Geography and best places to visit in Russia
Russia covers 17 million square kilometers of landmarks. It extends across eleven time zones of the World. Russia has the longest borders with boundaries across fourteen Countries namely North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, and Poland. The largest Cities with populations are Moscow and St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk. There are five natural zones in Russia namely tundra, taiga, steppe, arid and Mountain zones. The Ural Mountains form natural boundaries between Asia and Europe. The climate of RUSSIA is a humid continental climate.
The best places and their highlights which draw numerous attention in Russia are:
- St. Petersburg: Catherine Palace, Museums, Church of Savior on spilled blood, National Library of Russia.
- Moscow: Tretyakov gallery, ballet culture, Bolshoi theatre, Kremlin and Lenin’s mausoleum,
- Kazan: Khul Sharif Mosque, architectures of Islamic heritages.
- Sochi: natural landmarks on the bed of the black sea and outdoor activities.
- Kamchatka Peninsula: Valley of Geysers, trekking, and camping tours.
- Republic of Dagestan: City of Derbent, Mosques.
- Lake Baikal: Peschanaya bay, kayaking, boating
- Nizhny Novgorod: architecture and heritages
- Golden ring: Vladimir and Suzdal: churches, monasteries, win mills, wooden houses.
- Lena Pillars: Natural park out of pillar-shaped rock formations
- Perm: Perm 36 Gulag Museum, Kuchino, Memorial Complex of Political repressions.
- Vladivostok: museums, city scrapers, eagle nest hill, and Golden horn bay.
- Yekaterinburg: museums, theatres, and dance centers.