The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a former church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat, or Pokrovsky Cathedral.
The Novodevichy Convent, in south-western Moscow, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, was part of a chain of monastic ensembles that were integrated into the defence system of the city.
Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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The collection of the State Hermitage includes more than three million works of art and artefacts of the world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material.
Red Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod.
Armoury Chamber. A world-wide known treasure-house hosting ancient Russian state regalia, ceremonial vestments, church utensils, gold and silver relics.
The State Tretyakov Gallery possesses a unique collection of Russian art which includes masterpieces which span a period of a thousand years. Nowadays it contains more than 170,000 works by Russian artists from early religious paintings to modern art.
Kizhi Island is a renowned historical and cultural site located in Lake Onega, the second-largest lake in Europe, in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern Russia. The island is part of the Kizhi Archipelago and lies about 68 kilometers (42 miles) northeast of the city of Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia.
Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the ninth-most populous country in the world and the most populous country in Europe, with a population of 146 million. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 20 million residents in the metropolitan area.
The Dancing Forest is a unique natural phenomenon located near the village of Rybachiy on the Curonian Spit in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The Dancing Forest is part of the Curonian Spit National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The spit itself is a narrow strip of land that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea, stretching across both Russia and Lithuania.
