literary museum celebrates the life and work of Anna Akhmatova, St Petersburg’s most famous 20th-century poet. Akhmatova lived here from 1924 until 1952, as this was the apartment of her common-law hu
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Mt Cheget
Expert skiers relish the moguls, steeps and glades offered by this ski area on the south side of the Baksan Valley. The piste occupies the lower reaches of 3769m Mt Cheget (Mt Donguz-Orunbashi). Two delightfully anachronistic single chairlifts (per lift R350, 9am to 4pm) haul skier
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Archangel Cathedral
The Archangel Cathedral at the southeastern corner of Soborny ploshchad, was for centuries the coronation, wedding and burial church of tsars. It was built by Ivan Kalita in 1333 to commemorate the end of the great famine, and dedicated to Archangel Michael, guardian of the Moscow
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Mikhailovskoe
Russia’s most beloved poet, Alexander Pushkin, lived several years at his family estate Mikhailovskoe, near the small town of Pushkinskie Gory (Пушкинские Горы; Pushkin Hills), 120km south of Pskov.The family first came to the area in the late 1700s, when Pushkin’s great-grandfathe
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Danilov Monastery
The headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Church stands behind white fortress walls. On holy days this place seethes with worshippers murmuring prayers, lighting candles and ladling holy water into jugs at the tiny chapel inside the gates. The Danilovsky Monastery was built in the l
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Ivolginsk (Ivolga) Datsan
Possibly the last person you might expect to have backed the building of a Buddhist temple was Stalin, but in 1946 permission came from the Kremlin to erect a datsan in Buryatiya, in gratitude to the locals for their sacrifices during WWII it’s often claimed. But instead of revivin
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Kolomenskoe Museum
Set amid 4 sq km of parkland, on a bluff above a bend in the Moscow River, this Museum-Reserve is an ancient royal country seat and Unesco World Heritage site. Many festivals are held here, so check if anything is happening during your visit. From Bolshaya ul, enter at the rear of
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Museum of Decorative & Applied Arts
Also known as the Stieglitz Museum , this fascinating establishment is as beautiful as you would expect a decorative arts museum to be. An array of gorgeous objects is on display, from medieval furniture to 18th-century Russian tiled stoves and contemporary works by the students of
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Trinity Monastery of St Sergius
In 1340, St Sergius of Radonezh founded this monastery, which soon became the spiritual centre of Russian Orthodoxy. St Sergei was credited with providing mystic support to prince Dmitry Donskoy in his improbable victory over the Tatars in the battle of Kulikovo Pole in 1380. Soon
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Kizhi Museum Reserve
This enchanting green sliver is by far the most visited of Lake Onega’s 1600-plus islands, thanks to the iconic Transfiguration Church. Bubbling magnificently with 30 miniature domes, this is Russia’s most instantly recognisable wooden landmark. The Kizhi Museum Reserve is home to
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Pokrovsky Church
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Mineralogy Museum
Over 900 types of minerals and ores, many of them rare and unique. Entry by prior appointment; friendly academics speak English.
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Hermitage Kazan
Located inside the former cadet school building, the Hermitage Kazan has top-flight rotating exhibitions, many of them from the collection of St Petersburg’s Hermitage.
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War History Museum
In an old brick house, the War History Museum is simple and all in Russian but the moving understatement of its Afghanistan and Chechnya memorials is particularly affecting.
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Tatarstan Museum of Natural History
About a dozen rooms here tell the story of the planets, geology and minerals, and the development of life forms on Earth. The most interesting sections are on dinosaurs and the rise of mammals.
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Altai Arts, Literature & Culture Museum
The impressively eclectic – not to mention good-value – Altai Arts, Literature & Culture Museum occupies a restored, furnished 1850s mansion. There are some fine icons, Rerikh sketches and an impressive WWII room.
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Lenin Mosaic
Try the 8m-high Lenin Mosaic, opposite Park Rivera, for a backdrop with a difference for your holiday photos. It was unveiled in 1980 to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of the father of the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Perm Regional Museum
Located inside the imposing Meshkov House, the regional museum only gets really interesting when you see the small collection of intricate metal castings of the ‘Perm animal style’ used in the shamanistic practices of ancient Finno-Ugric Permians.
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Lenin Memorial Centre
This sprawling memorial centre dedicated to Ulyanovsk’s famous son is built around two family houses and a large exhibition building that contains permanent and changing exhibits. It has space dedicated to Lenin, old Simbirsk and changing exhibitions.
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