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Talashkino: Reviving Russia's artistic traditions

April 16, 2012 William Brumfield, RIR
The estate of Princess Maria Tenisheva at Talashkino is located in the rolling, forested countryside to the south of Smolensk

Krasnoyarsk: Taking a break from the Trans-Siberian

February 14, 2012 Emma Burrows
On the route of the Trans-Siberian railway, the city of Krasnoyarsk is a good stop between the major destinations of Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk. Among Russian tourists, the city is known as a destination for extreme sports.

Pushkin Hills: The great poet’s country retreat

January 16, 2012 William Brumfield
Alexander Pushkin spent many happy moments in the estates of his family and friends near the northwest Russian city of Pskov

Chita: gateway to China

December 26, 2011 William Brumfield
The architecture of the Siberian city of Chita developed as the harsh climate allowed

Verkhoturye: Passage to Siberia

December 21, 2011 William Brumfield, RIR
Verkhoturye, one of the earliest trading outposts connecting Europe and Eurasia, is slowly throwing off its backwater reputation after years of stagnation and disregard to become one of Russia’s more appealing destinations

Komsomolsk-na-Amure: A Distant Soviet Pacific Outpost

October 11, 2011 Ajay Kamalakaran
This city lies off the beaten tourist path but it has a whole host of things to offer to its visitors.

Omsk: Garrison city on the Irtysh

September 27, 2011 William Brumfield
The Siberian city has been defined by conflict, but is rich in history.

Usolye: Stroganov outpost in the Urals

August 11, 2011 William Brumfield
The area along the Kama River boasts magnificent 18th and 19th century churches - built with the profits from the salt industry

Global scientific center rises in the midst of Siberia's forests

February 21, 2011 William Brumfield
Founded in 1893 as a Siberian railroad settlement, Novosibirsk has soared
into prominence as a dynamo of economic and scientific development

Suzdal: a living museum of Russian history

February 10, 2010 William Brumfield
Suzdal is Russia's Treasure of the past, a glorious collection of churches, monasteries and houses in remarkable preservation.