Category: Places

Few centuries ago the Monastery of St. Elias stood on a cliff right above the Bay of Balaclava in the Crimea. It was built by the Greeks in the …

Built in 2012, the Ushakov Church is one of the most strangest buildings in Russia. Located in Saint Petersburg, it’s named in honor of Saint Feodor Ushakov, the most …

Apparently, all it takes is a decent quadcopter and just one person to take amazing aerial photos of rural Russia: abandoned churches, monasteries, wide open spaces and lush green …

Located in the south-west of Western Siberia, the city of Omsk is the place to avoid, according to some of its residents. When comparing the wages and cost of …

Inherited from the Soviet Union, these cities host important sites of the atomic, metallurgical, chemical and military industries. They are called “forbidden cities” and “closed cities”, a Soviet phenomenon …

The museum of Soviet Arcade Machines has branches in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. The museum offers a unique exhibition of more than 30 mid-1980s arcade machines, including: “Battleship”, “Safari”, “Dogfight”, …

The Solovetsky Islands (or Solovki), are an archipelago in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.  Bolshoi Zayatsky island is part of archipelago, which has, …

Located in the Western Sayan Mountains in southern Siberia, Ergaki National Park is a beautiful “must see” sight in Russia. Some have named Ergaki (or Yergaki) the ‘Russian Yosemite’, …

The Kinzelyuk Waterfall (Кинзелюкский водопад) is the third tallest waterfall in Russia, after Talnikovy and Zeygalan waterfalls. Its estimated to be 328 meters (1076 feet) high. Located in the …