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Eastern Europe travel guide

Russia

Palaces, metros and the Trans-Siberian

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Russia's two great cities, Moscow and St Petersburg, are full of palaces, museums and grand metro stations. The Trans-Siberian Railway is a bucket-list journey.

Places worth your time

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Red Square and the Kremlin
Moscow
With St Basil's Cathedral.
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Hermitage Museum
St Petersburg
One of the world's largest art collections, in the Winter Palace.
Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Peterhof
Near St Petersburg
Fountains and palace gardens on the Gulf of Finland.
Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Lake Baikal
Siberia
The world's deepest lake.

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Key facts

Official name: Russian Federation
Capital: Moscow
Currency: Russian ruble (RUB ₽)
Languages: Russian
Calling code: +7
Area: 1,70,98,242 km²
Region: Eastern Europe

Who can get in easily

70 of 198 passports can enter Russia without arranging a visa in advance.

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