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The Other Saint Petersburg

October 16, 2012 Maria Degtyaryova, specially for RIR

If there was a ranking of cities based on the number of legendary places per capita, St Petersburg would most likely make the top three. An RIR correspondent decided to veer off the beaten tourist track and explore the city’s less known sites

Comrade Buddha

October 16, 2012 Olga Andreyeva, Russkiy Reporter

As more Russians attempt to attain nirvana, Russkiy Reporter takes a look at the way Buddhism is practiced in the country

Paths of Ingushetia's history

October 11, 2012 Ricardo Marquina

The Republic of Ingushetia in North Caucasus may be the smallest autonomous republic in Russia with its capital at Magas. Still it has grand and ambitious plans in store.

Nicholas Roerich’s birth anniversary celebrated in Himachal

October 11, 2012 Russian Embassy in New Delhi

The International Roerich Memorial Trust in Naggar in the Kullu Valley held festivities marking the birth anniversary of Nicholas Roerich, outstanding Russian artist, historian, philosopher, and traveller

The town where they still love Stalin

October 10, 2012 Marc Bennets, RIA Novosti

Stalin lived the first four years of his life in a modest wooden house in Gori, a small city some 40 miles from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi

Memories from the home of Sukhoi

October 10, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran

Komsomolsk-na-Amure is far off the beaten track and is not used to seeing visible foreigners despite housing a factory that makes world-class fighter jets

Russian hikers embark on Laddakh and Himachal adventure

October 9, 2012 Priyanka Gera, specially for RIR

Three wanderlust-struck Russians undertake a tough trek through the states of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, with a spirit somewhat akin to Changpas, the nomadic people of the Tibetan plateau

Salt settlement in the Kostroma forest

October 7, 2012 William Brumfield, specially for RIR

Soligalich is sleepy, picturesque provincial town located on the Kostroma River some 130 miles north of the regional center of Kostroma

Go on a treasure hunt in Russia

September 29, 2012 Daria Gonzales, specially for RIR

The Romanov family heirlooms, Napoleon's loot, Admiral Kolchak's gold, and other Russian treasures are waiting to be discovered

Discover a glorious corner of paradise

September 27, 2012 Phoebe Taplin, specially for RIR

Many estates and mansions built by tsars and noble families survived the Soviet era and have been restored to their former glory

Kaluga Space Museum: From the countryside to the stars

September 22, 2012 Moritz Gathmann, specially for RIR

Russia's State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in the Kaluga Region retraces the history of astronautics from its early days to modern times. Moritz Gathmann of RIR visited the museum to tell more details about it

Those glorious September days in Russia

September 10, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran

With warm and pleasant days that welcome the beautiful autumn foliage, September is one of the best months to spend in Russia

Tula: Russia’s armory

September 9, 2012 William Brumfield, specially for RIR

The city of Tula is identified with three things: samovars, gingerbread and guns

Moscow hotels among the priciest in the world

September 4, 2012 Kommersant FM

The British agency Hogg Robinson Group has ranked the top 10 cities with the most expensive hotels, but Russian experts take issue with the survey’s methods and results

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